I left college bouncing on air after loving every minute of the practical BTEC course in Performing Arts. It certainly set the scene in terms of building the foundations for developing myself as a performer. We covered theory and stage terminology but it wasn’t done to death. It was a really balanced learning experience and […]
My all time favourite experience of education was studying my BTEC Diploma in Performing Arts at Hopwood Hall College. The best way to learn how to act is definitely by acting. It was a hugely practical course where I learnt to work collaboratively and positively with my peers towards a common goal. We put on […]
At primary school I had the chance to be Cinderella. Feeling beautiful in my bridesmaids dress going to the ball. I was the lead and I couldn’t actually believe it had happened again. I remember my friend playing the part of a terrible singer off stage and us laughing hilariously, struggling to get through our […]
Drama improves confidence and social skills My connection with drama started aged 7, when I was in the Christmas Nativity at The Acres Care Home in Middleton, Manchester where my Mum worked. Mum and her friend organised it as the elderly people looked forward to having children visit to put on a Christmas show. I […]