Three
members of a local amateur theatre company have been accepted into prestigious
theatre schools.
Nineteen
year old Ruby Hoggarth has been accepted into the Guildford School of Acting. 24
year old Rachel Slattery will be on her way to the London School of Musical
theatre while 19 year old Estelle Denison-French has just received word she has
been accepted onto the ArtsEd Musical Theatre course.
All three young
actresses recently appeared in musical productions with Darlington Operatic Society.
Ruby played the role of The Lady Of The Lake in the company’s recent production
of Spamalot while Rachel took on the challenging role of Elle Woods in Legally
Blonde which was performed at Darlington Civic Theatre in April 2017. All three
were in the company’s most recent production West Side Story and all were due
to appear in Strictly Musicals 2 in November.
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| Ruby Hoggarth |
Ruby said “I
feel absolutely ecstatic. The Guildford School of Acting has been my dream
school since I stepped foot on the campus back in 2015. Since then, working
with DarlingtonOS has given me the confidence to go out and give my all into
every audition and, regardless of the outcome, still be happy with my
performance. To be given the chance to train at one of the world’s leading
institutions for musical theatre and acting is such an opportunity – I feel so
excited for what the future holds.”
Guildford
School of Acting is one of the most highly regarded theatre schools in the UK,
past students at the college include Brenda Blethyn, Bill Nighy, Michael Ball
and Celia Imrie.
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| Rachel Slattery |
Rachel told
us “I am absolutely over the moon. Going to drama school for Musical Theatre is
something I have always wanted to do, and now it’s happening, it doesn’t seem
quite real! I’m sad to be leaving DarlingtonOS as I have gained so many friends
whilst taking part in the shows and it will always have a really special place
in my heart. I’d urge anyone interested in performing and meeting new people to
join the company.”
Past student
at the London School of Musical Theatre have appeared in shows such as the current
West End smash hit Half A Sixpence, Mamma Mia, Les Miserables, Kinky Boots and
The Phantom Of The Opera.
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| Estelle Denison-French |
Estelle told
us “I can’t quite believe it. After one of the longest (and hottest – it was 34
degrees during the dance audition) days of my life I am so excited to have
received this news. I can’t thank everyone enough – friends and family, who
have supported me and helped me get this far.”
Famous
Alumni from ArtsEd include Julie Andrews, Samantha Barks, Sarah Brightman and
Will Young.
Julian
Cound, Chairman of Darlington Operatic Society said “We are absolutely thrilled
for Ruby, Rachel and Estelle, all three have been fantastic advocates for
DarlingtonOS and it has been a pleasure working alongside them both in Legally
Blonde, Spamalot and West Side Story. The girls were all cast in our current
show Strictly Musicals 2 so we are going to have to re-distribute some songs,
but we have the strength in depth to fill the very big boots left behind by
these three wonderful performers – we wish them well in the next step on their
career ladder.”
Strictly Musicals 2 will run from Tuesday 21 to Saturday
25 November. Tickets go on sale on Monday 17 July. For updates or more
information visit darlingtonos.org.uk
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