Spotlight is happy to announce the names of the 44 drama students who have been nominated to win the annual Spotlight Prize in 2007.
The prize exists to raise the profile of the UK’s most promising final-year drama students. It is awarded as part of Spotlight’s ongoing relationship with the Conference of Drama Schools (CDS).
Each year, every Principal from a CDS school nominates their leading students (one male, one female) for entry into the competition. From the 44 nominations, four final winners (two male, two female) will be chosen in May 2007 to receive a prize of £1250 each, with which to launch their acting careers.
All 44 nominated students win a free year’s entry into Spotlight.
All nominees will be appearing in the upcoming showcases and performances given by CDS drama schools. To view a calendar of forthcoming events, please click here.
Academy of Live and Recorded Arts: Max Krupski, Emma Parish
Arts Ed London School of Acting: Tom Reed, Anna Nightingale
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School: Adam Ewan, Notzarina Reevers
Birmingham School of Acting: Ian Sylvester, Amy-Booth Steel
Central School of Speech and Drama: Culum Simpson, Alice Haig
Cygnet Training Theatre: Tom Hackney, Rachel Longstaff
East 15 Acting School: Edward Mitchell, Channelle Owen
Drama Centre London: Alexander Britton, Kelly Hotten
Drama Studio London: Graeme John, Krupa Pattani
GSA Conservatoire: Craig Heyworth, Rachel Drazek
Guildhall School of Music and Drama: Michael Dylan, Maria Bonner
Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts: Gary Trainor, Eilidh McCormick
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art: Matthew Needham, Charlotte Riley
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts: Ben Stott, Haz Webb
Manchester Metropolitan School of Theatre: Jack Schwier, Abigail Andjel
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts: Dan Gingell, Claire-Marie Hall
Oxford School of Drama: Remfry Dedman, Hannah Almond
Queen Margaret University College: Gilchrist Muir, Laura Molyneux
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art: Matthew Bannister, Yasmine Akram
Rose Bruford College: Lloyd Gorman, Simone James
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama: Thomas Brownlee, Amanda Wilkin
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama: Benedict Hitchins, Kathleen Romond