Page 245 - Guildhall Coverage Book 2020-21
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15 June 2021
LIPA Acting (Screen and Digital Media) students working on sitcom scenes. Photo: Brian
Roberts/LIPA
How are drama schools broadening their
curriculums for today’s students?
ADVICEBY JOHN BYRNE
As the industry changes, so too, inevitably, does actor training. Teachers and leaders at
drama schools tell John Byrne how their three-year acting courses are preparing
students for a post-Covid, diverse, digital world
As important as instituting practical measures to deliver Covid-safe teaching has been over
the past year, there is an even more fundamental and long-term challenge currently facing
the UK drama school sector: how to develop the typical three-year curriculum to address
imperatives such as diversity and well-being and effectively prepare actors for a 21st-century
career.
