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A star
in the making, Rachel Harvey has just finished her four year stint
at a top London stage school.
The
Northamptonshire student won a scholarship to the Sylvia Young Theatre
School in London’s trendy Marylebone after successfully winning
a place through a Popstars style audition.
And
now having learnt how to sing, dance and act, she has seen her career
go from strength to strength.
While
attending the school, Rachel was signed to the Sylvia Young agency,
which recruits its students for the industry.
In
the short space of time Rachel has already starred in the Busted
video, That’s What I Go To School For, and featured in top
BBC One comedy, My Family.
But
she is now ditching the hours of commuting to and from London to
return to her former Bishop Stopford school to study A-Levels.
But
that doesn't mean she's given up on her dream of becoming an established
actress. Far from it!
Getting
Started
Rachel
was bitten by the acting bug at an early age. "I started off
going to a small stage school in Northampton, Chaplins. I did dance
classes, singing and it worked on my confidence."
This
helped when it came to auditioning for Sylvia Young’s after
her parents applied for an application.
"I
was a bit scared because of their reputation....but it wasn’t
like that at all, everyone there is so supportive and nice.
Getting
into Sylvia Young, Rachel had to go through three stages of auditions.
She
performed a drama piece, an acting piece and finally a singing piece
in front of a big panel including film producers, Tony Blackburn
and Sylvia herself.
But
she is not fazed by her success so far. "It’s just a job"
she said.
Having
left Bishop Stopford when she was 12 to attend Sylvia Young’s,
Rachel will enrol back at her old school in the county for the new
term to study music, art, english literature and drama A-levels.
So
would the tempting offer of a big movie or top part tempt her away
from her studies?
"That
would be the only thing that could. Education can only get you so
far in drama and theatre....It's all about experience."
And
as for it being and ideal job? "I’ve always been a bit
of a drama queen!"
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