Welcome to Soundstart
In 2003 BBC Radio Drama celebrated both the fiftieth anniversary of what is now the annual Carleton Hobbs Bursary Award, and the first year of a new acting initiative, the Norman Beaton Fellowship.
Together these two radio awards are celebrated under Radio Drama’s umbrella title for its acting initiatives : (((soundstart))).
In 2003 via these two bursaries, Radio Drama welcomed seven new actors to six-month contracts with the Radio Drama Company.
As well as work undertaken via the two acting competitions, (((soundstart))) initiatives include:
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The Carleton Hobbs Bursary Award
A competition aimed at students from accredited drama schools across the country, it offers the winners the opportunity to become part of the next season's Radio Drama company.
2012 Find out more...
2012 CHBA Winners
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The Norman Beaton Fellowship
Aimed at actors from non-traditional training backgrounds and particularly to entrants from groups currently under-represented in Radio Drama. The theatres participating in 2012 are now being confirmed.
2012 Find out more...
2012 NBF Winners
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The Radio Drama Company
In its seventy years of existence, this regular ensemble of actors working with BBC Radio Drama has been the home of more than 550 actors. Find out more...
FAQs About becoming a Radio Drama Actor
Do you want to become a radio actor, send us a voice tape or take part in BBC Radio Drama Workshops? Find the answers in our FAQs pageWho's won Radio Drama acting Prizes since 1953?
Over the years more than 120 new actors have begun their careers through winners’ contracts with the BBC Radio Drama Company. Here's a complete list of previous winners. |
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Calendar
Target Dates:
March 2012
5-8: CHBA Finals, London
19-20: NBF Finals, London
31: Full results published on website
June 2012
tbc: Winners Launch, Broadcasting House, London
July 2012
21: Winners' contracts begin
October 2012
tbc: Drama College Conference, Broadcasting House, London
November 2012
tbc: CHBA & NBF 2013 Prospectus launched
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