Drama School Dropout

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by Ian Nelson. We chat about tap dancing on set with Tony Danza, talking to Wes Bentley and Lenny Kravitz on the set of The Hunger Games, the scrapped Teen Wolf spin off and his new debut single, 21st Century Love.  Submit your theatre stories for Stage Right or Stage Shite by emailing  dramaschooldropoutpod@gmail.com  Drama School Dropo...

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by Finnerty Steeves, also known as Beth the Baby Killer and the film maker and star of the new film ‘Before, During, After’. We chat about Orange Is The New Black, Finnerty’s new film, and what it’s like trying to break into the industry while living a couple of blocks away from Broadway. Submit your theatre stories for Stage Right or Stage Shite by em...

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the star of the new Hallmark Channel TV movie, 'Fit for a Prince'. We discover that for the first time in Drama School Dropout history, that we're both Drama School Dropouts! We chat about how casting is always cheering you on, our love for Shakespeare, and about becoming British and European Podcast sensations.  Submit your theatre stories for...

This week on Drama School Dropout, I am joined by Parry Glasspool. We chat about his time on Hollyoaks, how he booked the role and was on set filming within a week of graduating from Uni, his new business, and the legacy of his shirtless scenes on TV and my PTSD is brought up when Parry mentions the word 'Edgy'.  Follow PG Showreels on Instagram @pg_showreels Submit your theatre stories for S...

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the actress hailed as the breakout star of Orange Is The New Black Season Six, Ashley Jordyn. We chat about physical theatre, having a f*ck it mindset, the iconic Young Carol from Orange Is The New Black and Ashley’s love for Scotland. Please support Ashley and the End Violence Against Women International Organisation by clicking here:  https:/...

This week on Drama School Dropout, a beauty school dropout joins us. I am joined for Episode 14 by the standout queen of Canada's Drag Race, the bitch on arrival herself, BOA! We chat about those legendary untucked moments, preparing for Drag Race and we find out why everyone was so gagged to see her walk into the workroom!  Submit your theatre stories for Stage Right or Stage Shite by emaili...

This week on Drama School Dropout, which is now part of the HI! Productions family, I am joined by California based producer, Charlotte Larsen. We chat about breaking into the industry, being in the same room as George Clooney and why sometimes knowing the best is better than being the best.  Submit your theatre stories for Stage Right or Stage Shite by emailing dramaschooldropoutpod@gmail.co...

This week on Drama School Dropout, which is now part of the HI! Productions family, I am joined by the star of The Horrid Henry Movie, Theo Stevenson. We chat about his new show 'Flatmates', how he continued to book roles whilst doing his GCSE's, we start our new campaign for blue ticks on Instagram and we chat about the pressure of playing Horrid Henry and how playing such an iconic role can some...

This week on the series two premiere I introduce the brand new Drama School Dropout theme tune performed by Anna Davidson and I chat with my stage wife for life, Annie Scobie about drama students predicting and rehearsing social distancing, how her being ill lead to the recording of my favourite video of all time and as usual we discuss some pretty strange and ridiculous stories in Stage Right or...

This week on the conclusion of Series One of Drama School Dropout, I chat with actor and former Albert Square resident, Harry Reid about his time on EastEnders, his most embarrassing drama school moment and what it was like to work with the late Dame Barbara Windsor.   Submit your theatre stories for Stage Right or Stage Shite by emailing  dramaschooldropoutpod@gmail.com  Drama...

This week on Drama School Dropout I chat with Robert McCahill about how he managed to go from being in rehab to studying acting and playing lead roles in the theatre, shows in rehab, finishing an acting course in the height of the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic, and his introduction to Shakespeare. Submit your theatre stories for Stage Right or Stage Shite by emailing  dramaschooldropoutpod@gmail....

This week on Drama School Dropout I chat with my former classmate, Jade McDonald about her mission to raise awareness of dyscalculia, lockdown acting, being very bendy and we discuss some more disturbing stories in Stage Right or Stage Shite.  Submit your theatre stories for Stage Right or Stage Shite by emailing  dramaschooldropoutpod@gmail.com  Drama School Dropout is now part of...

This week on Drama School Dropout I talk to current drama student Andrew Kent about studying in the middle of a global pandemic, not having to sit his GCSE's and I'm shocked to find out what courses my old secondary school no longer offer.  Submit your theatre stories for Stage Right or Stage Shite by emailing  dramaschooldropoutpod@gmail.com  Drama School Dropout is now part of the...

This week on Drama School Dropout I call out my former classmate Megan O’Neill for not enjoying me bagging the main part in Macbeth and we discuss how to get your head around preparing to wear lingerie sets on stage in front of one hundred people and the time we played kitchen appliances for an hour in class.  Submit your theatre stories for Stage Right or Stage Shite by emailing  dramas...

This week on Drama School Dropout I chat with Glasgow actor, and my friend: Ben Waddell. We chat about Shakespeare, actors who mess up scenes because they’re unreliable and the time a girl in our college class told a group of people that she was paralysed from the waist down, and then stood up and walked away.  Submit your theatre stories for Stage Right or Stage Shite by emailing  drama...

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by two of my friends from school, Robyn Walker and Katie Ryall. Robyn is the lead singer of the band ‘Picnic’ and both Robyn and Katie are members of the band ‘Big Fat Big’. This week we talk about our fundraising efforts for a trip to Cambodia which ended with me on the floor in a dress with my boob hanging out and how the coronavirus ruined Robyn and...

This week on Drama School Dropout by one of my best friends and a soon-to-be Drama School graduate, Jack Mair. We discuss what it’s like to still be a student in the middle of global pandemic, why Jack was the reason our final performance was cancelled, and we discuss the time a boy in our class started sniffing a girl’s bum. Submit your theatre stories for Stage Right or Stage Shite by emailing&n...

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by my old college lecturer, Leah Moorhouse. Leah gives out all of the tips for acing your Drama School auditions and we chat about accidental headbutts and smashing glass decanters on stage on opening night. Submit your theatre stories for Stage Right or Stage Shite by emailing  dramaschooldropoutpod@gmail.com  Drama School Dropout is now par...

Welcome to Drama School Dropout, the latest podcast dedicated to telling all of the crazy drama school stories. In this premiere episode I am joined by one of my best friends, and writing partner: Heather Spiden. We discuss the curse of Macbeth, falling witches and accidental rehearsal stabbings that all managed to happen within the course of one production. Submit your theatre stories for Stage R...

Listen in as I talk to my friends about the highs and lows of being a Drama School Student, Graduate, and Dropout and trying to break into the industry. A Theatre Podcast from a Drama School Dropout Launching December 1st!