Dear West End Producer: ‘ Should drama schools abolish audition fees?’

Dear West End Producer: ‘ Should drama schools abolish audition fees?’

Details: 18 April 2018; 20 April 2018

"The audition itself should somehow be vetted – allowing the potential student to take something away from the day. If one school can offer a whole-day workshop, why can’t others? I may audition for some drama schools myself (wearing a youthful-looking mask, dear) and compare them. Is a RADA audition the same as one at Guildford School of Acting? Does a LAMDA audition offer as much as one at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts?"

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