Associated Studios


Associated Studios is a top British drama school in London, offering courses in Acting, Musical Theatre, Opera and Commercial/Popular Music.
Associated Studios was founded by renowned vocal coach Leontine Hass in 2007. In addition to part-time and full-time Musical Theatre courses taught by eminent industry practitioners, including West End Musical Directors, Director, Choreographers, Writers, Composers, Casting Directors and leading artists, Associated Studios also runs Professional Development workshops for performers who are already working. Associated Studios is the only Performing Arts Academy in the UK to offer training for performers starting a career as well as industry professionals looking for ongoing professional development. Associated Studios is a registered educational charity and offers a few large bursaries for exceptionally talented performers who cannot afford Drama school training annually. Class sizes at the school are small and capped at a maximum of 20 per class to maximise individual attention and quality training for each participant. Participation is strictly by audition. Full-time courses culminate in a full public production at a professional theatre and a West End Industry showcase.
Associated Studios engages its students and staff in outreach. Projects have included teaching drama and music workshops at Feltham Prison, Crisis Homeless Charity and performing in Hospital Wards.
Associated Studios has recently opened a second branch in Melbourne, Australia.
Currently Associated Studios is in the process of validating an MA in Musical Theatre Performance.

Premises

The school has recently relocated to a beautiful 3 floor building in Kensington and Chelsea. Comprising three large studios and two offices with wooden floorboards and ample natural light in a buzzing and creative street, just minutes from Portobello Road market and the tube, Associated Studios are now located at 204 Latimer Road, London W10 6QY.

Musical Theatre Courses

Various part-time and full-time Musical Theatre courses run throughout the year. The first one-year full-time Musical Theatre course started in September 2010. Since then, the school has established itself as one of the top British Drama schools, with an impressive alumni including many West End leads.
Dance classes are streamed to cater for movers, as well as professional dancers. Associated Studios is renowned for training exceptional Singers and Actors. The school has built a reputation for training performers with a reliable and excellent vocal technique who can withstand the rigours of an 8-show week, as well as training performers to connect authentically to text and Acting through Song, making specific and in the moment choices.

Key personnel

Guest acting coaches include:
Mike Alfreds • Michael Attenborough • Dominic Cooke • Sir Richard Eyre • Robert Fried • Pete Gallagher • Hugh Grant • Douglas Hansell • Jeremy Herrin • Joe Hill-Gibbins • Jeremy Irons • Terry Johnson • Peter Kosminsky • Phelim McDermott • Lindsay Posner • Orlando Seale • Sir Patrick Stewart • Melly Still • Che Walker • Timothy West • Nigel Whitmey • Michael Fry • Hal Chambers • Christian Durham
Guest musical theatre coaches include:
Scott Alan • David Allwood • Jim Arnold • Greg Arrowsmith • Rosemary Ashe • Dan Bowling • Bob Broad • Marina Calderone • Jason Carr • Shane Collins • Sarah Day • Mike Dixon • Martin Dodd • Anthony Drewe • Lesley Duff • Michael Fentiman • First Family Entertainment • Kate Golledge • Ian Good • Jill Green • David Grindrod • Chris Guard • Leontine Hass • Tim Howar • Yvonne I'Anson • Stacey Jenson • Tom Kelly • Daniel Koek • Theo Jamieson • David Lee • Mitch Leow • Nigel Lilley • John Markham • Robert McWhir • Ben Newsome • Debbie O’Brien • Stuart Pedlar • Nigel Planer • Matt Rawle • John Rigby • Neil Rutherford • Matthew Samer • Jeremy Sams • Nicholas Skilbeck • Peter Straker • Danielle Tarento • Kathy Taylor-Jones • Paul Taylor Mills • Ronin Traynor • Gareth Valentine
Guest opera coaches include:
Rory Bremner • Sally Burgess • Iain Burnside • Brad Cohen • Jonathan Cohen • James Conway • Graeme Danby • Sophie Daneman • David Eaton • David Edwards • Rebecca Evans • Olivia Fuchs • Giles Havergal • Philip Headlam • Mary Hill • Jonathan Hinden • Aurelia Jonvaux • Max Key • Mary King • Norbert Meyn • Natalie Murray • Robin Newton • Penny O’Connor • Paola Quaglia • Rowena Ricci • Brindley Sherratt • Jeremy Silver • Alessandro Talevi • Roger Vignoles • Andrew Watts •Timothy Redmond • Michael Lloyd

Alumni

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