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Happy 2023 everyone. May it bring all our DC places at good schools and colleges! DS has been very laid back about his applications, but the UCAS finally got submitted and he has some monologues almost ready to upload, and he's done a couple of non-UCAS applications too. Has an in person audition so...

Huge congrats to your DD 2good2hurry. That's brilliant. DS has finally submitted his UCAS and I think plans to apply to a couple more of the independent places over the Christmas break. He's such a last-minute person. But at least he has chosen some monologues and is ready to start videoing/zooming/...

Just wondering if anyone has any experience of performing a devised piece for Royal Central School of Speech and Drama audition. Its a new one for DD, so trying to gather any hints please. Thanks :D I think you are free to respond anyway you like. So you could do a song, spoken word, movement etc. ...

Also, CUCAS is now called UCAS Conservatoires, I think. It's all ridiculously confusing!

@louisedunn Sounds like your DD did very well when it was her turn. Was that for MT? Good luck to your DS. I can understand why he feels he just wants to get training now and not do sixth form as such, but people we know who have been through Emil Dale 6th form have managed to get into some very imp...

@gymmom Wow! What an amazing achievement. You call it luck, I think your daughter must be very talented to get in for acting at 18. Huge well done to her.

@Gymmom That's brilliant news for your DD! Are you allowed to say where she's off to?

Hello to those who have joined us! @Alro, I am sure your DD has the right idea to get organised and audition early. Sadly DS, although very keen, does not really do 'early'. He's in a show in half term, and juggling rehearsals and schoolwork, so every time I suggest maybe looking at some monologues ...

I'm by no means a dance expert, but does it perhaps depend whether your DD would consider herself primarily a dancer or more of a triple threat performer? If she's aiming for eg Mountview, GSA etc and is a fantastic actor-singer who can also move well, I doubt a relative lack of experience in one da...

Hello to everyone who has posted. Lawn, thanks for detailing all your DD's experiences. Fingers crossed it's third time lucky for your DD this year! It must be so hard when they get recalls and Foundation offers that prove they have the talent, but just haven't quite hit the jackpot of the degree of...

DS too. He was in Group 5 and he absolutely loved it all.

Hi Ditzi! I wonder if my DS knows your DD already? Did you go to the sharing of work on the final day of NYT? I really enjoyed that!

Feels like tempting fate, but I'm starting a thread. DS is going into Year 13 and will be auditioning for post-18 acting courses, but all are welcome on the thread, whether MT or acting. In all honesty we are very prepared for the fact that for acting the schools like them to be older, and he may ge...

Congrats to your DD too Ditzi. I agree, at 17 the timing is perfect! i hope it's a great experience and will stand them in good stead when it comes to auditions next year. DS knows the reality is not many people get onto an acting degree at 18, but he might as well have a go, and with NYT this summe...

Just seen this. DS was also lucky this year after a no last year (which was fully expected - even more delighted to have the yes this time). It's going to be an expensive summer as he is also doing NYMT, but he's 17 and has a part time job so can contribute. He's trying to decide between applying fo...