The school is part of the University of Surrey and offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in acting, musical theatre, and production. In addition to undergraduate programmes, GSA also offers postgraduate programmes, including a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Acting, a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Musical Theatre, and a Master of Arts (MA) in Theatre Practices.
The university also hosts the National Resource Centre for Dance, established in 1982.[4]
Historyedit
The former Bellairs Playhouse
The school was founded as the Grant-Bellairs School of Dance and Drama in London in 1935. At the outbreak of World War II it relocated to Guildford.[5] From 1945 to 2010 the school was housed in the former St Nicholas parish hall and working men's club at Millmead Terrace.[6] In 1964, the school was renamed the Guildford School of Acting and Dance. In the 1990s, the word "Dance" was removed from the title, allegedly because former student Bill Nighy referred to it as the "Guildford School of Twirlies".[5] In 2009 the school became part of the University of Surrey and in 2010 moved into new purpose-built accommodation next to the refurbished Ivy Arts Centre, formerly the sports centre, on the Stag Hill campus.[5]
Facilitiesedit
Ivy Arts Centre
The main school building has 15 dance and rehearsal studios, and 10 tutorial/practice rooms. The Ivy Arts centre houses the 190-seat Bellairs Theatre, named after Beatrice "Bice" Bellairs, one of the original co-founders, and the 80-seat Rex Doyle studio theatre named after the actor and GSA alumnus.[7] In addition the Performing Arts Technology Studios building has a 128-seat theatre which can also be used.[8]
^. Guildford School of Acting. August 2014. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
^Granger, Rachel. "Rapid Scoping Study on Leicester Drama School" (PDF). De Montfort University Leicester. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
^"National Resource Centre for Dance website". University of Surrey. September 2016. from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
^ abc"Last hurrah for GSA students". Get Surrey. 19 April 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
^"Inside this former Surrey theatre converted into a luxury flat". House Beautiful. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
^"Theatres named after Beatrice "Bice" Bellairs and Rex Doyle". GSA. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
^"Our facilities". GSA. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
External linksedit
GSA website
January 01, 1970
guildford, school, acting, drama, school, guildford, surrey, england, academic, school, university, surrey, member, federation, drama, schools, typedrama, schoolestablished1935parent, institutionuniversity, surreyaccreditationcdmtacademic, affiliationfederatio. Guildford School of Acting GSA is a drama school in Guildford Surrey England It is an academic school in the University of Surrey 2 It is a member of the Federation of Drama Schools 3 Guildford School of ActingTypeDrama schoolEstablished1935Parent institutionUniversity of SurreyAccreditationCDMTAcademic affiliationFederation of Drama SchoolsHeadCatherine McNamara 1 LocationStag Hill CampusGuildford Surrey GU2 7XH England51 14 34 N 0 35 44 W 51 2429 N 0 5956 W 51 2429 0 5956Websitegsauk wbr org Contents 1 Overview 2 History 3 Facilities 4 Alumni 5 References 6 External linksOverview edit nbsp GSA building Stag Hill campus The school is part of the University of Surrey and offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in acting musical theatre and production In addition to undergraduate programmes GSA also offers postgraduate programmes including a Master of Fine Arts MFA in Acting a Master of Fine Arts MFA in Musical Theatre and a Master of Arts MA in Theatre Practices The university also hosts the National Resource Centre for Dance established in 1982 4 History edit nbsp The former Bellairs Playhouse The school was founded as the Grant Bellairs School of Dance and Drama in London in 1935 At the outbreak of World War II it relocated to Guildford 5 From 1945 to 2010 the school was housed in the former St Nicholas parish hall and working men s club at Millmead Terrace 6 In 1964 the school was renamed the Guildford School of Acting and Dance In the 1990s the word Dance was removed from the title allegedly because former student Bill Nighy referred to it as the Guildford School of Twirlies 5 In 2009 the school became part of the University of Surrey and in 2010 moved into new purpose built accommodation next to the refurbished Ivy Arts Centre formerly the sports centre on the Stag Hill campus 5 Facilities edit nbsp Ivy Arts Centre The main school building has 15 dance and rehearsal studios and 10 tutorial practice rooms The Ivy Arts centre houses the 190 seat Bellairs Theatre named after Beatrice Bice Bellairs one of the original co founders and the 80 seat Rex Doyle studio theatre named after the actor and GSA alumnus 7 In addition the Performing Arts Technology Studios building has a 128 seat theatre which can also be used 8 Alumni editFurther information Category Alumni of the Guildford School of ActingReferences edit Faculty Team gsauk org GSA achieves success in the National Student Survey 2014 Guildford School of Acting August 2014 Archived from the original on 20 August 2014 Retrieved 19 August 2014 Granger Rachel Rapid Scoping Study on Leicester Drama School PDF De Montfort University Leicester Retrieved 7 September 2019 National Resource Centre for Dance website University of Surrey September 2016 Archived from the original on 24 June 2016 Retrieved 14 September 2016 a b c Last hurrah for GSA students Get Surrey 19 April 2011 Retrieved 6 October 2023 Inside this former Surrey theatre converted into a luxury flat House Beautiful 10 July 2023 Retrieved 6 October 2023 Theatres named after Beatrice Bice Bellairs and Rex Doyle GSA Retrieved 11 November 2023 Our facilities GSA Retrieved 11 October 2023 External links editGSA website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Guildford School of Acting amp oldid 1204075161, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
