Training in the drama school. Liberation or oppression? A round table conversation between Sarah Weston, Naz Yeni, King Boateng, Che Francis, Isabella Verrico and Robert Price.

The History of Actor Training in the British Drama School.

Isabella Verrico, King Boateng, Naz Yeni, Che Francis and Robert Price participate in a conversation about the possibilities and risks of training in the Drama School recorded on Saturday 27th April 2021. The discussion was facilitated by Dr. Sarah Weston of The University of Bolton.
Sarah is a Lecturer in Theatre and Performance specialising in applied and community theatre, devised theatre and voice. She is also a theatre practitioner and playwright who works in community settings across the North West of England. She is co-director of Salford Community Theatre.
She graduated from the University of Leeds in 2018 with her PhD entitled ‘Political Voice as Embodied Performance: young women, politics and engagement.’ Previous to this she studied MA Applied Theatre at the University of Manchester and BA Drama with Philosophy at Royal Holloway University of London.
She is a Coordinator for the TAPRA Performer Training Working Group as well as Co-Editor of the Theatre Dance and Performance Training Blog. She has published in Research in Drama Education: The Applied Theatre Journal, Theatre Dance and Performance Training, The Journal for Interdisciplinary Voice Studies, and The Journal for Deliberation.
King Boateng is an Actor and Lamda graduate represented by United Agents.
Naz Yeni is a theatre maker, researcher and lecturer and a graduate of the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama.
Isabella Verrico is an actor and graduate of Lamda's two year training (curently an MFA)
Che Francis is an actor and graduate of Lamda's two year training.
Please feel free to contact robert at [e-mail] to continue the conversation.
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