ArtsEd Wins 'School of the Year'

Chosen at the Stage Awards in the West End

ArtsEd has been declared School of the Year at a ceremony at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. The prestigious Stage Awards celebrate the industry’s best performing theatres and theatre makers and categories include the Best Regional Theatre, Best Producer, International Award and School of the Year.

The nomination came after a successful year for the School, including the professional debut of Juma Sharkah in Liberian Girl at the Royal Court in January before her graduation from the BA Acting course, and the successful production of Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona, directed by patron Sir Trevor Nunn.

The Stage noted that graduates from ArtsEd Acting and Musical Theatre BA courses are “making an ever-stronger and more noticeable mark in productions across London and the rest of the country”.

They also commended ArtsEd's industry patrons, recently enriched by playwright Jessica Swale and director Matthew Dunster.

Jane Harrison (on the right) with some of the ArtsEd students and the award

Principal Jane Harrison said she was delighted with the award : "ArtsEd has been and will continue to be champions of diversity and inclusion. Winning this award is a clear endorsement of our commitment."

February 10, 2016