GEORGIE FULLER (Rose Bruford College)
ARTHUR HUGHES (Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama)
HARRY JARDINE (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art)
JOEL MACCORMACK (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art)
They will join the Radio Drama Company on Saturday 27th July 2013.
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:
MARIA TERESA CREASEY (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland)
CASSIE LAYTON (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art)
WILF SCOLDING (Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama)
ED THORPE (Rose Bruford College)
Nineteen accredited Drama schools and colleges took part - a total of 76 students.
Chaired by Jessica Dromgoole, Producer Radio Drama, the judges comprised Toby Swift, Niki Winterson, David Schofield and Rebecca Wilmshurst.
Hearty congratulations to all finalists and especially to Georgie, Arthur, Harry and Joel with whom we look forward to working in the summer.
Special Commendations:
For Best Team Exercise - Two colleges share this year:
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and Rose Bruford College
Individual commendations:
| Name | College |
|---|---|
| HELEN COLES | LAMDA |
| ESME PATEY FORD | Mountview Academy |
| JOSEPH DRAPER | Rose Bruford College |
| JAMIE NOAR | BOVTS |
Best solo in Shakespeare/or Classic Theatre category:
| Name | Character | College |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Bloomsbury | Olivia (Twelfth Night) | Mountview Academy |
| Harry Jardine | Lord Foppington (The Relapse) | RADA |
Special commendation for excellent prose sight-reading:
| Name | Text | College |
|---|---|---|
| Wilf Scolding | Great Expectations | Royal Welsh College |
| Esme Patey-Ford | Queen Victoria's Letters | Mountview Academy |
| Jack Loxton | Great Expectations | Central School |
| Cassie Layton | Alice in Wonderland | RADA |
| Joel Maccormack | Nightingale and the Rose | RADA |
For other outstanding solo work:
| Name | Character | College |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Hughes | Gary - A Streetcar Trilogy | Royal Welsh College |
| Georgie Fuller | Donna - Taking Care of Baby | Rose Bruford College |
| Rowan Polonski | Mark - Other People | Royal Welsh |
| Joseph Draper | Tibetan Monk | Rose Bruford College |
| Flora Denman | Susan - Plenty | Oxford Welsh |
| Max Henry Walsh | Aston - The Caretaker | Manchester School |
| Cassie Layton | Margaret - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | RADA |
| Maria Teresa Creasey | American Girl - Guardians | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland |
For the outstanding duologues:
| Name | Extract from | College |
|---|---|---|
| Ashleigh Packham / Wilf Scolding |
Love Song By John Kolvenbach |
Royal Welsh College |
| Georgie Fuller / Ed Thorpe | The Sluts of Sutton Drive By Joshua Conkel |
Rose Bruford College |
| Catherine Lamb / Dario Coates | Happy Savages By Ryan Craig |
Italia Conti |
| Joel Maccormack / Harry Jardine | The Dumb Waiter By Harold Pinter |
RADA |