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READ College Welcomes Karl Stevens as New Head of Jazz
Reading, England – 28th September 2017 – READ College, the most successful Performing Arts Foundation Course provider in the country, is delighted to announce that Karl Stevens, current Head of Dance at the Royal Academy of Music, has joined READ College as their new Head of Jazz. Karl is a recognized choreographer and highly skilled performer who has been in the performing arts industry for 20 years. Trained in all aspects of dance and musical theatre
Read moreREAD College Changes Website Address and E-mail Accounts
Reading, England – 23rd August 2017 – READ College, the most successful Performing Arts Foundation Course provider in the country, has today changed its website address from www.rdtc.org.uk to www.readcollege.org with immediate effect. The change will also be applied to all college e-mail addresses, with the format remaining the same but with the new website ending. So the e-mail address format has changed from Jamie.read@rdtc.org.uk to Jamie.read@readcollege.org. Please update all your contact
Read moreREAD College Presents ‘Stefan Bednarczyk Sings Noel Coward’
Reading, England – 10th May 2017 – READ College, the most successful Performing Arts Foundation Course provider in the country, is delighted to announce that they will be hosting a performance of the critically acclaimed ‘Stefan Bednarczyk Sings Noel Coward’ – Stefan Bednarczyk’s one-man show, on Sunday 4th June 2017 at 7:30pm to raise money for their Student Hardship Fund. Having opened to critical acclaim in London and New York, Jamie Read, Co-Director of READ College
Read moreREAD College Graduate is Cast in Major London Show
Reading, England – 25th April 2017 – READ College, the most successful Performing Arts Foundation Course provider in the country, is delighted to announce that one of its graduates, Aisha Williams, has just been cast in The Colour Purple, the multi-Tony Award winning show at Cadogan Hall in London on Sunday 21st May 2017. The show, The Colour Purple, is based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, and first appeared in America in
Read morePlease Support READ College with the Reading Cultural Awards 2017
Reading, England - 7th April 2017 - The inaugural Reading Cultural Awards will celebrate the best artistic and cultural events, organisations and artists in Reading and the important role that arts and culture play in making Reading a great place to live, work and do business. There are 12 award categories available for submissions and we are putting ourselves forward for - Cultural Organisation of the Year. The awards states that this organisation will have demonstrated
Read moreLocal Students Excel in the Performing Arts
Reading, England – 6th March 2017 – READ College, the most successful Performing Arts Foundation Course provider in the country, is delighted to announce that their 22 graduating students have currently been offered 36 places at full time Performing Arts Schools for next year. This outstanding result demonstrates the level and quality of professional performing arts training at READ College and is testament to the contribution to the arts that the town of Reading continues
Read moreWhen Your Teachers Become Your Friends
Written by Rachel Maynard-Stenning - Student on our One Year Foundation Course in Musical TheatreI cannot stress how stagey the atmosphere is at READ - not to put you off -but I’m saying this to encourage and enlighten Musical Theatre and Acting bods out there. Our college aims to develop talent and nurture personalities, offering professional training from some of the best teachers in the country (in my opinion), as well as Read more
Audition Season (Meltdowns and All)
Written by Rae Fitzell - 2nd Year Sixth Form student on the Acting strandI’m currently on a train to Birmingham ready for my recall tomorrow and as the landscape slips passed me (we’ve just passed Oxford) I’ve been thinking about my last month of audition craziness. Sorry. I should probably introduce myself, I’m Rae and I’m a second year sixth former at Read College. This year is my first year of auditioning for drama Read more
How to Get in To Drama School
By Jamie Read - Director of Theatre Faculty at READ College This article first appeared in The Stage in 2014, and you can hear Jamie talk on the subject at this year's Move It show at London Excel!The five top tips... 1. Know your casting bracket. If you don’t know the roles that you are likely to play, or the companies you are likely to work with, then it is very hard to know what training Read more
Audition Tips for a Foundation Course in Acting
Auditions can be scary, especially if you’ve not been to many before. However, auditions are a big part of any career in acting, dance, music and theatre. We realise that you’re not at professional standard yet – that’s why we’re here. What we’re looking for is someone who is dedicated, someone who is determined, and above all, someone who is willing to learn. Our auditions aren’t easy – they’re thorough and will last for most
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