Description
Opened by Laurence Olivier in 1946, the School is an industry-led vocational training establishment preparing Actors, Actresses, Stage Managers, Carpenters, Electricians, Sound Technicians, Costumiers, Designers, Property Makers and Directors for careers in Theatre, Radio, Television, Film, Trade Presentations, Recording Studios and the many and ever-increasing areas of employment open to a trained work-force in an industry which is also, occasionally, an art.
The School is unique in that it is staffed by working professionals and trains people for all disciplines, working together within one organisation. It is an integral part of a professional theatre company – The Bristol Old Vic Company and has close working partnerships with other production companies and it consistently achieves 100% Graduate employment.
In outlook, application, work-load, discipline and most other matters, the School is run as a professional producing company – for television and radio as well as theatre – regarding a student’s first day of training as the first day of his or her career. Students on the Technical Courses are trained in the use of Industry-standard equipment in workshops, theatres, recording or television studios and all of the School’s courses are essentially practical. |
