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The Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, formerly the Webber Douglas School of Singing and Dramatic Art, was a drama school, and originally a singing school, in London. It was one of the leading drama schools in Britain, and offered comprehensive training for those intending to pursue a professional performance career.
History
The school was founded in London in 1926 as the Webber Douglas School of Singing, by Walter Johnstone Douglas (youngest son of Arthur Johnstone-Douglas) and Amherst Webber. It was created from the singing academy founded in 1906 in Paris by Jean de Reszke. By 1932, the school had added full theatrical training to its curriculum, and was renamed the Webber Douglas School of Singing and Dramatic Art. It was located at 30 Clareville St in South Kensington.
In 2006, the academy was absorbed into the Central School of Speech and Drama. Many of the academy's past alumni have formed a theatre company dedicated to keeping the original spirit of the school alive. In 2009, the Central School of Speech and Drama renamed its Embassy Studio the Webber Douglas Studio.
Alumni
See Category:Alumni of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
Notes
External links
Webber Douglas website at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
Webber Douglas website at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
Central School of Speech and Drama homepage
Walter Henry George Johnstone-Douglas in Burke's Landed Gentry
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Christian Brassington
- Mel Raido
- Shelley Conn
- Natalie Dormer
- Eva Green
- Julian Fellowes
- Joe Anderson (pemeran)
- Stewart Granger
- Julia Ormond
- Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
- Alex Reid (actress)
- Hugh Fraser (actor)
- Kirsten Cooke
- Elizabeth Berrington
- Eva Green
- Mel Raido
- Paul Anderson (actor)
- David Sterne
- Emma Chambers
