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The Man Met Exchange
27 Jul 2011
Laurence Olivier Bursary Success!
27 Jun 2011
Drama students dazzle
Royal Exchange and more….
29 Sep 2010
An Awards Hat-trick for the School of Theatre
Another successful year for acting students
21 Jun 2010
Current Students
Alexa Morden will be appearing in a film about the Great Train Robbery ('The Great Train Robbery - The Coppers Tale') she will also be appearing in several episodes of 'Fresh Meat!' on E4.
Ottilie Mackintosh is playing a young Joanna Lumley in 'Little Crackers' produced by Tiger Aspect and directed by Joanna Lumley.
Alumni News
Elliot Knight (2011) will be appearing in the new BBC drama By Any Means.
Pippa Nixon (2001) is currently playing Ophelia in David Farr's production of Hamlet at the RSC.
Joncie Elmore (2010) will be playing the part of John Pegg in Downton Abbey.
Danny Rahim (2008) is playing Mac Rendell in Primeval.
Rachel Caffrey (2011) has just been cast in 'Arrivals and Departures' directed by Alan Ayckbourn at the Stephen Joseph Theatre.
Verity May Henry (2007) is currently appearing in Hebburn on BBC 2.
Rachel Caffrey (2011) plays Betty Cooper in The Rochdale Pioneers on Film 4. Ian Pink (2011) plays Mr. Leach and Matt Stead (2009) plays James Daly.
Sean Aydon (2012) is playing Reggie in Accrington Pals at The Royal Exchange Theatre.
Following the West End production, Charles Swift (2009) is returning to Backbeat to play Bert Kaempfert in Los Angeles.
Amy Cameron (2012) did a guest lead in an episode for the new series of Vera (ITV) with Brenda Blethyn. She is shortly to film an episode of Doctors.
Kate Dobson (2012) will be playing Cassie in the 7th episode of Fresh Meat which shows on Tuesday November 20th. She is also playing Tilly in Doctors.
Harriet Barrow (2009) is currently playing Helena in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' at the Liverpool Royal Court.
John Bradley-West (2010) is currently filming the third season of 'Game of Thrones'. John plays Samwell Tarly
Zawe Ashton (2006) is to appear in a new series of 'Fresh Meat'
Chris Anderton (2010) is currently playing Sherlock Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles at the Greenwich Theatre.
Third Year graduates Amy Cameron, Jack Coen, Will Finlason, Lowenna Melrose, Sinead Parker and Lucas Smith from the BA (Hons) Acting programme appeared in the World premiere production of Carl Davis' latest composition, Last Train to Tomorrow. Commissioned the Halle for its Children's Choir, the performance was directed by David Shirley and played to a packed audience at the Bridgewater Hall on Saturday 17th June 2012.
See reviews in CityLife, The Arts Desk and CultureWitch.
Amy Cameron (2012) has started filming Casualty. She'll be playing the part of Bethan.
Jason Callander (2012) has been cast as the lead in a new series of the 4 O'Clock Club on CBBC. He will be playing the part of Dexter.
Natasha McClure (2011) is to play Lady Macbeth in a new production of Macbeth at the Lion and Unicorn this summer.
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