This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Lauren McQueen. We chat about leaving Hollyoaks right before the pandemic, mental health, Annie, Cecil and Vessel, rude agents, working hard, advice, Prima Facie, watching plays in the cinema, learning to cry on cue, trauma dumping, the right way to tackle a self harm storyline, crossing the soap border into Coronation Street, fight classes with dildos, inserting suppositories and working with Tom Hanks.

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Host: Ingram Noble

Guest: Lauren McQueen

Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble

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Lauren's Instagram: @laurennmcqueen

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This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Joseph Thompson. We chat about my Amsterdam Sex Dungeon, not being ready to go to Drama School, living in Japan, crazy Drama School feedback, schools merging, making chains with keyrings, interactive walk through zoos, eating out of date sweets on set, auditioning for Hollyoaks, ordering hits, Will Young, getting to work at the National, lecturers questioning your personality, Margaret Thatcher and what we’re bringing to new parts.

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Host: Ingram Noble

Guest: Joseph Thompson

Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble

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Ingram's Instagram & Twitter: @ingramnoble

Joseph's Instagram: @aguycalledjoe

Patreon: www.patreon.com/dramaschooldropout

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Francesca Curran. We chat about wanting to be on BritBox, being plunged into the industry, imposter syndrome, the odds not being in our favour, the rise of TikTok, stepping down with grace, Irn Bru, playing Skinhead Helen, shit Drama School teachers, peeing in water bottles, auditioning for Orange Is The New Black fresh out of Drama School, embodying the character of a criminal, shaving your head for a role, being part of one of the biggest TV shows ever made, playing a Neo-nazi, The Crown, changing casts, pressure and getting paid.

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Host: Ingram Noble

Guest: Francesca Curran

Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble

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Ingram's Instagram & Twitter: @ingramnoble

Francesca's Instagram: @francesca_curran

Patreon: www.patreon.com/dramaschooldropout

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Christopher Nicol. We chat about first roles being a lead role in a brand new play, telling little white lies to calm someone down, switching from Computer Science to Acting, the toxic masculinity aimed towards boys in schools who want to study Drama, the size of the Scottish acting industry, discovering that we went to the same secondary school, being inspired by Indiana Jones, the brand new play Alba, going to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, my phobia of performing anything musical, hitting people in the face with inflatable mics, train mishaps, calling an actor the wrong name on stage and our biggest fears and insecurities. 

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Host: Ingram Noble

Guest: Christopher Nicol

Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble

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Ingram's Instagram & Twitter: @ingramnoble

Christopher's Instagram: @christophernicol.2000

Patreon: www.patreon.com/dramaschooldropout

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Sam Phillips. We chat about the weather, being grateful for lockdown, spicy accountants, self tapes, auditions, self tape studios, being farted on, growing up in the industry, finger sucking, Meryl Streep, Catherine Tate, agents drawing on headshots, working on The Crown, being Imelda Staunton’s son-in-law, perfecting the Princess Diana “Alright”, working with Kevin Spacey, forgetting lines, forgetting props, therapy, pressure, finding a life outside of acting, sustaining a career, buying property, age, having the answers, food poisoning and being friends with Ciarán Griffiths. 

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Host: Ingram Noble

Guest: Sam Phillips

Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble

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Ingram's Instagram & Twitter: @ingramnoble

Sam's Instagram: @samosphillipos

Sam's Twitter: @samphillips1984

Patreon: www.patreon.com/dramaschooldropout

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Aaron Sidwell. We chat about performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and making the mistake of packing summer clothes, setting life goals at a very young age, the government’s negligence of the arts industries, the stage and screen being linked, dealing with personal challenges on set, working on EastEnders, the difficulties of working on a continuous drama, Shakespeare, stealing from EastEnders, being a tattooed actor, making friends at auditions, method acting, wet socks, feeling held back because of certain genres of credits, the Game of Thrones ending, endless scrolling and film peaking with the DVD. 

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Host: Ingram Noble

Guest: Aaron Sidwell

Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble

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Patreon: www.patreon.com/dramaschooldropout

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Jack Byrne. We chat about doing get outs, This Is Where We Get Off, the importance of life experience, gap years, our favourite Shakespeare plays, Nicola Sturgeon, rapping, crying, emotional recall, Jack’s new play Alba, rapping, Scottish politics, instagram follows, disagreeing with lecturers, Scottish actors, traumatising Drama School exercises, online Drama School, Urban Frubing, writing and creating worlds. 

ALBA TICKETS: https://www.sllcboxoffice.co.uk/he-IL/shows/alba/info

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Host: Ingram Noble

Guest: Jack Byrne

Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble

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Jack's Instagram: @_.jackbyrne._

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This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Zachary Ray Sherman. We chat about Scientology, performing in the new play Alba, 90210, money, making theatre accessible, our favourite Shakespeare roles, playing Santa Claus, 90210 drama, actors being influenced into starting acting by an older sibling, working with Kirsten Dunst, sliding doors moments, dreams of being a Beverly Hills brat, mental health, going to New York City as a sixteen year old, getting feedback, struggling with addiction and portraying it, Zach’s new films, the method, reflecting what it means to be alive, always looking for the truth, malicious compliance, being an introvert, getting sent screener links and I talk about Shameless again. 

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Kerry Ellis. We chat about being the first ever British actress to play Elphaba, never saying no, not being able to swim, tackling My Fair Lady straight out of Drama School, going through Drama School without mobile phones and social media, covering for Idina Menzel, her new album ‘Kings and Queens’, getting involved in the industry, Kerry’s advice to Drama School graduates, the world of social media, playing Titania in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, running half marathons and the Morton’s Bakery. 

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Host: Ingram Noble

Guest: Kerry Ellis

Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble

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Kerry's Instagram: @kerryellis79

Kerry's Twitter: @kerryjaneellis1

Kerry's Website: www.kerryellis.com

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