Birmingham School of Acting
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Birmingham School of Acting (BSA), previously known as Birmingham School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art (BSSTDA) and then as Birmingham School of Speech and Drama (BSSD) is a drama school located in Birmingham, England and is a part of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.[1]
The school provides training for actors and stage management and is partnered with FDS.
History
It was founded in 1936 by Pamela Chapman and became a faculty of Birmingham City University in 2005. In September 2006, it moved from Paradise Place to a purpose-built facility at Millennium Point in the city's Eastside area.[2] In 2008, it became a school of the university's Faculty of Performance, Media and English (PME), and in September 2017 it merged to become part of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.[1]
Alumni
Alumni of the school include:
- Mike Kinsey (It Ain't Half Hot Mum)[3]
- Nicola Coughlan (Derry Girls)[4][5]
- Robyn Cara (Ackley Bridge)[6]
- Ashley Rice (Doctors)
- Nicol Williamson (Excalibur)
- Tom Lister (Emmerdale)
- Catherine Tyldesley (Coronation Street)[7]
- Rachel Bright (EastEnders)
- Barbara Keogh (EastEnders)
- Luke Mably (Dream Team)
- James Bradshaw (Hollyoaks)
- Jeffrey Holland (Hi-de-Hi!)
- David Holt (Angry Kid)
- Anna Brewster (Versailles)[8]
- Jimi Mistry (East Is East)[9]
- Helen George (Call the Midwife)[10]
- Ainsley Howard (Mum & Dad)
- Carole Boyd (The Archers)[11]
- Nicholas Gledhill (Wild Boys)
References
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