Past the point of no return...

Oh gosh it's been a while...

So basically after my NYMT audition back in February I started a post about that but ended up only half finishing it because it was a sore topic at that point. Hopefully I'll fine time to go back to that and finish it off fairly soon though because I'm aware that it's their audition season again.

Since then a lot has happened: I've done a couple of shows, performed on a West End stage and applied for drama schools/unis which is what I'm back to talk about.

I decided to apply for just a couple of drama schools and then use the rest if my UCAS options for unis due to financial reasons. Basically I realised that I wouldn't be able to afford a degree unless it was fully funded by the government. This meant that the number of accredited drama schools that I could apply to was dramatically less, the only three that spring to mind are: LIPA, East 15 and The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. I think there are some others too but none of them particularly tickled my fancy so I don't remember.

After attending an open day in September 2015 I decided that I didn't like the idea of LIPA due to how small it is as I've always attended a small school and would rather have a change of scene after 16 years.

So, the places that I applied and the courses are:

• The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (BA Acting(Straight, MT & CDT))
• East 15 (BA Acting)
• University of Winchester (BA Musical Theatre)
• University of Wolverhampton (BA Musical Theatre)
• University of Wales Trinity St David (BA Acting)

Already I've had an audition at Winchester and been given dates for Wolverhampton and Trinity St David. For Royal Central I still need to pick a date and for East 15 I need to fill out a separate application form.

So yeah, there's a short update of where I am at the minute and I'll be uploading a post about my audition at the University of Winchester and the outcome of that ASAP.

Keep shining!

Just a little bit about myself...

Hi everyone!!

First of all HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

So two of the many things on my list of goals for 2016 are to do even more shows and to apply to drama school. To help me keep up with these I thought I'd start a blog about my experiences!! I'll be making posts about shows I'm in, reviews of shows I see and also about audition experiences; my first of which will be in February when I audition for NYMT.

So, who am I?

Well, I'm 17 years old and I live in The Lake District in England. I am completely obsessed with musicals and love anything to do with drama. My goal in life is to be truly happy and the only way I can see myself doing that is if I am doing what I love all day everyday, so basically I'm hoping to become a professional actress. I've had singing lessons since the age of 9 and also do drama with local amateur societies and I do tap and yoga regularly. I'm currently in my second year of sixth form studying A levels in German and Physics and an As level in Music, an unusual mixture I know. I'll be taking a gap year next year to finish off my Music A level and during that time I'll be applying to drama schools as well as doing voluntary work in the care sector. I have a passion for helping people and so I do a fair bit of fundraising for charity, including partaking in the annual Keswick to Barrow walk, which is 40 miles through the heart of the hilly Lakes so quite an achievement I think!

I've done quite a bit of rambling now so I'll leave you now with a list of my upcoming dramatic events:
-Broughton Drama Group's annual pantomime: Panto at the OK Corral (29th-31st January)
-NYMT audition (14th February)
-Abbey Musical Society's annual show: White Christmas (14th-19th March, yes March xD)

Ciao!!