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Dateline: 30th October, 2008
RSC Training Award RSC Head of Text and Voice Lyn Darnley and members of her team picked up an award for “Services to Drama Training” at the 40th Anniversary dinner of the CDS (Conference of Drama Schools) held at BAFTA in London last week.
The award recognises the RSC’s work with drama students through a series of RSC/CDS workshops in classic text set up last year for two students from each of the 22 drama schools involved, to spend two days working with RSC practitioners and other experts on text and poetry, as well as meeting other RSC staff including the casting department, directors and members of the current acting company. The workshops also include a chance to work on stage at The Courtyard Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon.
There were have been three sessions in 2007/8 and another three are planned for 2008/9, for December, January and April. All the workshops have been extremely popular and are free of charge to CDS drama students.
A recent success story of one participant is Anneika Rose who came to the first workshop last December, and is now performing as Juliet in Neil Bartlett’s current RSC production of Romeo and Juliet which opens this week in Brighton. This production tours the UK, finishing its run at The Courtyard Theatre in Stratford.
Lyn Darnley said, “We are delighted and proud that our work enabling drama students to get the most out of classical texts has been recognised by the CDS and hope that we can continue this programme of workshops which can enrich the skills of our future actors.”
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