Academy of Live and Recorded Arts

The Academy of Live and Recorded Arts, London Acting & Drama School
Type Drama school
Established 1979
Founder Sorrel Carson and Caryll Ziegler
Principals Adrian Hall
Location Wandsworth, SW18 3SX, England
Affiliations Trinity College London, CDET, Federation of Drama Schools, St Mary's University, Twickenham
Website https://alra.co.uk

The Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA) is a British drama school situated on Wandsworth Common, South West London and in Wigan, Greater Manchester making it the only Drama UK drama school to offer identical training at two separate institutions across the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1979 by director and actor Sorrel Carson who then directed the school as its Principal until 2001. The Principal of the school is Adrian Hall. ALRA was the first drama school to offer training which included all media; live theatre, film, TV and Radio. ALRA claims to still be the only FDS/CDET drama school to offer all four media forms throughout the entire three years of training to its acting students.[1][2]

ALRA is a member of Drama UK, formerly the Conference of Drama Schools (CDS) and National Council for Drama Training (NCDT) and receives funding from the Young People's Learning Agency (YPLA). It is one of only twenty-one schools approved to offer Government funded Dance and Drama Awards, a scheme established to subsidise the cost of professional dance and drama training for the most talented students, at leading institutions.

Locations and Origins

ALRA South, is located within the Royal Victoria Patriotic Building, a Victorian Gothic Grade 2 listed building on the edge of Wandsworth Common, South West London.[3].The Drama School was originally located in a converted church hall in East Finchley, North London, before relocating to Wandsworth Common in 1982/3. A founding staff member at both locations was Peter Eadie (Stage Manager and Film Tutor )

The second location, named ALRA North, is located in Wigan, Greater Manchester in a newly refurbished complex. ALRA North accepted its first group of students in September 2010. The curriculum and teaching methods are the same as ALRA South's and as such all courses at ALRA North are still accredited by Drama UK, formerly the NCDT and CDS. The degrees are awarded by the St Mary's University, Twickenham and diplomas awarded by Trinity College London.

Courses

ALRA offers the following courses:

  • Three year Acting course - leading to BA (Hons) Acting/National Diploma in Professional Acting[4]
  • 15 Month Acting course - leading to MA Professional Acting/National Certificate in Professional Acting[5]
  • MA in Directing[6]
  • Foundation Acting[7]
  • Various short courses throughout the year, see website.[8]

Acceptance

Admission to the school is based on three rounds of auditions and finally an interview with The Directors of The School, The Registrar and The Audition Panel. The audition is held over the course of a single day.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ https://alra.co.uk/about
  2. ↑ https://alra.co.uk/about/mission-history-of-alra
  3. ↑ https://alra.co.uk/about/facilities/alra-south
  4. ↑ ALRA 3 Year Acting course
  5. ↑ ALRA 15 Month Acting course
  6. ↑ ALRA MA in Directing
  7. ↑ ALRA Foundation Acting course
  8. ↑ "Short Courses & Workshops". ALRA. Retrieved 28 September 2015.

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