The 2008 Carleton Hobbs’ bursaries have been awarded to:

DONNLA HUGHES (LAMDA)
JILL CARDO (Rose Bruford College)
GUNNAR CAUTHERY (RADA)
ROBERT LONSDALE (ALRA)

They will join the Radio Drama Company on Saturday 26th July 2008.

Four other finalists are this year's runners-up - and each of them will be cast as a freelance actor in one of our autumn/winter productions:

John Hollingworth (RADA)
Bryony Hannah (RADA)
Anneika Rose (Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama)
Helen Belbin (Drama Studio London)


Twenty accredited Drama schools and colleges took part - a total of 80 students.

Chaired by Jeremy Mortimer, Executive Producer Radio Drama, the judges comprised Marc Beeby, Amanda Root, Malcolm Browning and Rebecca Wilmshurst.

Hearty congratulations to all finalists and especially to Donnla, Jill, Gunnar and Robert with whom we look forward to working in the summer.

Special Commendations:

For Best Team Exercise - 5 colleges share this year:

Guildford School of Acting
LAMDA
RADA
The Guildhall
The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama


For Best solo in Shakespeare/or his contemporary category

MARY CORMACK	Helena from Alls Well...	Guildford School of Acting
ROBERT LONSDALE	Cassius from Julius Caesar	ALRA

For other outstanding solo work

Name	College	Character	Play
Samara MacLaren	LAMDA	Margaret	Mad Mag's Revenge
Amy Morgan	Royal Welsh College	Rosie	Made in Spain
Esther Smith	Guildford School of Acting	Julie	Talent
Gabriella Schmidt	Oxford	Jess	Love & Money
Michael Goldsmith	Royal Scottish Academy	Prior	Angels in America
Sam Palladio	Rose Bruford	Draycott	The Winterling
John Hollingworth	RADA	Cary	Yr Friends & Neighbours

Special commendation for excellent prose sight-reading:

Name	College	Extract from
Gwilym Lee	Guildhall	Dracula by Bram Stoker
Matthew Williamson	Mountview	Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Laurence Dobiesz	Oxford	Dracula by Bram Stoker
Ashley Smith	Royal Scottish Academy	Oh Whistle by MR James
Bryonny Hannah	RADA	Emma by Jane Austen
Gunnar Cauthery	RADA	Dracula by Bram Stoker

for outstanding duologues...

Name	College	Extract from
Tom Rooke/ Alex Felton	Drama Centre London	Angels in America by Tony Kushner
Stephen Giles/ Donnla Hughes	LAMDA	Other Hands by Laura Wade
Dylan Edwards/Amy Morgan	Royal Welsh College	Christmas is Miles Away by Chloe Moss
Oliver Taheri/ Deborah Tracey	Birmingham	Smelling a Rat by Mike Leigh
Leila Farzad/Gwilym Lee	Guildhall School	Bedroom Farce by Alan Ayckbourn
Matthew Williamson/Laura Bacon	Mountview	Dead Funny by Terry Johnson
Jill Cardo/Sam Palladio	Rose Bruford	After the End by Dennis Kelly