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Elliot lives out fantasy role!

Student cast as Sinbad for Sky1
20 Jun 2011

George thrills at London park

Burnage actor's performance is 'astonishing'
08 Jun 2011

Carleton Hobbs Competition

Manchester School of Theatre Success
28 Mar 2011

Shakespeare, Polish style!

First UK tour for MMU staff and students
26 Oct 2010

Drama students dazzle

Royal Exchange and more….
29 Sep 2010

Graduate to star in blockbuster

John lands part in Game of Thrones
05 Jul 2010

An Awards Hat-trick for the School of Theatre

Another successful year for acting students
21 Jun 2010

Claire Harry and John Bradley-West

Manchester School of Theatre Student Successes

Carleton Hobbs Bursary Award
15 Mar 2010

'Tragic Lovers' London date

Drama students star at Shakespeare's Globe
05 Mar 2010

MMU actor wins 2009 Alan Bates Bursary

Prestigious prize launches career
29 Sep 2009

Image courtesy of the BBC

Disabled student becomes BBC presenter

And walks into prejudice row
27 Feb 2009

Coogan and Thomson

Comedy Hall of Fame

MMU rivals Cambridge
02 Feb 2009

'How to say I love you'

'How To Say I Love You'

MMU YouTube sensation
16 Jan 2009

MA Acting students in siberia

MA Acting Work Demonstration

MMU School of Theatre in collaboration with Piezn Kozla
09 Nov 2007

Julie's real life of Educating Rita at MMU

'A wonderful way to learn'
29 Mar 2007

Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon (Photo: Gerd Thiele, CC-by-sa/2.0 )

Acting students perform at RSC

Master's degree tutors in Stratford Macbeth
27 Feb 2007

Drama at The Lowry

School of Theatre goes 'off campus'
23 May 2006

David Threlfall - Best Male Actor

Honour for School of Theatre graduates
20 Mar 2006

Theatre graduates stage cult film

'The Breakfast Club' at Capitol
06 Sep 2005

Premiere for Postgraduate actors

International coup for Capitol Theatre
21 Apr 2005

School of Theatre Success

Graduate's BBC1 role
18 Oct 2004

Alumni News

Sophia Hatfield (2008) is currently on tour as the Princess in Love's Labour's Lost for Northern Broadsides.

Zawe Ashton (2006) is currently appearing in the film Dreams of a Life, directed by Carol Morley about the life and death of Joyce Vincent. She is appearing as Sarah in new film Weekender directed by Karl Golden. Zawe can also be seen as Vod in TV series Fresh Meat.

Darrell Davy (2011) has just finished playing Othello for Giant Olive theatre company at the Lion and Unicorn.

Sam Lupton (2011) has just landed the lead in the touring production of Avenue Q.

John Bradley-West (2010) has just finished filming in Anna Karenina directed by Joe Wright with Keira Knightley and Jude Law. He is soon returning to film his second series of Game of Thrones playing Samwell Tarly.

Nathan McMullen (2009) is playing Jack in Jack and the Beanstalk in the Courtyard Theatre at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. Caitlin Thorburn (2009) also appears in this production.

Neal Craig (2008) is appearing in the Ensemble for Swallows and Amazons at the Royal National Theatre

Richard Hand (2008) will be appearing in the 'BFG' at the Dukes in Lancaster

Ryan Greaves (2008) will be appearing in 'Thrasher' at the Royal Exchange, directed by Wylie Longmore.

Luke Jerdy (2011) has landed the role of Billy in War Horse. he will also be understudying the lead role of Albert.

Sophie Gajewicz (2010) has been cast as Mole in Wind in the Willows at the Library Theatre

Victoria Bewick (2010) has just been cast in Tim Burton's new film 'Dark Shadows' starring Johnny Depp. Last year Victoria played Muriel Roberts in 'The Iron Lady' directed by Phyllida Lloyd.

Dominic Vulliamy (2010) made his professional acting debut as Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet at the Civic Theatre, Chesterfield. Dominic will be returning to the Civic Theatre in the new year to play the lead in Equus' by Peter Shaffer and subsequently Peter in a new adaptation of 'The Diary of Anne Frank'.

John Bradley-West (2010) is about to complete work on the first series of 'A Game of Thrones' for HBO. He is also filming his second engagement of Borgia for Canal Plus.

Joe Ransom (2008) recently finished a six-month National no.1 tour of 'Girls Night Out'. He is also due to start work on a feature film, 'Well Dressed Boys' and a TV sitcom 'Here Today Gone Tomorrow'.

Performing Classical and Modern Play-texts Project

The Manchester School of Theatre is participating in a unique collaborative project to develop drama training and knowledge transfer in Higher Education. Find out more at www.performingplays.co.uk

Capitol Theate - Fear and Misery of the Third Reich