OUR STUDENTS
Alumni
Here is a sample of the acting jobs LSDA graduates have been involved in recently:
Melia Kreiling - 2010 Graduate
Melia has been acting in a number of films recently. The most recent being Amy in Brothers directed by Dion Kotsilimbas, Gena in Room To Forget directed by Amnon Ron and Salamander in Salamander directed by Ishmael Annobil. Most recently, Melia played the part of Bianca Gonzaga in the second series of The Borgias directed by Neil Jordan & Jon Amiel.Melia enjoyed her time filming with Jeremy Irons.
Laura Swan - 2010 Graduate
Laura went to BAFTA recently for Film London's 'Best of Boroughs' Awards ceremony. She was delighted when the film she starred in was announced winner of The Jury's Award 2011. Here is a little information:
A three minute evocative film shot at Barking Riverside has been crowned the best in London.
Moments, written and directed by Ida Åkesson and starring Laura Swan won the coveted Jury Award for her film, Moments, at the Best of Borough Film Awards 2011.
Susanna Cappellaro - 2008 Graduate
Susanna has been involved with a number of projects including
- the role of Naomi Collins in Tim Burton's latest film Dark Shadows.
- the role of Veronica in Berberian Sound Studio produced by Warp and Illumination (Palm D'or winners 2010). Directed by Peter Strickland and with Toby Jones.
- a Journalist in Matteo Pellegrini debut feature Notte Finisce con Gallo filmed in Turin.
She has also performed with her company Perennial Theatre Company
Zoé Ford - 2010 Graduate, MaryClare O'Neill - 2010 Graduate, Kazeem Tosin Amore - 2009 Graduate and Robert Feldman - 2010 Graduate
Hiraeth Artistic Productions was set up in January 2011 by 2010 graduates Zoé Ford and MaryClare O'Neill to produce, direct and perform exciting, fresh and ambitious theatre around London. Their first ever production - Macbeth - ran August to October as part of the Camden Fringe and at the Barons Court Theatre. There are four graduates involved in the production: Kazeem Tosin Amoreas Macbeth, Zoé Ford as Lady Macbeth/Co-Director, Robert Feldman as Murderer/Servant/Messenger and MaryClare O'Neill as Co-Director. The production was very well received with the following reviews:
***** 'Gutsy, innovative Shakespeare from Hiraeth';, 'Kazeem Tosin Amore was magnetic as Macbeth'– remotegoat
www.hiraeth-theatre.co.uk
There are 3 productions at the London Horror Festival at the Courtyard Theatre involving graduates:
Jeffrey Ho - 2011 Graduate
Jeffrey is performing inBreathing Space written by Dallace Jones and directed by Laura Steel and Arden Redgrave. Here is an extract from a recent review:
'Although this is firmly an ensemble piece, as the students and teacher are pretty much all on stage all the time, some still manage to stand out. The comic timing and innocence of Stuart, played by Jeffrey Ho, is an absolute delight and his quick-fire responses and physical reactions to the circumstances and provocations from the others are a delight to watch.' - 'Class Act from Devilish Teacher'
by Colin Appleby for remotegoat on 26/10/11
Samantha Spurgin - 2007 Graduate
Samantha can be seen in Ororo Productions' The Dunwich Horror by David Dawkins; Adapted from the short story by H.P. Lovecraft
James Utechin - 2010 Graduate
James has rejoined The Theatre of the Damned for their production of the Revenge of the Grand Guignol directed by Tom Richards & Stewart Pringle.
Kristopher Preen - 2010 Graduate
Kristopher reprised his role of Jay in Smoking in the Boys Room when it returned to the stage recently. After its debut last year at the Rosemary Branch Theatre, the Jamie Biddle play was transferred to Theatre 503. Another recent job saw Kristopher play the role of James in the Southbank Theatre Company / Royal National Theatre production of Blackout by Davey Anderson.
Alexandra Bergeron - 2009 Graduate
Alex wrote and performed in her first play Who Does She Think She Is? during August which was a great success and received this review:
Although on the surface this little snippet of drama seems a tad 'sex-in-the-city-esque' its actually got a lot more substance to offer than first meets the eye. With an impressive use of multimedia and a strong all-female cast delivering witty lines, 'Who Does She Think She Is?' captures the fickleness of females and the trials we often face when trying to fit in. Ultimately it's a tale with a strong moralistic pulse throughout; treat others as you wish to be treated yourself. Nice... A very neat and concise debut piece of theatre from Alexandra Bergeron - Aisling Murphy - SnipeLondon.com
Avena Mansergh-Wallace - 2009 Graduate
Avena has been with Improvisation company The Improsarios; for over a year now performing at The Old Vic Tunnels, The Century Club, The Lyric Lounge, The Edinburgh Fringe, and both Brighton and Chichester Festivals to name a few. They are a company of actors who take audience suggestions and improvise sketches, stories, games and plays.
Adam Glass - 2008 Graduate
Adam has just completed a national tour with Sell a Door Theatre Company's production of Lord of the Flies playing the role of Eric.
Jo Westland - 2010 Graduate
Jo has just worked on New Tricks: episode 'Moving Target'. She also spent the day with Davina McCall on the new Garnier anti-wrinkle cream ad.
Sam Goodchild - 2011 Graduate
Sam could be seen as Young Humbert in the Theatre Collection's production of Lolita this August directed by Victor Sobchak.
Laura Plows - 2009 Graduate
Laura has just finished a run of 'Sitting on Offence' at the Robert Powell Theatre and at the Salford Arts Theatre. The original play is by Sarah Turnbull and Karolyn Szejner as part of the Loose Lips Theatre Company
Jade Ritchie - 2010 Graduate
Jade has just finished performing in Ibsen's Peer Gynt at the Lord Stanley. It received a 4 star review - A fairy tale in Camden - remotegoat
Jennifer Monk - 2008 Graduate
Jennifer has recently become the Theatre Manager of Club Voltaire, a theatre in North Melbourne for established and emerging artists. She is also an acting coach at the Australian Theatre for Young People in Sydney & coordinates acting workshops in rural areas. She has connections with the Rose Theatre in Kingston and next year she will be helping with their Youth Theatre Festival.
She is about to start rehearsals for a Melbourne fringe show called Pharlap, there's a movie about it so you might know it.
Katherine Ross - 2009 Graduate
Katherine, who is based in the U.S., has just finished her second independent feature film. In the first she played the title character in a horror flick called Sadie Clove. This most recent one is called Lost in Reality where she played a bitchy Real World-esque character named Princess.
Steven Swan - 2009 Graduate
Steven had a good start to 2011 with TV. His first role was as PC Thomas Barratt in Jack the Ripper - the Definitive Story, on Channel 5, and he was seen as a member of CID in BBC's Eastenders this summer.
Daniel Horn - 2009 Graduate
Dan joined Chapterhouse Theatre for a couple of recent productions. The first was a tour of Snow White in which he played Prince Algernon and the other was as part of the Lincoln Shakespeare Festival. At the festival he played the following roles: Mercutio, Caliban, Romeo, Petruchio.
Lucy Rasheed - 2009 Graduate
Lucy has recently played Radha in the production Notes To an Avatar, at the Janmastami Festival at The Manor, Letchmore Heath and at Croom Park Summer Festival, Croom, Worcestershire.
Marie Rabe - 2009 Graduate
Marie played the part of Esther in Spun Glass Theatre's production of INK. It was directed by Laura Pearson and produced as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Harry Anton - 2011 Graduate
Harry was also performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Harry played Shakespeare in Five One Productions Tis I, Shakespeare the Brit directed by Oliver Carpenter.
Alexander Sowerby - 2009 Graduate
Alex played Ezekial Cheever in Arthie Miller's The Crucible at the Acorn Arts Theatre.
Augusta McKie - 2007 Graduate
Augusta is in a new British feature called ILL MANORS directed by Ben Drew.
Isabella Nash - 2009 Graduate
Isabella returned to Tread the Boards Theatre Company for their latest production of Pygmalion directed by Sarah Muck. It was shown at the Attic Theatre in Stratford upon Avon during August.
El Razzougui - 2007 Graduate
El played Patrice and Germaine in a new version of The Asylum Dialogues and Monologues directed by Juanita Mora. This well received production was put on at the Colour House Theatre.
Mandeesh Gill - 2007 Graduate
Mandeesh has finished filming an independent feature film, called The Cost of Love, produced and directed by Carl Medland. She also played Nimmi in The Rajini Effect produced by Barking Mad Productions.
Craig Henry - 2011 Graduate
Craig spent August performing with Wellmade Theatre's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. He played Lysander and Flute.
Claire Conroy - 2006 Graduate
Claire is about to perform in the Charm Offensive Theatre Company's production of The Seagull at the Cockpit Theatre
Amelia Kirk - 2011 Graduate
Amelia was involved in two recent productions: The Speakeasy - Extraordinary Night of Monologues by the Insignificant Theatre and playing Juliet in the Fast & Loose Theatre Company's production of Romeo and Juliet.
Michelle Crane - 2007 Graduate
Michelle produced and performed in Jonathan Harvey's Boom Bang-A-Bang at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre.
Angela Jiminez & Harry Winterbottom - 2011 Graduates
Angela and Harry joined Lazarus Theatre Company for their production of 'Orestes; His Fall' this August and September at the Space
Rachel Stoneley - 2008 Graduate
Rachel played Harriet in George Etherege's 'The Man of Mode' at The Bridewell Theatre, London
Anna Kuznecova - 2009 Graduate
Anna could recently be seen in the Theatre Collective's production of Dostoyevsky's The Idiot
Francesca Caleb - 2009 Graduate
Francesca has finished performing in a devised play called Sun Damage at the Brighton Fringe.