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    •  Info & Advice

    Top Tips for Writing a Postgraduate Application

    Not sure how to approach writing your Postgraduate application? Read our top tips!

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    •  Students

    Meet Lauren Sammé

    Lauren Sammé, a current student on the Applied Theatre, MA course, spoke to us about her placement with over 60's theatre company, Encore Theatre Company.

    Woman smiling in front of a laptop working, wearing a black jumper and her hair tied back, sitting at a desk underneath a brick arch
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    •  Students

    Finchley Lane – Iva Šimić and Laura Kaliger

    Iva Šimić (MA Creative Producing) and Laura Kaliger (MA Acting for Screen), spoke with us us about their collaboration on short film 'Finchley Lane' which is set to make its premiere this summer at the Sarajevo Youth Film Festival.

    Iva Šimić (producer) and Laura Kaliger (actress) stand back to back in a garden
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    •  Alumni
    •  Students

    Meet Rianna Simons

    Rianna Simons, is a playwright whose work White Girls Gang was recently shortlisted for the Yale Drama Series Prize, resulting in her attending the Substratum writer's residency in Italy. She talks with us about her inspiration for the play, her experience studying at Central, and her advice for aspiring playwrights. 

    Photograph of Rianna Simons
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    •  Alumni
    •  Info & Advice

    Meet the Artist: Toby Olié

    Toby Olié is a puppetry director/designer and puppeteer, as well as an alumnus of Central. Find out more about his artistic development and his upcoming course at Central, 'Puppetry in Motion'.

    Rehearsals for War Horse (2007)
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    •  Alumni
    •  Students

    The Avieli Arthouse - Patrick Bayele and Esther Foga

    We spoke with Patrick Bayele and Esther Foga who co-founded The Avieli Arthouse, which was named as one of the winners of Central's Enterprise Award 2022, and is a charity dedicated to promoting creative expression through innovative productions, workshops, and community outreach projects.

    Headshots of Esther Foga and Patrick Bayele of The Avieli Arthouse
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    •  Students

    Tableau 2023

    We spoke with current Stage Management and Technical Theatre, BA student Kiara-Ann Atkinson, on behalf of the first year BA (Hons) Theatre Practice students involved in creating this year's Tableau.

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    •  Students

    Her Fight - Phoebe Stapleton

    Phoebe Stapleton, a current student on the Movement: Directing & Teaching, MFA course, spoke with us about her film Her Fight.

    Dancer Bryony Bevan sits in focus in the background on a red chair. She looks to the corner, her legs are wrapped tightly crossed, and her chest and shoulders are open to the camera. Martial Artist Mick Garrod and Sensei Tony Newman are out of focus in the foreground, only their lower half is shown, their arms wrap tightly around each other’s shoulders.