2011 Post Graduate Chloe Ward will be performing her semi-autobiographical one woman sketch show at the Bush Theatre, Covent Garden on Monday 18^th June. The show will then be taken to the Camden Fringe Festival and shown at the Etcetera Theatre. For more information about Chloe’s show and to book tickets - click here

2008 graduate Michelle Yim is currently launching a new fringe theatre, Grist to the Mill, at The Vibe Gallery, Brick Lane, E1 6QL. The venue has opened with a brand new comedy, Punchline, 7.30pm, from 8^th May to 3^rd June. For more information please visit www.gristtheatre.co.uk).

Tickets are £10.50, however as an ALRA graduate, he would love to offer ALRA students, staff and graduates, a range of tickets deals.

Under 26s – We are giving under 26s some whopping half price tickets (£5.50, instead of £10.50). We are limiting this offer to 10 under-26s audience members only per show, so book early before the offer runs out!

Group deals – If the under-26’s offer is taken, we are happy to do a group deal for you. Please email  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Rob Harding (PG 2008) is appearing in 'The Beekeeper', a new play taking place at Waterloo East Theatre until May 27.  I'm playing Kommandant Richard Baer.  For more info you can go to www.beekeeperplay.co.uk.

Or you can keep up to date via twitter - @robhardingactor

After a successful run as Steerpike in  'Gormenghast: Titus Groan' at the Actor's Church, Covent Garden. Francis Woolf (2010 Grad) is off to The hush house to Play Will Laud in eastern Angles upcoming production of 'Margaret Catchpole'. 21st June to 8th July. deets at www.easternangles.co.uk. You may also see him at Cannes International Film Festival in, upcoming feature, Welcome to the Majority, as Rhys.

2010 graduate, Darren Benedict will be appearing in ‘Hold On To Your Hats’ with the Adam Street Singers on Friday 25^th and Saturday 26^th May at 7.30pm at the Greenwood Theatre. For tickets please visit http://www.adamstreetsingers.com/tickets.html.

He has also recently appeared in ‘God Save the Mad Parade,’ which is a new British farce written by David Spicer and directed by John Schwab. 

Stephanie Winiecki (2011 Grad) has been cast as Biondello and the Widow in Taming of the Shrew from the 9th - 28th July at Downing College, Cambridge. She will then be performing in Twelfth Night as Viola from 30th July - 18th August at Robinson College.   Both performances are done outdoors in the gardens of the colleges.

For tickets and more information please see: http://www.cambridgeshakespeare.com

Congratulations Steph! 

Winstanley College in Wigan are partnering up with ALRA and will be teaching a full time foundation course in live and recorded acting skills. The course aims to prepare students both physically and mentally for entry into full time accredited training programmes and will include lessons in Acting Technique, Voice, Movement and Acting for Camera.

The classes are practical and will involve group, pair and solo exercises, with an estimated contact time of 20 to 24 hours a week. Students will present selections of their work at the end of each term and upon successful completion of the course will be awarded an ALRA Foundation Acting certificate. Over the last three years ALRA Foundation Acting students have gained places at a variety of leading drama schools including Central School of Speech and Drama, Bristol Old Vic, Mountview, and ALRA itself.

Applicants must be at least 17 years old, and older students considering a career change are welcome to apply. On the day of the audition you will take part in an improvisation workshop, followed by a monologue and then an interview.

Principal of Winstanley Jo Bailey said: “Winstanley College is privileged to be entering into partnership with such a prestigious organisation as ALRA. This opportunity will benefit local students who want to pursue a career in the live and recorded arts and will complement the excellent provision the College currently offers in the Performing Arts.”

Adrian Hall, co-director of ALRA said: “I think this is exactly the kind of partnership work we should be doing. Winstanley has such a fantastic reputation. This partnership will provide an exceptional opportunity for students to experience the fabulous new facilities Winstanley will offer and the depth of talent in teaching from both Winstanley and ALRA. I look forward to our first successful student gaining a place at ALRA on our undergraduate course!”

We look forward to seeing you at ALRA north!

ALRA graduates Megan McCormic and Luke Adamson have written and directed the new play ‘Dorothy and the Scarecrow’ which is due to be performed at Tara Arts from the 17^th-21^st of April at 7.30pm. The play is performed by a variety of ALRA graduates who tell a heart warming tale which deals with issues such as teenage pregnancy and the challenges of growing up. To book tickets please contact:

http://taraarts.ticketsolve.com/shows/126523157/events

The Edinburgh Fringe 2011 is packed with work by ALRA Graduates. Here are just a few of the must sees:

Carrie Marx (2008 Grad) is up with her close harmony comedy group The Segue Sisters at the Gilded Balloon Teviot.

Steve McNeil (2006 PG Grad), one half of the sketch duo McNeil and Pamphilon, is heading up with their show Which One are You? 

Kelsi Lewis (2011 Stage Management Grad) is ASM with the National Theatre Wales / Told By an Idiot production The Dark Philosophers at the Traverse Theatre.

Faye Billing stars in The Infant with the brilliant Les Enfants Terribles at the Pleasance Courtyard.

Current Third Year Dan Bottomley joins 2010 Grads Gavin Nelson, Cameron Brown and Ria Carroll in Foursome at The Spaces.

Best of luck to everyone taking a show up to Edinburgh - have a great Festival!

Six 10 minute shorts produced by ALRA can now be viewed online.

They're a great chance to see our 2011 Three Year Acting course Graduates in action.

Click here to watch now!

A new ALRA promotional film produced by award-winning film-maker Samuel Dore can now be viewed online. The film features ALRA graduates Miranda Hart, Sarah Parish, Tom Craig and Jimmy Akingbola.