All the world’s a stage for GCS students
Almost 30 students from Gower College Swansea have been offered places at some of the UK’s most prestigious drama colleges and universities.
“Our Performing Arts department has had the most amazing twelve months and these stories of successful progression are a wonderful way to end the academic year,” says Learning Area Manager Lucy Hartnoll.
“Not only have they staged hugely successful productions such as Disney’s Aladdin Jr, our Acting Company was fortunate enough to work alongside Richard Mylan and Simon Slater on Generation O at the Grand Theatre. To have this calibre of professional – both were involved in the Olivier Award-winning production of Killology at The Royal Court Theatre – work alongside our students on a live showcase was an incredible experience for everyone.”
The students currently holding offers are:
Noa Radford; Tom Bytheway; Jacob Young; Kiera Ellis; Billy Rees; Ben Thomas; Cameron Webb; Cody Evans; Fraya Jones; Ffion Davies; Emily Jones; Cerys Sprake; Ashley Williams; Eve Harris; Georgia Whitehorn; Aisha Thomas; Carl Francisco; Joe Murphy; Eve Burridge; Laura Cooke; Lewis Francis; Rhys Horton; Charley South; Sophie Mclean; Jake Kingston; Jake Porter; Chloe Williams; and Aaron Harvey.
Gower College Swansea offers a range of full time courses in drama, performing arts and theatre production and live events. These include Level 2 and Level 3 Performing Arts, A Level Drama, A Level Dance, Level 3 Technical Theatre and a one-year Level 3 specialist acting course.
From September 2018, the College is also offering a Level 4 CertHE Musical Theatre in partnership with the University of Gloucestershire.
Before leaving for pastures new, these students will stage a production of West Side Story at the Taliesin on 11 and 12 May – tickets are on sale now.
Photo: Adrian White
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Student |
Course Offers |
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Noa Radford |
Trinity Saint David (BA Perfformio) University of Chichester (BA Musical Theatre) |
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Tom Bytheway
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University of Chichester (BA Hons Music and Musical Theatre) Trinity Saint David (BA Perfformio) Guildford School of Acting (Foundation in Musical Theatre) |
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Jacob Young
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Urdang Academy (BA Professional Dance and Musical Theatre) Scholarship Laine Theatre Arts (BA Hons Musical Theatre) Bird College (BA Hons Musical Theatre) Dance and Drama Award Scholarship |
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Kiera Ellis
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University of Chichester (BA Hons Music and Musical Theatre) University of Cumbria (BA Hons Musical Theatre) |
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Billy Rees
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University of Gloucestershire (BA Musical Theatre) Blackpool and The Fylde College (BA Musical Theatre) |
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Ben Thomas
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Arts Ed (BA Hons Musical Theatre) Laine Theatre Arts (BA Hons Musical Theatre) Scholarship Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts (BA Hons Musical Theatre) |
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Cameron Webb
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University of Chichester (BA Musical Theatre) Urdang Academy (Musical Theatre) Emil Dale Academy (Musical Theatre) Laine Theatre Arts (BA Hons Musical Theatre) |
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Cody Evans |
University of South Wales (BA Hons Theatre and Drama) |
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Fraya Jones |
Trinity Saint David (BA Perfformio) |
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Ffion Davies |
Emil Dale Academy (Foundation Musical Theatre) |
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Emily Jones |
Arts Ed (Foundation Degree Musical Theatre) Laine Theatre Arts (BA Hons Musical Theatre) |
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Cerys Sprake |
University of Chichester (BA Hons Musical Theatre) |
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Ashley Williams |
University of Chichester (BA Hons Musical Theatre) |
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Eve Harris |
Arts Ed (Foundation Degree Acting) |
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Georgia Whitehorn
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Birmingham City University (BA Hons Applied Performance Community and Education) University of South Wales (BA Hons Theatre and Drama) |
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Aisha Thomas |
Trinity Saint David (BA Perfformio) |
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Carl Francisco |
University of Portsmouth (BA Hons Drama and Performance) |
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Joe Murphy (Year 1)
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University of Chichester (BA Hons Acting for Film) St Marys University Twickenham (BA Hons Acting) |
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Eve Burridge |
Royal Holloway, University of London (Drama) |
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Laura Cooke |
Queen Mary University London (Drama) |
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Lewis Francis |
Arts Ed (Acting Foundation course) |
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Rhys Horton |
Arts Ed (Acting) Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (Applied Theatre and Community Drama) |
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Charley South |
Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts ) Applied Theatre and Community Drama) |
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Sophie Mclean |
RADA (Theatre Production) |
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Jake Kingston |
Cardiff Metropolitan University (Theatre Production) |
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Jake Porter |
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (Theatre Production) |
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Chloe Williams |
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts (Theatre Production) |
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Aaron Harvey |
Cardiff Metropolitan University (Theatre Production) |