DONNLA HUGHES (LAMDA)
JILL CARDO (Rose Bruford College)
GUNNAR CAUTHERY (RADA)
ROBERT LONSDALE (ALRA)
They will join the Radio Drama Company on Saturday 26th July 2008.
Four other finalists are this year's runners-up - and each of them will be cast as a freelance actor in one of our autumn/winter productions:
John Hollingworth (RADA)
Bryony Hannah (RADA)
Anneika Rose (Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama)
Helen Belbin (Drama Studio London)
Twenty accredited Drama schools and colleges took part - a total of 80 students.
Chaired by Jeremy Mortimer, Executive Producer Radio Drama, the judges comprised Marc Beeby, Amanda Root, Malcolm Browning and Rebecca Wilmshurst.
Hearty congratulations to all finalists and especially to Donnla, Jill, Gunnar and Robert with whom we look forward to working in the summer.
Special Commendations:
For Best Team Exercise - 5 colleges share this year:
Guildford School of Acting
LAMDA
RADA
The Guildhall
The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
For Best solo in Shakespeare/or his contemporary category
| MARY CORMACK | Helena from Alls Well... | Guildford School of Acting | |
| ROBERT LONSDALE | Cassius from Julius Caesar | ALRA |
For other outstanding solo work
| Name | College | Character | Play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samara MacLaren | LAMDA | Margaret | Mad Mag's Revenge | |
| Amy Morgan | Royal Welsh College | Rosie | Made in Spain | |
| Esther Smith | Guildford School of Acting | Julie | Talent | |
| Gabriella Schmidt | Oxford | Jess | Love & Money | |
| Michael Goldsmith | Royal Scottish Academy | Prior | Angels in America | |
| Sam Palladio | Rose Bruford | Draycott | The Winterling | |
| John Hollingworth | RADA | Cary | Yr Friends & Neighbours | |
Special commendation for excellent prose sight-reading:
| Name | College | Extract from | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwilym Lee | Guildhall | Dracula by Bram Stoker | |
| Matthew Williamson | Mountview | Great Expectations by Charles Dickens | |
| Laurence Dobiesz | Oxford | Dracula by Bram Stoker | |
| Ashley Smith | Royal Scottish Academy | Oh Whistle by MR James | |
| Bryonny Hannah | RADA | Emma by Jane Austen | |
| Gunnar Cauthery | RADA | Dracula by Bram Stoker |
for outstanding duologues...
| Name | College | Extract from | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Rooke/ Alex Felton | Drama Centre London | Angels in America by Tony Kushner | |
| Stephen Giles/ Donnla Hughes | LAMDA | Other Hands by Laura Wade | |
| Dylan Edwards/Amy Morgan | Royal Welsh College | Christmas is Miles Away by Chloe Moss | |
| Oliver Taheri/ Deborah Tracey | Birmingham | Smelling a Rat by Mike Leigh | |
| Leila Farzad/Gwilym Lee | Guildhall School | Bedroom Farce by Alan Ayckbourn | |
| Matthew Williamson/Laura Bacon | Mountview | Dead Funny by Terry Johnson | |
| Jill Cardo/Sam Palladio | Rose Bruford | After the End by Dennis Kelly |
