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Drama School Dropout

Listen to me, a Drama School Dropout talk to my friends about the highs and lows of being a drama school student, graduate, and dropout and trying to break into the industry!

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00:39:56

Ep 174. Lewis Gillon

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2024/01/16

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Lewis Gillon. We chat about Flatmates, creating content, Still Game, finding out your lecturer was in Still Game, halloween parties gone wrong, football, college auditions gone wrong, taking over a role last minutes, piss kinks, bonding with casts, being naked on stage, online perverts, the monarchy, nerves, self confidence, having a wank over Camilla Parker-Bowles, hometown heroes, David Tennant and Catherine Tate, our forever meals and

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Ep 173. Rivkah Reyes

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2024/01/09

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Rivkah Reyes. We chat about School of Rock, sitcoms, Gillian Anderson, finding career freedom during the pandemic, psychic mediums, changing your professional name once you already have an established career, choosing our battles, having Joan Cusack as your real life neighbour, frozen capri-suns, having to learn to play the guitar standing up for School of Rock, being “interested” in Sarah Silverman, how Joan Cusack gave out the best

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00:21:31

BONUS: Anthony Flanagan

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2023/12/26

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Anthony Flanagan. We chat about Shameless, being busier than ever, losing out to James McAvoy, being expelled from Drama Class at thirteen, acting never being the dream, studying at Oldham College, breaking into the industry with The Royal Shakespeare Company, lessons learnt, learning that the appreciation of your craft is subjective, moving forward, working with agencies, being in charge of your own career, Shameless having it's

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01:04:30

Ep 172. Anthony Lewis

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2023/12/19

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Anthony Lewis. We chat about Emmerdale, Ackley Bridge, The Full Monty, raising a toddler throughout the pandemic, the boom of podcasts, time passing so fast, how major world events impact TV shows, acting, becoming a family affair, being on heartbeat at nine years old, being Mr CITV for a while, skipping Drama School to join Emmerdale, the story of how his brother became Neville Longbottom, open casting calls, teaching, being self aware,

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01:06:11

Ep 171. Tony Jayawardena

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2023/12/12

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Tony Jayawardena. We chat about the Christmas season, traditions, internet dating, going to see shows in the West End as a child, dealing with your inner monologue, the nothingness, being ignored, Dame Judi Dench's viral performance of Shakespeare's sonnets, the Crown, trying to be the nice guy, studying Chekov for eleven weeks straight, valuing your humanity, reality checks at Drama School, Miriam Margolyes, Ackley Bridge,

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00:30:45

Ep 170. Nikki Runeckles

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2023/12/05

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Nikki Runeckles. We chat about Bad Education, Layton Williams, Strictly Come Dancing, studying at Italia Conti, being an extra in a Morrisons advert, missing your first Drama School show because of appendicitis, learning to lose yourself, working in a nursing home, how Nikki came to play Chantelle, the Bad Education reunion, stealing, the Bad Education movie, Nikki's reservations on returning for the reunion, writing erotic novels and

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00:55:21

Ep 169. Samantha Siddall

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2023/12/01

This week on Drama School Dropout it's our third birthday! I am joined by the amazing, Samantha Siddall. We chat about three years of Drama School Dropout, Shameless, lockdown, nativity stories, missing out on the part of Mary, the hierarchy of secondary school drama departments, back up plans, going to Drama School, flatmates using your crockery as underwear, the only creative limit being money, creating your own work, shit your pants moments, being paid for existing work being uploaded to

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00:46:03

Ep 168. Spencer Macpherson

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2023/11/28

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Spencer Macpherson. We chat about discovering TV shows on TikTok, School Spirits, our killer theories, following siblings into the industry, playing Tiny Tim, finding the right agent, performing naked, discussing on screen nudity with parents, weed vs. tobacco, behind the scenes moments, The Green Mile, our favourite TV shows, problematic casting, the importance of being nice, Catherine Tate, actors not following COVID rules on set and

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01:06:06

Ep 167. Dystin Johnson

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2023/11/22

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Dystin Johnson. We chat about finding peace, Shameless, training in the North East, being scared to admit that you want to be an actor, our histories colliding, accent party games, physical theatre, terrible teachers, mime school, racial bias and pigeon holing, auditioning for the Barbie Movie, trying to destroy the element of play, LGBTQ+ representation, Helen Mirren anecdotes, Autoglass, heckling and working with Catherine Tate on Hard

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00:57:30

Ep 166. William Ellis

Drama School Dropout ·

2023/11/14

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, William Ellis. We chat about EastEnders, loving lockdown, FOMO, teaching, studying at LAMDA, portraying religion on stage, playing undesirable characters, being heckled in the street, transcending TV culture, working with Lacey Turner, having to create a separation between yourself and the character, stillness, casting, stage combat, getting hurt, working on Great Expectations with Ralph Fiennes, being volunteered to do your own stunts,

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00:56:14

Ep 165. Mark Beswick

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2023/11/07

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Mark Beswick. We chat about Waterloo Road, power napping, the nature of the industry, music, advert auditions, Spotlight's prices, the nothingness of the industry, training, on stage mishaps, the possibility of Mark returning to Waterloo Road, filming in Scotland, life experience, comedy, working with Sacha Baron Cohen, instagram scammers, filming in Morocco, multi million pound budgets, psychic actors, accents and creating content

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Ep 164. Santino Smith

Drama School Dropout ·

2023/10/31

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Santino Smith. We chat about Moorcroft, pressure and expectations, acting becoming a family affair, playing ages, training in Cardiff, the unique differences between studying at Drama School versus a traditional degree, group warm ups, bare feet, the Scottish theatre scene, breaking into the industry, how Moorcroft has changed the landscape of theatre, toxic masculinity, our favourite Moorcroft moments, moving scenery, Billy Connelly,

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00:54:43

Ep 163. Daniel Delaney

Drama School Dropout ·

2023/10/24

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Daniel Delaney. We chat about playing a young Phil Mitchell, council tax, Only Fools and Horses, free tuition, Drama School audition fees, Sam Fender, friendships, egos, confidence, the EastEnders flashback episode, working with Paul Pogba, adverts, meeting Steve McFadden, working with firearms, getting an agent, going back to school, winning the lottery and the UK's obsession with education. Submit your story for Stage Right or

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Ep 162. Dylan Wood

Drama School Dropout ·

2023/10/17

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Dylan Wood. We chat about living in London when COVID hit, Moorcroft, the Rangers and Celtic divide, Les Mis, acting lecturers abusing their power, stage combat, the paranoia that surrounds stillness, bringing onions on stage, auditioning for Moorcroft, plays with no intervals, working with Robert Florence, weird insta DMs, the correct way to make diluting juice and we reveal the secret behind some stage magic. This episode contains

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Ep 161. Iona Deveney

Drama School Dropout ·

2023/10/10

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Iona Deveney. We chat about #twinning, graduating, the realities of trying to break into the industry, Moorcroft, supporting local theatre, mistaking one twin for the other, going through Drama School throughout COVID, gagging on peanut butter pretzels backstage, multi rolling, your granny watching your onstage kisses, creating a safe space, keepsakes from shows, possibly the worst 'Stage Right or Stage Shite?' story, working with

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Ep 160. Osian Morgan

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2023/10/03

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Osian Morgan. We chat about Waterloo Road, Pobol y Cwm, starting acting professionally at sixteen, the price of Freddos, reboots, keeping secrets, stunts, going from football to acting, auditioning for Les Mis, being released from football, streamlining education, hiding in the roof of a classroom, micro directing, terrible adlibs, people being arseholes in auditions, dicks hanging out and side hustles. Submit your story for Stage Right

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00:40:43

Ep 159. Bailey Newsome

Drama School Dropout ·

2023/09/26

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Bailey Newsome. We chat about Moorcroft, doing the fringe, the SAG strike, everybody knowing everybody, breaking into the industry, our personal problematic primary school shows, starting out young, animal studies, getting clocked on instagram, working with Eilidh Loan and joining the Moorcroft cast, improv, going on tour and sets and costumes being repossessed by bailiffs. Submit your story for Stage Right or Stage Shite:

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Ep 158. Jude Monk McGowan

Drama School Dropout ·

2023/09/19

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Jude Monk McGowan. We chat about Hollyoaks, podcasting, making your own work, goals and aims, the unseen behind the scenes graft, stage managers, stagecoach, auditioning for Harry Potter, being obsessed with education, studying at Drama Centre, Jude's lecturer being the inspiration for Hannibal Lecter, the prospect of being sacked from Drama School, performing almost naked, comedy being hard, joining Hollyoaks and learning on the job,

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Ep 157. Nathan Sussex

Drama School Dropout ·

2023/09/12

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Nathan Sussex. We chat about Hollyoaks, Carol Vorderman, striking, growing up in Wales, Bugsy Malone, Drama School, being forced to shop in Selfridges whilst staying in character, becoming self-conscious, the Opera House study, being part of heavy hitting storylines, playing a villain, the responsibilities of an actor, preparing to film harrowing scenes, Hollyoaks' staff sales, leaving Hollyoaks with a brand new wardrobe, a possible

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00:47:45

Ep 156. Daniel Roche

Drama School Dropout ·

2023/09/05

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Daniel Roche. We chat about Outnumbered, becoming fond of doing nothing, education, transitioning from a child actor to an adult actor, becoming self sufficient, learning from mistakes, negative press, acting crushes, Stephen Graham, handing over leaflets instead of headshots, favourite Outnumbered moments and club penguin usernames. Submit your story for Stage Right or Stage Shite: https://forms.gle/1p296t4Uu1F1XVvN9 Host: Ingram

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