The Poor School was created in 1986 by former Royal Central School of Speech and Drama vocal coach Barbara Caister in response to the need for first-class acting training which was financially within the reach of all, or almost all, and later taken over by her son, Paul Caister who ran the school for over 30 years. The two-year training programme at the school was in operation for 32 years, with graduates enjoying careers in theatre, film, radio, stage and comedy; ex-students have founded their own companies (Ridiculusmus and Sturdy Beggars, most notably) and have become producers, directors, casting directors and agents. The school also offered short courses.
The Poor School was not accredited by Drama UK and did not issue diplomas or certifications.
It was announced in November 2016 that The Poor School was no longer accepting new students and the school closed at the end of July 2018. Its founder declined to comment on the reasons for the closure.[2]
Shortly before The Poor School closed its doors, several long-serving staff members established The School in nearby Canonbury, offering a two-year acting training and short courses.[3] Like The Poor School, training at The School is timetabled around evenings and weekends to allow students to work and earn whilst they train.
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poor, school, workhouse, theatre, drama, school, situated, king, cross, london, united, kingdom, locationcoordinates51, 5311, 1199, 5311, 1199informationtypedramaestablished1986, 1986, founderbarbara, caisterclosed2018, 2018, websitetheschoollondon, created, 1. The Poor School and Workhouse Theatre was a drama school situated in King s Cross London United Kingdom 1 The Poor SchoolThe Poor SchoolLocationCoordinates51 31 52 N 0 07 12 W 51 5311 N 0 1199 W 51 5311 0 1199InformationTypedramaEstablished1986 1986 FounderBarbara CaisterClosed2018 2018 Websitetheschoollondon wbr co wbr uk The Poor School was created in 1986 by former Royal Central School of Speech and Drama vocal coach Barbara Caister in response to the need for first class acting training which was financially within the reach of all or almost all and later taken over by her son Paul Caister who ran the school for over 30 years The two year training programme at the school was in operation for 32 years with graduates enjoying careers in theatre film radio stage and comedy ex students have founded their own companies Ridiculusmus and Sturdy Beggars most notably and have become producers directors casting directors and agents The school also offered short courses The Poor School was not accredited by Drama UK and did not issue diplomas or certifications It was announced in November 2016 that The Poor School was no longer accepting new students and the school closed at the end of July 2018 Its founder declined to comment on the reasons for the closure 2 Shortly before The Poor School closed its doors several long serving staff members established The School in nearby Canonbury offering a two year acting training and short courses 3 Like The Poor School training at The School is timetabled around evenings and weekends to allow students to work and earn whilst they train Alumni editThis article s list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia s verifiability policy Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations January 2023 Arron Blake Sarah Frankcom Director Royal Exchange Manchester Ricky Groves James Holmes actor in the BBC sitcom Miranda Jenny Kendall Tobias British Radio Presenter BBC Guernsey Zoe Lyons Stand Up Comic Lindsay Armaou Member of pop band B witched Francis Magee Ryan Molloy Jersey Boys in West End Lucy Russell Mark Wakeling Co Founder Actors Temple Jessie Wallace EastEnders 4 Sasha Behar Micah Balfour Howard Antony William Beck Casualty Vera Chok theatre screen and radio actor Andrew Novell Don Johnson star of Ricky s Gone Live on Japanese National Television Edward Hayter 5 References edit Workhouse Theatre London remotegoat co uk Archived from the original on 20 July 2011 Retrieved 4 January 2008 The Poor School in London to close after 32 years The Stage 14 November 2016 Retrieved 29 December 2016 Former Poor School staff set up new actor training centre The Stage 11 April 2019 The Jessie Wallace Story Daily Mirror 11 November 2005 Retrieved 3 January 2008 Edward Hayter Bristol Old Vic 22 September 2023 Retrieved 24 September 2023 External links editThe Poor School website Sarah Frankcom Royal Exchange Credits Francis Magee on IMDb Ridiculumus Poor School Reviews The School website Heather J Taylor on IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Poor School amp oldid 1225351270, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
