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East 15 Acting School
Hatfields House, Loughton Campus
Other nameEast 15
TypePublic
Established1961
2000 – merged with University of Essex
Parent institutionUniversity of Essex
DirectorDr Chris Main
LocationLoughton, Essex, UK
Affiliations
Websitewww.east15.ac.uk

East 15 Acting School, sometimes known simply as East 15, is a drama school based in Essex, England. The School provides vocational conservatoire training in acting, specialist performance disciplines, theatre directing, stage management and creative producing.

The School was established in 1961 by Margaret Bury, a member of Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop. Theatre Workshop's guiding principles continue to inform East 15's teaching and productions today.

East 15 offers a number of undergraduate and postgraduate courses across two campuses, located in Loughton and Southend-on-Sea. Its degrees are awarded by the University of Essex, with which it merged on 1 September 2000. In 2024, East 15 (as part of the University of Essex), was ranked fourth in the UK in The Guardian's University Guide rankings for Drama and Dance.

It is a member of the Federation of Drama Schools.

History

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

East 15 draws its origins from the work of Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop. Margaret Bury was part of the Theatre Workshop for fourteen years before starting East 15 Acting School in 1961. She drew on the teaching methods and philosophies of the Theatre Workshop.

In 2000, East 15 found established its partnership with the University of Essex. At its inception, Essex's founding Vice-Chancellor, Sir Albert Sloman, emphasised that "radical innovation" would be at the heart of its approach, including new specialist performance courses and the creation of new facilities, including the Clifftown Theatre and a motion capture studio served by 30 Vicon sensors.

Notable alumni

See also: Category:Alumni of East 15 Acting School

Notable graduates from East 15 include:

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

References

  1. ^ "East 15 Acting School | University of Essex". www.east15.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  2. "East 15 Acting School: University of Essex" Archived 13 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 26 May 2008
  3. "University of Essex". www.essex.ac.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  4. "The Guardian University Guide 2024 – the rankings". the Guardian. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  5. "Rainy season". Encyclopedia of Korean National Culture. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  6. "East 15 Acting School: BA (Hons) Acting Course (3 year)" Archived 13 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 26 May 2008
  7. "East 15 Alumni". east15.ac.uk. 2020.

External links

Federation of Drama Schools
  1. Arts Educational School, London
  2. Birmingham Conservatoire
  3. Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
  4. Drama Studio London
  5. East 15 Acting School
  6. Guildford School of Acting
  7. Guildhall School of Music and Drama
  8. Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
  9. London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
  10. Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
  11. Manchester School of Theatre
  12. Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
  13. The Oxford School of Drama
  14. Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
  15. Rose Bruford College
  16. Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
  17. Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
  18. Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
Performing arts schools in the United Kingdom
Acting
Dance
Music
See: Music Schools in the United Kingdom
Musical theatre
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