Final year students from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts visited NewVIc Theatre to perform Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ for NewVIc Performing Arts and Honours students.

At the end of the last term, final year students from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts visited NewVIc Theatre to perform Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ for NewVIc Performing Arts and Honours students. RADA, one of the oldest and most prestigious drama schools in the UK receives 3,500 applications a year for places on its prestigious BA Acting degree which takes on 28 students per year.

The cast of ten were accompanied by Director Anna Marsland and the Stage Management and Technical team. The end of the show was greeted by a warm round of applause and cheers from the audience.

Mandy, vocational performing arts student, said:

“I really loved the performance. The use of movement music and other aspects created an unexpected performance and now helps me think of ways we can experiment freely in our pieces no matter the time period”.

Lamech, vocational performing arts students, added:

“The way they used their faces and bodies was very vibrant, very energetic and this is so important to keep an audience engaged and enjoying it.”

After the performance the actors and production crew participated in an hour long Q and A in which students asked them a range of questions relating to the play, the acting profession and getting into drama school.

The following week, RADA trained actors Samuel Tracy and Raphel Famotibe visited NewVIc to run an Acting Masterclass for our Performing Arts students. The workshop explored tackling Shakespeare’s text and developing strategies to develop vocal skills. Students loved the workshop and hope to use the skills gained next term in the development of their performance of Woyzeck.