5 drama schools. Why? Where? When?

So as it is just time to start applying to chosen drama schools here is my 5 choices. I have chosen them as I believe education is very important but the quality of education is more important. Going to top, recognizable around the world drama school is very important as it means a lot on actor`s resume.


Here is a list of my chosen options for drama schools:

• Guildhall. That was the first of my choice because of legendary actors who went were came out very successful in their career path. For example, one of my favourite actors, Orlando Bloom, studied there for two years until he broke his arm and dropped out. However, the education he gained there helped him to accomplish his dream and become well known, talented actor. Also, 1 year ago, in the end of summer, I attended 1 week acting workshop there, where we had a chance to speak with acting tutors and experience everyday life in drama school. In the end we created a 5 minutes performance based on news from news paper about terror attacks in countries such as Syria, Afghanistan, etc. I really enjoyed that week and made my decision back then that this is where I want to study. In addition, its just 15 minutes away from my house.
• RADA. Obviously, it`s understandable that everyone wan to get into RADA as it is considered one of the best drama schools in the whole world!!! As my research shows they prefer taking older actors` rather than freshers, graduates after college. They are looking for people who already carry an experience in professional acting. Rada is located in central London so it won`t take long hours of travelling as it is very exhausted. In addition, the successful graduates such as Anthony Hopkins, convinced me that this school provides very good and useful. 
• Drama Centre. First of all, they offered me a free audition in order to attending acting techniques workshop and I really appreciate that as the auditions for drama schools cost the fortune. Each audition for each drama school cost around £70. Also I like that they are open-minded for young talents different than RADA which is focusing on people with experience. However, one of my Lithuanian friend auditioned for Drama Centre and during the auditioned he was told because of his incapability to do an English accent he can`t get into the course because they want everyone to be equal. In that case, I started going to private accent classes once a week that actually improved on my understand it and speaking. 
• East 15. The location is not the best as it is located in zone 6 so it takes some time to get there from central London. Yet I like the course is based on Stanislavski`s technique. Also this school provides very good training for both theatre and film acting. Not mentioning, that it is marked as 5th of the best UK drama schools. 
• LAMDA. I have heard people talking about LAMDA since I moved in London. It is known as one of the best drama schools is the UK and many graduates won plenty of world famous awards which shows the positive achievements in show business. Studying acting and drama is fun and I really enjoy it that is the main reason why I have chosen this path. 
• Also as an extra option I have chosen National Youth Theatre as I was not sure if it counts as a professional training or not. I kept this theatre in mind when I met on the street one graduate, Ed Westwick, that has a pretty good acting on screen experience, and had a chat with him. He told me that he really enjoyed his years spend there and it really helped him. There are countless of world famous performers who attended courses at National Youth Theatre including Ed Sheeran, Orlando Bloom, Helen Mirren, Daniel Craig and many more. They inspired me bacause they are actually looking for young talents as they accept applicants only between the age of 14-25.