Drama School Dropout

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing Erin Clark. We chat about Erin's career as a figure skater, being part of female lead plays, jumping into the deep end at the Conservatoire, my most recent RCS rejection, creating our own theatre, getting pissed with Olivia Colman, our time at the fabulous Glasgow Kelvin College, backstage arguments and making the decision to not carry o...

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing Ryan Clayton We chat about finally having a guest from each of the ‘Fab Four’, being part of issue-based storylines, coming from a background where it just wasn’t really okay to do acting, the toxic masculinity that comes with wanting to pick GCSE Drama as a ‘lad’, losing a line on Prisoner’s Wives, product placement in soaps, walking in...

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing AnnaLynne McCord. We chat about my internet and tech issues, being a drama school dropout, the Unzipped podcast, the monetisation of podcasts, burning sage on Instagram Live, the origins of AnnaLynne, stealing roles from siblings, problematic school shows, charity work in Cambodia, Ugly Betty, and a little bit about 90210 before Zoom cut...

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by James Phoon. We chat about my Big Brother headshots, the Guildford School of Acting, getting outside your comfort zone, finding your place in a class, crazy TV advert auditions, conversion therapy, issue based storylines, marketing, aerial performance, playing Peter Pan, being part of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, and East-Asian representation...

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by Karen Fishwick. We chat about getting through Drama School, Shakespeare, having the courage to perform in front of your peers, after show parties, Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour, the curse of Macbeth, the West End and almost missing Andrew Lloyd-Webber. Credits: Host: Ingram Noble Guest: Karen Fishwick Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble L...

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by Georgie Jennings. We chat about going from a tree to an international superstar, working with Chris Lilley on Ja'mie: Private School Girl, Drama School advice, falling in love at Drama School, sex scenes, sensuality classes, Rhonda the iconic manager, and how Ja'mie influenced one of my final College assessments.  Credits: Host: Ingram Noble Gu...

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by Ross Harmon. We chat about working on Heathers, studying English language and linguistics, the academic bias in British secondary schools, west end debuts, performing as a dog, the pros and cons of stage door, two weeks of prep for the west end, creating original music and Ross’ lovely jumper. Credits: Host: Ingram Noble Guest: Ross Harmon Producers...

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by Sammy Winward. We chat about hating early mornings, joining a national soap at fifteen, being in this industry on your own terms, doing things for yourself, people who aren’t actors being cast in soaps, declining other soaps after Emmerdale, the death of open call auditions and forgetting lines on stage. Credits: Host: Ingram Noble Guest: Sammy Winw...

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by Andrew Houghton. We chat about his new Camden Fringe Festival show, 'Naughty', acting over zoom, how having a supportive family can help you so much, suffering from imposter syndrome, secondary school show mishaps and originating roles. Submit your theatre stories for Stage Right or Stage Shite by emailing dramaschooldropoutpod@gmail.com D...

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by Lorraine Stanley. We chat about our fondness for the pub, bizarre drama school lessons, our favourite musical theatre character, playing multiple characters in EastEnders, filming with the parents of stabbing victims and being a new mum and working on TV sets. Submit your theatre stories for Stage Right or Stage Shite by emailing dramaschooldro...

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by Blayne Weaver. We chat about our love of LA, joining a children's theatre company in Louisiana, Blayne shares his advice for advice for first time creators, how he wrote the new American Pie film after auditioning for the original movie and not getting the part, his new film The In-between, playing Captain Hook after playing Peter Pan for twenty yea...

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by Heather Spiden. It's an episode of announcements as we chat about returning to drama school, reading Harry Potter for the first time, our Disney+ recommendations, creating online theatre, the origins of the Drama School Dropout theme tune, YouTube tutorials, our weirdest eBay purchases, and our new play 'This Is Where We Get Off'. Submit your theatr...

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by Emily Pemberton. We chat about battling mental health and uni, the prospect of theatres finally being able to reopen, the pressure of getting acting work, the joys of getting your first paid acting job, why I will always and forever be #TeamSharpay, preparing and previewing a fringe show during a pandemic.  *This episode of Drama School Dropout...

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by Willam. We chat about the four b's, encountering divas on set, Death Drop on the West End, sitting on bins, creating and producing online content, being part of Emmy history, working with Lady Gaga and Willam gives graduating actors his advice.  Submit your theatre stories for Stage Right or Stage Shite by emailing dramaschooldropoutpod@gmail.com Dr...

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by one of my heroes, the creator of the ICONIC TV show 'Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps', Susan Nickson. We chat about who we'd love to write for, my future role on the Two Pints comeback series, our love for Kathryn Drysdale and my poor audition choices. Submit your theatre stories for Stage Right or Stage Shite by emailing  dramaschool...

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by Sabrina Mandulu. We chat about Sabrina's band, Kodak Ghosts and their new song, 'Fine to be Frightened' (available to stream everywhere now!), our predictions for June 2021, our love of Whoopi Goldberg and Sister Act, my dodgy fashion obsessions, how we found our confidence, understanding Shakespeare, and the most important lessons we've ever learnt...

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by Dominic Applewhite. We chat about studying music at Oxford University, the arts throughout lockdown, the table read for the King's Speech, being a child actor and his time on The Inbetweeners. Submit your theatre stories for Stage Right or Stage Shite by emailing  dramaschooldropoutpod@gmail.com  Drama School Dropout is now part of the HI!...

The very first bonus episode of Drama School Dropout is here! Half of this episode was recorded on a moving train, which is why it is a bonus episode! I'm joined by one of London's leading ladies, Jodie Steele and we chat about creating theatre during a global pandemic, her iconic roles in Rent, Wicked, Heathers, SiX and so much more. And a train conductor makes an extra special guest appearance a...

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the only Hollyoaks matriarch that matters, Nicole Barber-Lane. We chat about Nicole's Oscar deserving performance as the Alien Queen, menopause: the musical, playing characters with views and opinions that completely oppose our own, Nicole's time on Hollyoaks as the iconic Myra McQueen and the audition process, being part of trailblazing storylines...

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the Chatsworth Estate's favourite copper, Warren Donnelly. We chat about the first time I watched Shameless, Warren's time as a child actor, how he ended up on the Chatsworth Estate, his biggest WTF moment on Shameless, and how Warren is slowly turning his home into a library. Submit your theatre stories for Stage Right or Stage Shite by emailing&nb...

This week on Drama School Dropout I chat to one of my favourite people in the entire world, and former classmate, Conor Patrick. We chat about Conor's favourite tactic to regain power during a scene (hint: it's in the title!), what happened after our first ever college assessment, our award winning devised piece, how Conor nearly managed to break my nose, matching with your uni classmates on Tinde...

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by Scottish acting duo, Daniel Cullen and Hannah Morton. We chat about the beginning of their performing partnership, Daniel's latest trip to the Co-op, playing car hide 'n' seek, Scotland's first drive-in pantomime produced by Kapow Theatre, Hannah's stunning performance of the sun and my love for Catherine Tate.  Submit your theatre stories for...

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the star of the film 'This Is England', Thomas Turgoose. We chat about his recent fake death announcement, auditions, our plans to get drunk when the nightclubs reopen, his new film 'Creation Stories', and how he charged the producers of This Is England £5 for him to audition.  Submit your theatre stories for Stage Right or Stage Shite by email...

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by my old college classmate who just happens to be one of my favourite actresses in the world, Hope Carberry. We reminisce college and chat about Hope's experience with Shakespeare which earns Russell Kennedy his 100th Drama School Dropout shoutout, we talk about the train wreck of a production we were involved in and how Hope's mum made her way to the...

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by Conor Clarke-McGrath and we chat about the National Youth Theatre and doing workshops with the cast of Hadestown, how many emails he had to send before getting an agent, how he almost missed out on Sex Education because he turned them down to go see Hamilton on the West End, doing extra work, and Series Three of Netflix's 'Sex Education'.  Subm...