Drama School Dropout

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, L.J. Aitken. We chat about the fringe, stage names, the toxic masculinity surrounding boys in the arts, Firewater Thursdays, first time directing, regrets, one person shows, transformative theatre, professional failures, cast members getting thrown out of Edinburgh Bus Station, getting fired, first kisses, Jack Grealish, and moving out. 

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Host: Ingram Noble

Guest: L.J. Aitken

Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble

Links:

Ingram's Instagram & Twitter: @ingramnoble

L.J.'s Instagram: @lj__aitken

Patreon: www.patreon.com/dramaschooldropout

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Charlotte Eaton. We chat about working through the pandemic, auditions, self tapes, having fun, working with difficult people, being kind, Drama School bonding sessions, tackling assault courses, our craziest Drama School stories, giving out signed headshots, chastity belts, working on Benidorm and working with John Chalice.

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Host: Ingram Noble

Guest: Charlotte Eaton

Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble

Links:

Ingram's Instagram & Twitter: @ingramnoble

Charlotte's Instagram: @charlotteeaton_

Buy Charlotte's Book!: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09TDZQWJX/ref=cm_sw_r_em_api_glt_i_834W6JXE65X06R4WC26E

Patreon: www.patreon.com/dramaschooldropout

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Dean Fagan. We chat about cast members talking about shows online, cast drama, how a chance lunch break changed the course of Dean’s life, fetishes, COVID, blackmail, auditioning for Coronation Street, being killed by Pat Phelan, doing live TV, cheating on Corrie, going to awards ceremonies, filming in Malta and our worst audition stories. 

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Host: Ingram Noble

Guest: Dean Fagan

Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble

Links:

Ingram's Instagram & Twitter: @ingramnoble

Dean's Instagram: @deananthonyfagan

Patreon: www.patreon.com/dramaschooldropout

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Rob Madge. We chat about the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, problematic tea towels, creating shows as a child, our parents upstaging us, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, being a child actor, making paper breathe, attending the Sylvia Young Theatre School, My Son’s A Queer But What Can You Do, Julie Walters, Dawn French, fun behind the scenes moments, Disney, more Stage Right or Stage Shite? stories and doing the London Palladium pantomime.

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Host: Ingram Noble

Guest: Rob Madge

Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble

Links:

Ingram's Instagram & Twitter: @ingramnoble

Rob's Instagram: @robmadge02

Buy the My Son's A Queer Playtext: https://www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/my-sons-a-queer

Patreon: www.patreon.com/dramaschooldropout

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Freddie Bolt. We chat about the SAG AFTRA strikes, Ackley Bridge, The Bolt Academy, zoom ptsd, wanting Drama School training but also the university lifestyle, feeling humiliated, auditioning for the role of Chesney on Coronation Street, being a child actor, being in Bernard’s Watch, farts in a yoga class, toxic competitiveness in Drama School, showcase struggles, playing racist characters, where the south really begins, disturbing Drama School stories, Superman and overnight megabuses to London.

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Host: Ingram Noble

Guest: Freddie Bolt

Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble

Links:

Ingram's Instagram & Twitter: @ingramnoble

Freddie's Instagram: @freddieb1993

Bolt Academy: http://boltacademy.co.uk

Bee Academy: http://bee-academy.co.uk/index.html

Patreon: www.patreon.com/dramaschooldropout

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Sarah Byrne. We chat about Shameless, Sarah’s Drama School and Agency, the pandemic, feeling the calling to perform, diversity in the industry, discrimination against working class people, partying on Canal Street, Love Island, Paul Mescal, The Sarah Byrne Acting Academy, missing another friend’s wedding, working with Alice Barry, sunburnt willies, a politically correct Frank Gallagher, and going topless on telly. 

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Host: Ingram Noble

Guest: Sarah Byrne

Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble

Links:

Ingram's Instagram & Twitter: @ingramnoble

Sarah's Instagram: @itssarahbyrne

The Sarah Byrne Acting Academy: https://sarahbyrneactingacademy.co.uk/about-us/

Patreon: www.patreon.com/dramaschooldropout

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Hannah Hobley. We chat about Big Brother, parenthood, pregnancy, tea towels on heads, problematic primary school shows, Benidorm, Hannah’s first professional role, classical singing, bad auditions, supportive parents, how hard this industry is, BeniCon, a possible Benidorm return, the Garvey’s, dealing with insecurities as an actor, makeshift dildos, rejecting Lady Gaga, meeting heroes, patience and bad habits. 

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Host: Ingram Noble

Guest: Hannah Hobley

Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble

Links:

Ingram's Instagram & Twitter: @ingramnoble

Hannah's Instagram: @hannahhobley

Patreon: www.patreon.com/dramaschooldropout

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

Links:

Ingram's Instagram & Twitter: @ingramnoble

Lauren's Instagram: @laurennmcqueen

Patreon: www.patreon.com/dramaschooldropout

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

Links:

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.

Submit your story for Stage Right or Stage Shite: https://forms.gle/1p296t4Uu1F1XVvN9

Host: Ingram Noble

Guest: Francesca Curran

Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble

Links:

Ingram's Instagram & Twitter: @ingramnoble

Francesca's Instagram: @francesca_curran

Patreon: www.patreon.com/dramaschooldropout