⭐ UKGRAD2020 FRINGE FESTIVAL ANNOUNCED WITH INDUSTRY Q&A’S FROM ALICE FEARN, ANDREW WRIGHT & MORE ⭐
A musical theatre festival has launched to give graduates the chance to perform and direct for some of the most renowned names in the business to gain vital experience to help them get into the industry.
The virtual UKGRAD2020 Fringe Festival, running from 29th June – 12th July, will see graduates put on plays, lead dance classes and get involved in online Q&As sessions with West End directors and performers.
Some of those hosting Q&A sessions include Alice Fearn (Wicked, Come From Away) and double Olivier Award-nominated choreographer Andrew Wright (Half A Sixpence).
Also Michael Harris, managing director at Apollo Artist, will host a Q&A to provide graduates with advice on getting an agent.
A cabaret event will also celebrate black artists and writers with black graduates performing their favourite songs and writing to help raise money for charities in support of the Black Lives Matter Movement. Danielle Fiamanya, The Stage Debut award winner for best Actress in a Musical 2019, is set to host the event.
Representatives from the leading drama schools, including as Arts Ed, GSA, Mountview and more are also on board to help students learn how to get into the industry.
Liam Gartland, who graduates this year from Guildford School of Acting, set up UKGRAD2020 with help from Arts Ed graduate Alice Croft to give budding artists the opportunity to learn from some of the most renowned names in musical theatre.
Croft, who is UKGRAD2020’s artistic director, will also oversee a selection of plays which will have rehearsed readings and live virtual performances. Stage Management graduates will also design sets and costumes to show what they could have looked like had they been performed live in a venue.
All of the sessions and performances will be held on Instagram Live and Zoom and later uploaded to all of the UKGRAD2020 pages.
To be a part of the festival, contact @GradFringeFestival on Instagram or Twitter or email [email protected]
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