CLAIRE HARRY (Manchester School of Theatre)
IAIN BATCHELOR (RADA)
HENRY DEVAS (Rose Bruford College)
LEAH BROTHERHEAD (East 15 Acting School)
They will join the Radio Drama Company on Saturday 24th July 2010.
Six 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:
Pippa Bennett-Warner (RADA) Rebecca Humphries (LAMDA)
Naomi Sheldon (LAMDA)
John Bradley (Manchester School of Theatre)
Sam Jones (Royal Welsh College)
Joshua Maguire (RADA)
Twenty accredited Drama schools and colleges took part - a total of 80 students.
Chaired by Marc Beeby, Producer Radio Drama, the judges comprised Mary Peate, Amanda Howard, Kenneth Cranham and Rebecca Wilmshurst.
Hearty congratulations to all finalists and especially to Claire, Iain and Henry with whom we look forward to working in the summer.
Special Commendations:
For Best Team Exercise - 2 colleges share this year:
Drama Centre London
RADA
Special commendation for excellent prose sight-reading:
| Name | College | Extract from |
|---|---|---|
| Camille Marmie | Royal Scottish Academy | THE HAPPY PRINCE |
| Elyse Blemmings | ALRA | THE HAPPY PRINCE |
| Joncie Elmore | Manchester School of Theatre | THREE MEN IN A BOAT |
| John Bradley | Manchester School of Theatre | OLIVER TWIST |
| Jack Heath | Italia Conti | OLIVER TWIST |
| Leah Brotherhead | East 15 School of Acting | A CHRISTMAS CAROL |
| Pippa Bennett-Warner | RADA | Jane Austen Letter |
| Joshua Maguire | RADA | THREE MEN IN A BOAT |
For Best solo in Shakespeare/or Classical Theatre category
| Name | College | Character |
|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Humphries | LAMDA | Desdemona |
| Nicola Sian | Arts Educational | Portia |
| Joshua Maguire | RADA | Angelo |
For other outstanding solo work
| Name | College | Character |
|---|---|---|
| Naomi Sheldon | LAMDA | Mrs Iger |
| Ben Dilloway | LAMDA | Joe |
| Rebecca Humphries | LAMDA | Nina |
| Sam Jones | Royal Welsh College | Man |
| Rebecca Tanwen | Royal Welsh College | Hester |
| Rosie Wyatt | Royal Welsh College | Emily |
| Eleanor Wyld | Guildhall | Donna |
| Claire Harry | Manchester School of Theatre | Housewife |
| Antonia Bellwood | East 15 | Maureen |
| Leah Brotherhead | East 15 | Amy |
| Kathryn MacColl | East 15 | Frankie |
| Alison Tennant | Central | Alison |
| Wesley Griffith | Guildford School of Acting | Nicolas |
| Bishanyia Vincent | Oxford | Rose |
| Pippa Bennett-Warner | RADA | Rena |
| Iain Batchelor | RADA | Unnamed Character |
| Izabella Urbanowicz | RADA | Dijana |
For outstanding duologues...there were 11 nominations here
| Name | Extract from | College |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Fishburn/Naomi Sheldon | Citizenship By Mark Ravenhill | LAMDA |
| Ben Dilloway/Rebecca Humphries | No One Sees the Video By Martin Crimp | LAMDA |
| Olivia Knowles/Nicola Daley | Talent By Victoria Wood | Royal Scottish Academy |
| Alexander Foley/Katy Wale | Virgins By John Retallack | Arts Ed |
| Pearl Mackie/Roddy Peters | Noughts & Crosses By Dominic Cooke | BOVTS |
| Jack Heath/Emily Wilden | Hushabye Mountain By Jonathan Harvey | Italia Conti |
| Henry Devas/Gillian Mackie | Love and Money By Dennis Kelly | Rose Bruford |
| John Bradley/Claire Harry | Picture Man By David Eldridge | Manchester School of Theatre |
| Wesley Griffiths/Lauren Terry | Through the Wire By Catherine Johnson | Guildford School of Acting |
