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The Italia Conti Academy is Britain's oldest theatre arts training school. A Drama School is a higher education College which specialises in the vocational teaching of Drama (i It was founded in 1911 by actress Italia Conti. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year [1] It is the only theatre school to offer full-time in-house courses at secondary, further and higher education levels. The Academy promotes multi-skilled training, believing the more opportunities offered to students, the wider the choice of options in the work place.

The Academy grew out of the first production of the play Where the Rainbow Ends. Where the Rainbow Ends is a children's play originally written for Christmas 1911 by Clifford Mills and John Ramsey. Italia Conti, who was already an established actress and had a reputation for her success working with young people, was asked to take over the job of training the cast. The play was a triumph and the school was born in basement studios in London’s Great Portland Street. Great Portland Street is a street in the West End of London. Linking Oxford Street with Albany Street and the busy A501

The Academy's principle has always been to provide a thorough education and training. Staff of professional experts give students that enter the profession with the necessary professional skills, having also been encouraged to develop their social talents and to evolve a set of standards essential for personal and professional fulfilment.

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The Academy's main offices and studios are on Goswell Road in London, while the theatre and acting courses take place in the Avondale building, located in north Clapham. The A1 in London is an A road in North London. It runs from the London Wall to Bignall's Corner, where it crosses the M25 and London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Clapham is an area of South London, England, in the London Borough of Lambeth. The main building houses the junior school (9-15) and also the 3 year musical theatre course (16-19), where actors and dancers are prepared for the professional stage and screen. A junior school is a type of School which caters for children often between the ages of 4 and 11 Facilities include 152-seater Avondale Theatre, the Sheridan Studio Theatre, a fully-equipped recording studio, a TV studio, acting and movement studios, IT facilities, junior school rooms, fully equipped dance studios, a canteen, and The Italia Conti Agency.

Further Italia Conti facilities include:

Notable alumni

In literature

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References

  1. ^ History and Background. Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. Retrieved on 2007-08-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula.
  2. ^ Small Faces Story Part 1. Darlings of Wapping Wharf Launderette / Making Time 1995-2001. Retrieved on 2007-08-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula.

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