Drama School Dropout

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Lewis Gillon. We chat about Flatmates, creating content, Still Game, finding out your lecturer was in Still Game, halloween parties gone wrong, football, college auditions gone wrong, taking over a role last minutes, piss kinks, bonding with casts, being naked on stage, online perverts, the monarchy, nerves, self confidence, having a wank over Camilla Parker-Bowles, hometown heroes, David Tennant and Catherine Tate, our forever meals and the perfect temperature of a Greggs sausage roll.

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Host: Ingram Noble

Guest: Lewis Gillon

Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble

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Ingram's Instagram & Twitter: @ingramnoble

Lewis' Instagram: @lewisgillonx

Patreon: www.patreon.com/dramaschooldropout

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This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Rivkah Reyes. We chat about School of Rock, sitcoms, Gillian Anderson, finding career freedom during the pandemic, psychic mediums, changing your professional name once you already have an established career, choosing our battles, having Joan Cusack as your real life neighbour, frozen capri-suns, having to learn to play the guitar standing up for School of Rock, being “interested” in Sarah Silverman, how Joan  Cusack gave out the best Halloween candy, the School of Rock twenty year reunion, bringing a ouija board to set, death, having sex on stage in between shows, Ibiza, Ted Lasso, Catherine Tate and what we love about ourselves. 

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Host: Ingram Noble

Guest: Rivkah Reyes

Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble

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Ingram's Instagram & Twitter: @ingramnoble

Rivkah's Social Media: @rivkah.reyes

Patreon: www.patreon.com/dramaschooldropout

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This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Anthony Flanagan. We chat about Shameless, being busier than ever, losing out to James McAvoy, being expelled from Drama Class at thirteen, acting never being the dream, studying at Oldham College, breaking into the industry with The Royal Shakespeare Company, lessons learnt, learning that the appreciation of your craft is subjective, moving forward, working with agencies, being in charge of your own career, Shameless having it's resurgence, Liam Neeson, pink furry handcuffs and Maggie O'Neill.

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Host: Ingram Noble

Guest: Anthony Flanagan

Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble

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Ingram's Instagram & Twitter: @ingramnoble

Patreon: www.patreon.com/dramaschooldropout

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This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Anthony Lewis. We chat about Emmerdale, Ackley Bridge, The Full Monty, raising a toddler throughout the pandemic, the boom of podcasts, time passing so fast, how major world events impact TV shows, acting, becoming a family affair, being on heartbeat at nine years old, being Mr CITV for a while, skipping Drama School to join Emmerdale, the story of how his brother became Neville Longbottom, open casting calls, teaching, being self aware, context, pre show rituals involving urinals, performing the local takeaway's menu, Torchwood and working with Kay Mellor.

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Host: Ingram Noble

Guest: Anthony Lewis

Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble

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Ingram's Instagram & Twitter: @ingramnoble

Anthony's Instagram: @mranthonylewis

Patreon: www.patreon.com/dramaschooldropout

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This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Tony Jayawardena. We chat about the Christmas season, traditions, internet dating, going to see shows in the West End as a child, dealing with your inner monologue, the nothingness, being ignored, Dame Judi Dench's viral performance of Shakespeare's sonnets, the Crown, trying to be the nice guy, studying Chekov for eleven weeks straight, valuing your humanity, reality checks at Drama School, Miriam Margolyes, Ackley Bridge, storytelling being the biggest form of activism, representation, The Little Mermaid, pretending to be working class, being a sparkler and show revivals.  

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Host: Ingram Noble

Guest: Tony Jayawardena

Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble

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Ingram's Instagram & Twitter: @ingramnoble

Tony's Instagram: @tonyjayawardena

Patreon: www.patreon.com/dramaschooldropout

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This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Nikki Runeckles. We chat about Bad Education, Layton Williams, Strictly Come Dancing, studying at Italia Conti, being an extra in a Morrisons advert, missing your first Drama School show because of appendicitis, learning to lose yourself, working in a nursing home, how Nikki came to play Chantelle, the Bad Education reunion, stealing, the Bad Education movie, Nikki's reservations on returning for the reunion, writing erotic novels and regrets.  

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Host: Ingram Noble

Guest: Nikki Runeckles

Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble

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Ingram's Instagram & Twitter: @ingramnoble

Nikki's Instagram: @nikkiruneckles

Patreon: www.patreon.com/dramaschooldropout

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This week on Drama School Dropout it's our third birthday! I am joined by the amazing, Samantha Siddall. We chat about three years of Drama School Dropout, Shameless, lockdown, nativity stories, missing out on the part of Mary, the hierarchy of secondary school drama departments, back up plans, going to Drama School, flatmates using your crockery as underwear, the only creative limit being money, creating your own work, shit your pants moments, being paid for existing work being uploaded to streaming platforms, the SAG strike, Shameless being Samantha's first audition, working with James McAvoy and Anne Marie Duff, watching your own "death", the realities of acting, Shameless USA and social media habits.

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Host: Ingram Noble

Guest: Samantha Siddall

Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble

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Ingram's Instagram & Twitter: @ingramnoble

Samantha's Instagram: @samsiddalll

Patreon: www.patreon.com/dramaschooldropout

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This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Spencer Macpherson. We chat about discovering TV shows on TikTok, School Spirits, our killer theories, following siblings into the industry, playing Tiny Tim, finding the right agent, performing naked, discussing on screen nudity with parents, weed vs. tobacco, behind the scenes moments, The Green Mile, our favourite TV shows, problematic casting, the importance of being nice, Catherine Tate, actors not following COVID rules on set and spoilers. 

*THIS EPISODE OF DRAMA SCHOOL DROPOUT WAS RECORDED PRIOR TO THE SAG-AFTRA STRIKE*

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Host: Ingram Noble

Guest: Spencer Macpherson

Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble

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Spencer's Instagram: @jspencermac

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This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Dystin Johnson. We chat about finding peace, Shameless, training in the North East, being scared to admit that you want to be an actor, our histories colliding, accent party games, physical theatre, terrible teachers, mime school, racial bias and pigeon holing, auditioning for the Barbie Movie, trying to destroy the element of play, LGBTQ+ representation, Helen Mirren anecdotes, Autoglass, heckling and working with Catherine Tate on Hard Cell.

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, William Ellis. We chat about EastEnders, loving lockdown, FOMO, teaching, studying at LAMDA, portraying religion on stage, playing undesirable characters, being heckled in the street, transcending TV culture, working with Lacey Turner, having to create a separation between yourself and the character, stillness, casting, stage combat, getting hurt, working on Great Expectations with Ralph Fiennes, being volunteered to do your own stunts, competitive swimming and how to properly make diluting juice.

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Host: Ingram Noble

Guest: William Ellis

Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble

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Ingram's Instagram & Twitter: @ingramnoble

William's Instagram: @williamellisactor

Patreon: www.patreon.com/dramaschooldropout

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