Getting into Drama School: The Compact Guide (Revised and Updated Edition)

This encouraging, no-nonsense guide walks you through the whole process of applying for drama school - including doing your initial research, selecting the right school for you, choosing and preparing your audition pieces, nailing the audition and dealing with recalls.

This revised and updated edition incorporates recent changes to the application process such as online auditions, ensuring you have the most up-to-date information.

Perfect for any aspiring actor, as well as anyone advising or coaching them, it will answer your questions, bust commonly held myths and give you all the knowledge you need to boost your chances of getting into drama school.

The Compact Guides are pocket-sized introductions for actors and theatremakers, each tackling a key topic in a clear and comprehensive way. Written by industry professionals with extensive hands-on experience of their subject, they provide you with maximum information in minimum time.

'Clear, accessible and well-structured... an essential guide for anyone who wishes to be offered a place at drama school' - Word Matters - Journal of the Society of Teachers of Speech and Drama

Auteur

Nick Moseley worked as an actor before teaching drama in secondary school, and then in drama schools, first at Italia Conti and latterly at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, where he is Principal Lecturer in Acting. He is the author of: Acting and Reacting: Tools for the Modern Actor; Meisner in Practice: A Guide for Actors, Directors and Teachers; Actioning and How to Do It; and Getting into Drama School: The Compact Guide, all published by Nick Hern Books.