Spotlight is happy to announce the names of the 44 drama students who have been nominated to win the annual Spotlight Prize in 2006.
The prize exists to raise the profile of the UK’s most promising final-year drama students. It is awarded as part of Spotlight’s ongoing relationship with the Conference of Drama Schools (CDS).
Each year, every Principal from a CDS school nominates their leading students (one male, one female) for entry into the competition. From the 44 nominations, four final winners (two male, two female) will be chosen in May 2006 to receive a prize of £1250 each, with which to launch their acting careers.
All 44 nominated students win a free year’s entry into Spotlight.
All nominees will be appearing in the upcoming showcases and performances given by CDS drama schools. To view a calendar of forthcoming events, please click here.
Academy of Live and Recorded Arts: Steven Alexander, Jo Lobban
Arts Ed London School of Acting: Craig Hamblyn, Naomi Sparrow
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School: Dan Starkey, Jane Warwick
Birmingham School of Acting: Francis Doody, Louise Mardenborough
Central School of Speech and Drama: Andrew Laurence, Annabel Bates
Cygnet Training Theatre: Wesley Magee, Lizzy Dive
East 15 Acting School: Rafe Beckley, Sarah Lee Dicks
Drama Centre London: Mark Fitzgerald, Laura O'Toole
GSA Conservatoire: Douglas Crossley, Sheena Patel
Guildhall School of Music and Drama: Richard Kidd, Frances Ashman
Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts: Steve Edwards, Helen Koya
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art: Danny Seldon, Victoria Young
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts: David Hunter, Aimee Berwick
Manchester Metropolitan School of Theatre: Sam Grimwood, Louise Morris
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts: Richard James-Neale, Natasha Millar
Oxford School of Drama: Mark Lonsdale, Jennifer Shakesby
Queen Margaret University College: Alex Harries, Claire Jenkins
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art: Nathaniel Martello-White, Sia Berkeley
Rose Bruford College: Viktor Mar, Rebeca May
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama: Matthew Roberts, Bethan Walker
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama: Patrick Mulvey, Shakti Edwards
Webber Douglas Academy: Tim Wyatt, Tess Panzer