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CONTEMPORARY MONOLOGUE SLAM: TOBY WHARTON  

We are thrilled to be able to welcome as the guest adjudicator for our third Contemporary Monologue Slam, on FRIDAY MAY 23rd, the actor, writer and director: TOBY WHARTON. https://www.tobywharton.com/

Toby is a filmmaker from South London. He is passionate about making intimate, character driven stories with a social commentary. 

Throughout his teenage years, Toby performed as an MC on the UK Garage music scene. He then went onto study acting at RADA and has performed extensively on stage and screen. He co-wrote and played the title role in the critically acclaimed play, FOG, published by Methuen Drama. His BFI Network short, HELD, enjoyed a successful festival run before premiering online with Director's Notes in 2024. The story, based on Toby’s own experience, explored the psychological effects of knife crime and the shame of victimhood. Toby was selected as a Film London Lodestar and shortlisted for a 1.4 Award  in 2023, for his work on the film.

He is currently developing his debut feature, CARNATIONS, with Joi Productions and Sona Films. The film is inspired by his time teaching at Bronzefield 

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LAWRENCE COLE

We are delighted to welcome LAWRENCE COLE as our guest teacher for the ADVANCED WORKSHOP on THURS MAY 15th

Lawrence is an actor, musician and comedian hailing from the midlands. Before he progressed more into acting,  he had an extensive career with  successful Nottingham Band  'DOG IS DEAD' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Is_Dead   playing  all over Europe and at Glastonbury Festival in 2011 

Most recently having co created hit Ed fringe show House of Life (SOHO theatre) which is currently touring London and then New York. His past credits include Supacell (Netflix) and Three Little Birds (ITV). On top of this he has also inherited the Spanish Throne and is looking forward to future relations between our two great nations. 

In our constant attempt to encourage students to not only think of themselves as Actors, but moreover as Creatives, our very first SPOKEN WORD POETRY SLAM, will take place on FRIDAY MARCH 28th , with guest adjudicator, the Spoken Word Poet, and Creative facilitator ZAV COYNE ( https://www.zaviercoyne.com/ ) ......sure this will be the first of many! 

We are very excited to have the wonderful Sean Croft, back with us on THURS MARCH 27th, to teach a STAGE COMBAT guest workshop: 

Sean is a Performer, Director, Choreographer & Teacher specialised in Physical Theatre & Stage Combat.

Sean trained at École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq & East 15 Acting School.

At The Lecoq School over the two year program, he trained in devised theatre, ensemble building, character development, mask, mime, object manipulation, puppetry and clowning, among a vast array of other Physical Theatre based specialist skills & performance styles.

At East 15 over the three year Bachelors degree course. Sean covered extensive training in specialist skills & nine different weapon sets alongside an extensive acting and performance program, in contemporary and classical work and practitioners.

Sean’s approach to theatre making follows predominantly from his training at the Lecoq School, with the body first, and how it moves within the space.

Observing the world around us with playful curiosity and finding a way of translating this into a performative medium.

Our 4th  very successful Behind The Mic, stand up comedy event, took place on FRIDAY FEB 7th, and what a joy it was! So proud of all students that took part, you were not only  very professional, but also incredibly hilarious! Here's to Number 5! 

Extremely excited to have as our guest teacher on THURSDAY NOV 7th, the poet and spoken word artist 

ZAVIER COYNE. 

From spoken word and conscious rap, to poetry and guided meditation, to hip hop and indie-soul, to creative lecturing and public speaking, to psychology and neuroscience, ZAVIER’s lyricism draws from many angles.Creating at this rare intersection of disciplines, ZAVIER explores the boundaries of what spoken word can be and where it is shown.Performing for the first time in 2023, ZAVIER has already performed amongst the likes of Wim Hof, Afriquoi, Fearne Cotton, Dr. Vandana Shiva and Nick Mulvey. His performances have extended beyond UK festivals and into educational organisations, multi-billion pound companies and wellbeing retreats.Regardless of where he performs, socially conscious lyricism and site-specific engagements creatively captivate and educate the audience. He creates and conducts experiences, rather than performances, blurring the lines between performing and creative facilitation. With material specific to each space and its audience, enabling a deeper response to the environment.