ELEANOR CROOKS (Arts Educational Schools)
STEPHANIE RACINE (Bristol Old Vic Theatre School)
WILL HOWARD (Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama)
ADAM NAGAITIS (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art)
They will join the Radio Drama Company on Saturday 21st July 2012.
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:
EMMA HOOK (Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts)
KATHERINE PEARCE (Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama)
BRIAN FENTON (Oxford School of Drama)
JOSHUA SILVER (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art)
Nineteen accredited Drama schools and colleges took part - a total of 76 students.
Chaired by Marion Nancarrow, Executive Producer Radio Drama, the judges comprised Sasha Yevtushenko, Craig Sills, Nikki Amuka-Bird and Rebecca Wilmshurst.
Hearty congratulations to all finalists and especially to Eleanor, Stephanie, Adam and Will with whom we look forward to working in the summer.
Special Commendations:
For Best Team Exercise - 3 colleges share this year:
Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and the Academy for Live and Recorded Arts
Individual commendations:
| Name | College |
|---|---|
| NADIA HYNES | Arts Educational |
| FIONNUALA KENNEDY | LAMDA |
| KATHERINE ROSE MORLEY | Guildhall School |
| ROCHENDA SANDALL | RADA |
| ALEXIS WHITE | ALRA |
| PAAPA ESSIEDU | Guildhall School |
| OBIAMA UGOALA | Drama Centre |
| MATT WATSON | Arts Educational |
Best solo in Shakespeare/or Classic Theatre category:
| Name | Character | College |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Nagaitis | Hamlet | RADA |
Special commendation for excellent prose sight-reading:
| Name | Text | College |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Cavendish | Dracula | LAMDA |
| Stephanie Racine | Sketches by Boz | BOVTS |
| Sophie Barker | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu's Letter | EAST 15 |
| Adam Patrick Boakes | Lee | ROSE BRUFORD |
| Katie Norris | The Elephant's Child | MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY |
For other outstanding solo work:
| Name | Character | College |
|---|---|---|
| Esh Alladi | Anish | LAMDA |
| Fionnuala Kennedy | Mrs Grigson | LAMDA |
| Jessica Hayles | La Puta | Royal Welsh |
| Will Howard | Paul | Royal Welsh |
| Gillian Saker | Megan | Royal Welsh |
| Brian Fenton | Johnny | Oxford School of Drama |
| Anna Lukis | Rose | Oxford School of Drama |
| Elliot Fitzpatrick | Tom | Birmingham School of Drama |
| Helen Reuben | Lynette `Squeaky’ Fromme | Birmingham School of Drama |
| Aveen Stewart | Maureen | Guildford SA |
| Adam Nagaitis | Buddy | RADA |
| Rochenda Sandall | Sarah | RADA |
| Josh Silver | Elliott | RADA |
| Josh Silver | Curt | RADA |
| Murray James | James | Arts Ed |
| Eleanor Crooks | Mamta | Arts Ed |
| Matt Watson | Ray | Arts Ed |
| Emma Hook | Pearl | Italia Conti |
| Jack Gogarty | Tom | Italia Conti |
| Stephanie Georgeson | Zelda | ALRA |
For the outstanding duologues:
| Name | Extract from | College |
|---|---|---|
| Will Howard/Gillian Saker | My Romantic History By D C Jackson | Royal Welsh |
| Katherine Rose Morley/Sion Alun Davies | A History of Falling Things By James Graham | Guildhall |
| Laura Kirman/Natalia Torres | Duck By Stella Feehily | Rose Bruford |
| Brian Fenton/Eleanor Cox | Moment By Deirdre Kinahan | Oxford School |
| Rochenda Sandall/Joshua Silver | Killing the Cat By David Spencer | RADA |
| Eleanor Crooks/Matt Watson | Kiss Me Like you Mean It By Sharman MacDonald | Arts Ed |
| Nadia Hynes/Murray James | The Village Bike By Penelope Skinner | Arts Ed |
| Alexis White/Felix O’Brien | Cotton Wool By Mark Schultz | ALRA |
