Established 1979 Website Official website | Principals Adrian Hall Phone +44 20 8870 6475 Founded 1979 | |
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Location ALRA Studio OneThe Royal Victoria Patriotic BuildingJohn Archer WayWandsworthLondonSW18 3SXEngland Similar LAMDA, Royal Academy of Dramat, The Royal Central School of, Arts Educatio Schools L, Guildhall School of Music an Profiles | ||
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 Drama UK drama school to offer all four media forms throughout the entire three years of training to its acting students.
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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
The first and original location, now dubbed 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.
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 University of Greenwich and diplomas awarded by Trinity College London.
Courses
ALRA offers the following courses:
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.