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Natalie Gallacher is a casting director who has worked with Pippa Ailion for 15 years. She started as an intern, then became an assistant, then an associate and now she is a casting director alongside Pippa.

I count myself very fortunate that from the moment I was introduced to this magical world of the performing arts, I knew it would be my future. Because of this, from the age of three, I trained in all areas of dancing...

Our weekly industry talks have really become one of the many highlights of my time studying at Associated Studios. This week we had the honour of digitally meeting David Grindrod, one of the top casting directors in our indus

Last week we had the pleasure of speaking to singing teacher and vocal coach, Mary Hammond during our industry talk. Mary started playing piano at the age of six and she encouraged us to keep up any musical skills we have.

The weekly industry talks have without a doubt become one of the highlights of our time studying at Associated Studios. This week, we get to hear from Gerry Tebbutt who is currently running the foundation course at Guildford

It’s the second week of term at Associated Studios and we are all looking forward to today’s industry talk with the brilliant lyricist and patron of our school, Sir Tim Rice.

This week at Associated Studios we had the brilliant opportunity to speak to Tarinn Callender. This was an exciting and rare opportunity to ask questions and talk to a working professional in the theatre industry.

There’s no denying it, 2020 has been one very bumpy rollercoaster ride and not one anyone would wish to ride again anytime soon. The Covid-19 pandemic has hit the Arts industry particularly hard. On Wednesday 18th March 2020

I came across a tweet from my singing tutor Leontine Hass. It was about singing and loving your voice and the way in which it can be used in creative expression. I suddenly thought of how in this pandemic during lockdown...

Wherever you are in the world, I hope this message finds you well and more importantly safe. Firstly, we are all aware of what a crazy time the world is going through right now so don’t worry, I won’t go into any of that.

When running a Drama school, one sees certain trends emerge over the years. Fashions and the prevalence of particular issues in the performing arts industry as a whole come and go.

It’s week 3 of our second term, and we are getting right into the swing of things here at Associated Studios. Our brand-new home in Latimer Road is buzzing with our cohort of talented students

We are delighted to announce that Daniel Koek will be a patron for Associated Studios Australia.

First of all I want to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a sensational New Year! I know 2019 has been a crazy year for everyone. I hope you all get a much deserved rest with laughter and loved ones.

I recently started the 4 Month Advanced Musical Theatre Course at Associated Studios. Only being 7 weeks into the course, I can say that I’m very impressed with the standard of the classes, directors I’ve worked with...

We are very much looking forward to meeting you at your audition. Please read these notes carefully as they will help you prepare to the best of your availability.

Here at Associated Studios, we run regular Musical Theatre Masterclasses with professionals from the industry. Previously, we have worked with Alice Fearn (Wicked, Shrek, Les Miserables) and Danielle Tarento

We are thrilled to announce that Paul Wiegard is a Patron of Associated Studios Australia

As a New Zealander who is coming to the end of two wonderful years in London, it’s hard not to reflect on what a great career move it was.

As I sit here at my desk on this lovely Wednesday afternoon, I decided to jot down some thoughts about going to train at a performing arts school.

We are so thrilled to announce some exciting news!Leading London Performing Arts Academy Associated Studios is expanding to Melbourne

This is going to be a blog about the wonderful website/blog, not known to everybody, Parterre Box. It is the celebrated, naughty, bitchy, opinioned and FUNNY queer opera zine.

The 20th of November, 1906, saw the premiere of Frank Wedekind’s first major play at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin. The production caused an immediate, major scandal. Germany at the time, although prosperous...

-You are choosing a Pop song for a MUSICAL THEATRE AUDITION and NOT for a Gig with a Mic or a Gig with a band or a recording studio session. Bearing this in mind is absolutely crucial

I watched a TED Talk last night by Ken Robinson titled: Do schools kill creativity? A fantastic and funny talk, all about allowing people to be creative in the fullest sense

Everyone can have a poor performance. We don’t like it, but we usually get away with it. But woe betide if we disrespect our audience or dump on the press. This is something Frank Sinatra found out the hard way

We dwell in a creative industry, The Performing Arts. You might have been drawn to it for the love of music and text, emotional and physical expression, the search for truth and real human connection

Frequently asked questions such as “what should I watch?”, “what should I read?" and “what should I do?” from those about to embark on our own 1-Year and 4-Month Musical Theatre Courses

“Since doing the first Associated Studios course I went from strength to strength – I secured a great new agent who I’ve been with for many years now and who I count as a friend and a rock…

As a vocal coach one of the most frequent responses I encounter upon revealing what I do for a living, is the comment ‘Oh I’m completely tone-deaf’. If I can be bothered, there ensues a little debate where I aim to convince

1. Research 5 open mic. venues2. Go and watch3. Prepare one song which works for you and you can sing a week4. Arrange a Rep session or singing lesson to go through your new songs5. Schedule one weekly open mic night visit

Singers suffer from debilitating anxiety, fear, impostor syndrome and a sense of just not being good enough to stay in the profession reasonably regularly and almost always when they have not been performing for a while

Approach - Never “pretend” or simply “go through the motions”. Do all exercises for real.

Marketing. A dirty word in the Arts. However, the reality is that if you are to succeed in this competitive business, marketing yourself as an artist is something you need to think about.

I have been reflecting recently on the sheer amount of discipline it takes to maintain a state of happiness and have come to the conclusion that maintaining any sort of self respect, sense of personal growth...

So, you’ve finally taken the leap and are enrolled in Associated Studios (or one on the many other great drama schools London has to offer). Fantastic! You’ve got one of the greatest cities in the world on your doorstep

So, you've paid your rent, topped up your oyster and thanks to working every extra shift going, you have finally saved up the necessary cash to get your next (or possibly even your first) headshot.

Acting & Musical Theatre SundaysAssociated Studios is holding an Audition Technique workshop with Gloria Onitiri as part of our series of weekly Acting & Musical Theatre workshops on Sunday the 2nd November 2pm – 5pm.

I have recently found in a whole host of students that they are constricting when they speak and as a result, constricting when they sing. I am coming up against this so often that I felt it is worth writing about.

Group Singing is on every Monday evening. It is a Drop-In session and you pay on the day. £20 per session. It is a small class with a maximum of 8 singers.