Sylvia Young Theatre School | |
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1 Nutford Place , W1H 5YZ | |
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Type | Private day and boarding |
Established | 1972 |
Founder | Sylvia Young |
Local authority | Westminster |
Specialist | Performing Arts |
Department for Education URN | 101172 Tables |
Artistic Director | Steven Baker |
Principal | Sylvia Young |
Headteacher | Anne-Marie Kennedy BSc (Hons), PGCE, NPQH, MSc |
Gender | Co-educational |
Age | 10 to 16 |
Enrolment | 230~ |
Website | syts |
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Sylvia Young Theatre School is an independent school in Marble Arch, London, England. It is a specialist performing arts school named after its founder and principal, Sylvia Young OBE.
Outline
[edit]The Sylvia Young Theatre School was founded in 1972 with part-time classes in East London. It was established as a full-time school in 1981 on Drury Lane, but due to expansion it moved to a former 1880’s church school building in Rossmore Road, Marylebone in 1983. The school moved premises once again in 2010 to a converted church in Nutford Place, Westminster.[1][2]
Students either attend the full-time school (students aged 10 to 16 years), the part-time school on Thursday evenings and Saturdays (students aged 4 to 18 years) or holiday schools (students aged 7 to 18 years).[3] Tuition fees for full-time schooling (as of 2022) are £15,000 per annum for day pupils, £25,000–30,000 per annum for boarding pupils.[4] (Day pupils outnumber boarding pupils by a factor of five to one.)
Students from the Sylvia Young Theatre School have appeared in television, film and theatre productions, including main roles in EastEnders, Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean, Matilda, Billy Elliott, The Lion King, The Bodyguard, Les Misérables, and Charlie & The Chocolate Factory.[1][5][6]
The school has been described as "Eton for the Pop Idol generation"[5] and is renowned for producing soap stars, pop stars and TV personalities.[1][6]
Notable alumni
[edit]Performers who attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School include:
- Adam Woodyatt
- Adele Silva
- Adrianna Bertola
- Alex Pettyfer
- Alex Walkinshaw
- Amy Winehouse
- Anna Fantastic
- Archie Lyndhurst
- Ashley Horne
- Ashley Walters
- Ben Radcliffe
- Bessie Cursons[7]
- Bethan Wright
- Billie Piper
- Camilla Power
- Ceallach Spellman[8]
- Charlotte Spencer
- Chris Overton
- Clare Buckfield
- Clare Burt
- Dani Behr
- Daniel Kaluuya
- Danielle McCormack
- Danniella Westbrook
- Dean Gaffney
- Denise Van Outen
- Desmond Askew
- Dionne Bromfield[9]
- District3
- Dominique Moore
- Dua Lipa
- Elaine Tan
- Ella Purnell
- Emma Bunton
- Fern Deacon[10]
- Frances Ruffelle
- Gemma Collins
- Giovanna Fletcher
- Hakeem Kae-Kazim
- Hollie Chapman[11]
- Iain Robertson
- India Amarteifio
- Isabel Hodgins
- Isabella Pappas
- Jade Ewen
- Jade Alleyne
- Jake Roche
- James Lance
- Jamie Borthwick
- Jasmin Walia
- Jasmine Thompson
- Javine Hylton
- Jaymi Hensley
- Jemima Rooper
- Jenna Russell
- Jennifer Veal
- Jesy Nelson
- Jodi Albert
- Joe Cooper
- John McCrea
- John Pickard
- Jon Lee
- Joseph Kpobie
- Josh Cuthbert
- Julie Buckfield
- Kara Tointon
- Karim Zeroual
- Keeley Hawes
- Kellie Bright
- Lashana Lynch
- Laura Evans[12]
- Laura Sadler[13]
- Lauren Platt
- Layton Williams
- Leigh-Anne Pinnock
- Leona Lewis
- Letitia Dean
- Lily Cole
- Louisa Lytton
- Lucinda Dryzek
- Luisa Bradshaw-White
- Mark Wright
- Matt Di Angelo
- Matt Willis
- Matthew James Thomas
- Melanie Blatt
- Mimi Slinger
- Mohammed George
- Molly Rainford
- Natalie Appleton
- Nathan Sykes
- Nicholas Hoult
- Nick Berry
- Nick Pickard
- Nicola Stapleton
- Nicole Appleton
- Perry Fenwick
- Pixie Davies
- Poppy Lee Friar
- Preeya Kalidas
- Reni Eddo-Lodge[14]
- Renée Downer
- Rita Ora
- Robert Madge
- Sam Callahan
- Samantha Womack
- Sapphire Elia
- Sarah Harrison
- Scott Robinson
- Sean Borg
- Shannon Arrum Williams
- Sheree Murphy
- Simon Lipkin
- Sophie Lawrence
- Stefan Abingdon
- Stella Quaresma
- Steven Mackintosh
- Sydney Rae White
- Tamzin Outhwaite
- Tom Fletcher
- Vanessa White
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Saner, Emine; @eminesaner (11 April 2022). "'I don't want any stage school brats!': Sylvia Young on nurturing Billie Piper, Daniel Kaluuya and a host of stars". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "About". Sylvia Young Theatre School.
- ^ "Sylvia Young Theatre School". Sylvia Young Theatre School.
- ^ "Admissions". Sylvia Young Theatre School.
- ^ a b "The Sylvia Young Theatre School Review". Which School Advisor.
- ^ a b "Famous Sylvia Young Theatre School Alumni". Ranker. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Bessie's talent gets her a part in West End show Oliver!". The News. Portsmouth. 25 February 2009. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ "BBC One - Waterloo Road - Harry Fisher". BBC. Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ^ "TREVOR NELSON AT THE SYLVIA YOUNG THEATRE SCHOOL". BBC Radio 1xtra. 16 March 2011. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ^ "Fern Deacon Actress- About". fernsaffrondeacon. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Hollie's Aussie TV show break".
- ^ "Mandy.com Laura Evans profile". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "Obituary: Laura Sadler". news.bbc.co.uk. 20 June 2003. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ Eddo-Lodge, Reni (5 January 2018). "Reni Eddo-Lodge on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
Hi @WestminsterWAG I didn't attend Sylvia Young Theatre School full time as a child. I went on a few summer schools though. Didn't you call up to check? Wikipedia is not a credible fact checking source.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Sylvia Young Theatre School, The Good Schools Guide
- Sylvia Young Theatre School, Independent Schools Council