Drama School Dropout

Dec 09 2024 222 ep. 47 mins 2

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Listen to me, a Drama School Dropout talk to my friends about the highs and lows of being a drama school student, graduate, and dropout and trying to break into the industry!

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Ep 219. Ryan Dean

Dec 09 2024 52 mins

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Ryan Dean! We chat about Ackley Bridge, setting birthday precedents in rehearsal rooms, being inspired by Billy Elliot, starting ballet and eventually being cast as Billy in the West End, becoming the new face of an established TV show, getting stuck in a role, drama school scams, failed stand up, theatre etiquette, Ryan

Ep 218. George Sampson

Nov 30 2024 66 mins

This week on Drama School Dropout it's the podcast's FOURTH birthday! I am joined by the amazing, George Sampson! We chat about Waterloo Road, Britain’s Got Talent, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, the current audition drought, Brassic, how winning Britain’s Got Talent has been slightly detrimental to George’s acting career, working with Lorraine Stanley, doing panto, the f

Ep 217. Stephen Manas

Nov 25 2024 33 mins

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Stephen Manas! We chat about Ted Lasso, moving to LA, starting out as a ski double, accidentally becoming a comedian, working with rude actors, not knowing Jason Sudekis, overcoming a language barrier, favourite swear words, working with Hannah Waddingham and Jason Sudekis, Ted Lasso being the perfect first job, getting

Ep 216. Olly Rhodes

Nov 11 2024 63 mins

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Olly Rhodes! We chat about Waterloo Road, settling into unemployment, begging to be in the new Hunger Games, almost not picking Drama as a GCSE, staying in practice, how tragedy can catapult something into worldwide fame, people going too far in an acting class, two handers with Zak Sutcliffe, Shakespeare, working with J

Ep 215. Laine MacNeil

Nov 04 2024 72 mins

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Laine MacNeil! We chat about Diary of a Wimpy Kid, scholastic book fairs, working harder, finally having a break, learning lines, taxes, working as a child, seeing the Patty Farrell illustration for the first time, Andrew Scott, Fleabag, improvising, working on comedy sets, hitting a guide dog in the face with a condom,

Ep 214. Ross Jamieson

Oct 21 2024 54 mins

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Ross Jamieson! We chat about missing the TikTok bandwagon, growing up in the prime YouTube era, being famous on Club Penguin, our first ever brand deals, having to decide between a career in musical theatre or politics, drinking straight from gravy boats, accidentally meeting a very famous Tory politician’s parents, Pe

Ep 213. Nicholas Marshall

Oct 14 2024 38 mins

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Nicholas Marshall! We chat about being part of The Scottish Graduate’s Showcase, working for TikTok, shampoo, dreams of becoming the next Doctor Who, sticker books, our favourite jokes from Still Game, the state of arts education, being bad at going to the theatre, forgetting props, preparing to enter the industry, rea

Ep 212. Dionne Frati

Oct 07 2024 55 mins

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Dionne Frati! We chat about getting robbed, possibly finally getting to see Catherine Tate in person, being the busiest actress in Scotland, working under pressure, making theatre more accessible, problematic tea towels, working at The Barras, Singin’ I’m No A Billy She’s A Tim, ending up in kink clubs, accidentall

Ep 211. David Fynn

Sep 30 2024 64 mins

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, David Fynn! We chat about The Inbetweeners, Am I Being Unreasonable, living in the US, calling teachers by their first names, free education in Scotland, working with Daisy May Cooper, improv, cults, catfishes, pervert castmates, hoping to work with Victoria Hamilton-Barritt, and weird DM’s. Submit your story for S

Ep 210. Caleb Castille

Sep 09 2024 77 mins

This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Caleb Castille! We chat about NCIS LA, growing up in an American College Football family dynasty, modelling, that Michael Caine acting masterclass on YouTube, the craziest beginning of a career, manifestation, the power of asking, getting fired off of a pilot, over protective mothers, pausing production, portraying a pol