News, Updates and Announcements from Central
News, updates and announcements from Central
Central is pleased to announce that its Board of Governors has approved a new Strategic Plan for the School, setting an ambitious and exciting direction of travel through 2023.
On Thursday 24 June, Central was pleased to support Kali Theatre's 30th anniversary celebration, On the Shoulders of Kali, an online event marking 30 years of Kali Theatre. The event also marked the launch of Kali's new book THIRTY and the Kali Script Shop.
Central’s Dr Naomi Paxton has partnered with feminist production hub Scary Little Girls on their fourth season of Salon de la Vie - ‘Nobody Expects the Suffragettes!' - five online events based on her research into suffrage theatre and entertainments.
On 24 June Central’s Dr Nicola Abraham (Senior Lecturer, Applied Theatre Practices) and Dr Javeria Shah (Academic/ Schoolwide Inclusion Specialist and founder of the Social Performance Network) presented at The Culture Capital Campaign’s event ‘Approaching Creative Leadership Now’
Throughout the Summer term the student, staff and alumni teams that collaborate to deliver Central’s Outreach programme to young people across the country have continued to deliver their work digitally in response to the ongoing restrictions brought about as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In May, Central hosted Intersections, its annual postgraduate research conference. The student-led Intersections 2021: Border-Crossings event was organised by Central PhD candidates Nadine Deller and Paul Edwards.
From 21 – 28 June Central is once again partnering with the NHS to present the week-long Student Knowledge Exchange Project Festival, celebrating student and staff learning, insights and achievements from the Student Knowledge Exchange project between Central and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
In June, Central student Shannon Theumer took part in a unique interview with the award-winning French novelist, playwright and director Florian Zeller as a part of the press junket for his BAFTA and Academy Award-winning film The Father.
During the week of 14 June Central’s Dr Ella Parry-Davies, a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at Central, will take part in the British Academy’s annual Summer Showcase an exciting combination of free online talks, performances, demonstrations and activities exploring research into subjects ranging from early modern fortune-telling to the hidden histories of British hip–hop.
A roundup celebrating a selection of Central graduate’s news and successes, covering alumni award wins and nominations, and their numerous contributions in all areas of stage and digital theatre, television and film, as well as in the wider community.
On Sunday 16 May Central’s Keep Creating Gala, featuring appearances from alumni including Riz Ahmed, Dame Judi Dench, Sonia Friedman, Michael Grandage, Jason Isaacs, Rebecca Lenkiewicz, Toby Olié, Sir Tony Robinson, Catherine Tate and incoming Principal Josette Bushell-Mingo, raised over £33,000 to support Central students impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic.
Central students, alumni and well-known faces join together to present the virtual Keep Creating Gala, an online celebration showcasing talent from across the Central community and in support of Bursaries for current students.