MELISSA ADVANI (Drama Studio London)
EMERALD O’HANRAHAN (Bristol Old Vic Theatre School)
JOSEPH COHEN-COLE (Drama Centre)
RHYS JENNINGS (Royal Welsh College)
PIERS WEHNER (Bristol Old Vic Theatre School)
They will join the Radio Drama Company on Saturday 25th July 2009.
Four other finalists are this year's runners-up - and each of them will be cast as a freelance actor in one of our autumn/winter productions:
Keely Beresford (Bristol Old Vic theatre School)
Eloise Secker (Rose Bruford College)
Charlotte Worthing (Oxford School of Drama)
Orlando James (Drama Centre)
Michael Shelford (Bristol Old Vic theatre School)
Twenty accredited Drama schools and colleges took part - a total of 80 students.
Chaired by Steven Canny, Producer Radio Drama, the judges comprised Jonquil Panting, Lynda Ronan, Neil Dudgeon and Rebecca Wilmshurst.
Hearty congratulations to all finalists and especially to Emerald, Melissa, Joseph, Piers and Rhys with whom we look forward to working in the summer.
Special Commendations:
For Best Team Exercise - 3 colleges share this year:
The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Drama Studio London
The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Special commendation for excellent prose sight-reading:
| Name | College | Extract from | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Cohen-Cole | Drama Centre | OLIVER TWIST | |
| Orlando James | Drama Centre | WUTHERING HEIGHTS | |
| Clare Chater | ALRA | JANE EYRE | |
| Howard Grater | Arts Ed | DIARY OF A NOBODY | |
| Eloise Secker | Rose Bruford | JANE EYRE | |
| Melissa Advani | Drama Studio London | ALICE | |
| Laura Harling | Drama Studio London | EMMA | |
| Thomas Judd | Drama Studio London | WUTHERING HEIGHTS | |
| Piers Wehner | Bristol Old Vic Theatre School | OLIVER TWIST | |
| Michael Shelford | Bristol Old Vic Theatre School | DIARY OF A NOBODY | |
| Emerald O'Hanrahan | Bristol Old Vic Theatre School | JANE EYRE | |
| Rebecca Davies | LAMDA | ALICE |
For Best solo in Shakespeare/or Classical Theatre category
| Name | College | Character | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhys Jennings | Royal Welsh College | Macbeth | |
| Melody Grove | Royal Scottish Academy | Isabella | |
| Piers Wehner | BOVTS | Benedick | |
| Keely Beresford | BOVTS | Lydia Languish | |
| Thomasin Rand | Royal Scottish Academy | Titania |
For other outstanding solo work
| Name | College | Character | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amie Burns Walker | Queen Margaret's University College | Tina | |
| Charlotte Worthing | Oxford School of Drama | Rita | |
| Charlotte Worthing | Oxford School of Drama | Helen | |
| Matthew Aubrey | Royal Welsh College | Dyfrig | |
| Joseph Cohen-Cole | Drama Centre | Marcus | |
| Orlando James | Drama Centre | Francis | |
| Lindsey Crow | ALRA | Tiggy Entwhistle | |
| Paul Delfgou | Mountview | Witness | |
| Paul Delfgou | Mountview | Nigel | |
| Alex Packer | Rose Bruford | Ray | |
| Joanna Woodward | Central School | Lily | |
| Thomas Judd | Drama Studio London | Wilson | |
| Emerald O'Hanrahan | Bristol Old Vic Theatre School | Etta | |
| Ella Henry | Italia Conti | Mary | |
| Grainne Keenan | RADA | Flora | |
for outstanding duologues...there were 11 nominations here
| Name | College | Extract from | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elin Phillips/ Matthew Aubrey | Royal Welsh | Is this about Sex? | |
| Sarah Ovens/Rhys Jennings | Royal Welsh | Is this about Sex? | |
| Lola Frears/ Orlando James | Drama Centre | Johnny and Wilma | |
| Lindsey Crow/ Clare Carter | ALRA | When I was a Girl... | |
| Chris Fulwell/ Clare Chater | ALRA | Love and Money | |
| Laurie Brown/ Melody Grove | Royal Scottish | Crap Dad | |
| Eloise Secker/ Alex Packer | Rose Bruford | Extremeties | |
| Emerald O'Hanrahan/ Michael Shelford | BOVTS | Raised in Captivity | |
| Keely Beresford/ Piers Wehner | BOVTS | Scenes from a Marriage | |
| Adam Garrett/ Fiona Skinner | Italia Conti | What if it's Raining | |
| Stefano Braschi/ Rebecca Davies | LAMDA | Breathing Corpses |
