Blog

Skip sidebar content

Blog posts

  1. Gabriel Mansour and Kristóf Gellén, graduates of our MA Acting for Screen course talk with us about the making of horror film, Beltane. From their whirlwind one-day shoot to Beltane's recent triumphs at prestigious film festivals, they share insights into their filming experiences, their training, and their future aspirations.

    Headshots for both Gabriel Mansour (left) and Kristóf Gellén (right)
  2. Sam Marsden, an alum of Central BA (Hons) Drama, Applied Theatre and Education, shares insights into her new book, Acting Games for Improv (A Pocketful of Drama).

    Two images alongside one another, one a headshot of graduate Sam Marsden and the other a front cover of her book Acting Games for Improv
  3. Blog category
    •  Alumni
    •  Info & Advice

    Diploma Spotlight: Duncan Hess

    Meet Acting Diploma graduate Duncan Hess, who at the age of 58 decided to pursue his lifelong acting dream.

    Duncan performs in 'Astronauts' at Central
  4. Blog category
    •  Students

    Meet Molly Thorne

    Molly Thorne is a student on Central's Acting Collaborative and Devised Theatre, BA course. They spoke with us about how a Bursary at Central has made it possible for them to pursue their dream of being an actor. 

    Image of Molly Thorne on stage with another actor
  5. Blog category
    •  Students

    Meet Sule Thelwell

    Sule Thelwell is a student on Central's Acting, BA course. He spoke with us about how receiving a Scholarship made a significant difference to his experience at Central.

    Headshot of Sule Thelwell
  6. Blog category
    •  Knowledge Exchange

    Race, Motion Data, and Artificial Intelligence Gathering #2

    Central staff Kate Elswit and Tia-Monique Uzor talk about their recent international gatherings, leading conversations about motion data.

    Image of a black box studio room. On the right is a table with computer screens on it. Two people are behind this table, looking at the screens. One person is sitting on the floor to the left of the table, with their back to the camera and three people stand on the left of the shot, looking at a tv screen at eye level.
  7. Blog category
    •  Students

    Project Pathfinder

    Current Writing for Performance, BA student Luca Newman talks about working with Seven Winds CIC on their second year Collaborative Outreach placement.

    Project Pathfinder, from left to right: Israel Mokwe, Zoe Bilog Zaragoza, Luca Newman, Alexandra Fitzerman, Amirah Samer
  8. Blog category
    •  Knowledge Exchange

    Emerging writers and the Teatro Mpellos in Athens

    In June 2023, Central staff Sarah Grochala and Melissa Dunne travelled to Athens with three emerging writers currently studying on the MA/MFA Writing for Broadcast Media – Jessica Mclaughlin Cafferty, Rebecca Fowler and Peter Rose - to work with Greek theatre makers at Teatro Mpellos.

    Image of a group of people gathered in front of a screen. Text on the screen reads Anglo-American Dramatic Structure for Playwrights