East 15 Acting School

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East 15 Acting School
Hatfields House, Loughton Campus
TypePublic
Established1961
2000 – merged with University of Essex
DirectorDr Chris Main
Location
Loughton
,
Essex
,
UK
Affiliations
  • Federation of Drama Schools
Websitewww.east15.ac.uk

East 15 Acting School (East 15) is a British drama school[1] in Loughton, Essex.

Its degrees are awarded by the University of Essex, with which it merged on 1 September 2000.[2] As of 2020, Essex University, where East 15 is located, has been ranked No. 1 UK university for studying drama and dance in The Guardian's University Guide.[3] It is a member of the Federation of Drama Schools.[4]

History

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East 15 Acting School was founded in 1961 by Margaret Bury. [5]

Notable alumni

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Notable graduates from East 15 include:[6]

  • Maisie Adam
  • Arsher Ali
  • Patricia Allison
  • Peter Armitage
  • Annette Badland
  • Marcus Bentley
  • Linnea Berthelsen
  • David L. Boushey
  • Sian Breckin
  • Corinna Brown
  • Marji Campi
  • Ian Champion
  • Nathan Clarke
  • Peter Cleall
  • Susannah Corbett
  • Stephen Daldry
  • April De Angelis
  • Janine Duvitski
  • Alan Ford
  • Paul Garnault
  • Alex Giannini
  • Chris Haywood
  • Elizabeth Henstridge
  • The Kipper Kids
  • Gabriella Leon
  • Kevin Lloyd
  • John McArdle
  • Sera-Lys McArthur
  • Ann Mitchell
  • Diane Morgan
  • Billy Murray
  • Michael Parr
  • Vicki Pepperdine
  • Jenny Platt
  • George Rossi
  • Chris Ryan
  • Ruth Sheen
  • Marlene Sidaway
  • Kiell Smith-Bynoe
  • Alison Steadman
  • Gwen Taylor
  • Abigail Thorn
  • Kraig Thornber
  • Oliver Tobias
  • Rhydian Vaughan
  • Steven Waddington
  • Clive Wedderburn
  • Kate Williams
  • David Yip
  • Meng'er Zhang
  • Philip Hedley

Damon Albarn and Marc Warren attended the institution but did not graduate.

References

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  1. ^ "Conference of Drama Schools – East 15 Acting School" Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 26 May 2008
  2. ^ "East 15 Acting School: University of Essex" Archived 13 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 26 May 2008
  3. ^ "University guide 2020: league table for drama & dance". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Rainy season". Encyclopedia of Korean National Culture. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. ^ "East 15 Acting School: BA (Hons) Acting Course (3 year)" Archived 13 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 26 May 2008
  6. ^ "East 15 Alumni". east15.ac.uk. 2020.
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