- Arden School of Theatre
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established = 1991
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type =Drama school
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head = David O'Shea
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founder =City College Manchester andRoyal Exchange Theatre, Manchester
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city =Manchester
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country =England
postcode = M12 6JH
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website = http://www.thearden.ac.uk
website_name = The Arden School of TheatreThe Arden School of Theatre also known as The Arden is a
drama school located inManchester ,England , part of theCity College Manchester .The Arden School of Theatre was founded jointly by the
Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester and South Manchester College in 1991, to providevocational degree level theatrical education in the North of England, one of the first to provide theatrical degrees in theUnited Kingdom . The school then expanded to provide other theatrical professions, and today includes courses covering: actors, musicians, technicians, designers and stage mangers.citeweb|url=http://www.thearden.ac.uk/about/about_biog.htm|title=The Arden: a biography|publisher=The Arden|accessdate=2008-04-14]The school now provides foundation courses in Technical Event Management and Operations and Contemporary Theatre Practice, validated by
Manchester Metropolitan University . All degree levelBachelor of Arts courses are now validated by theUniversity of Manchester , under a program called the Professional Stage Practice, which enables enrolled students to train in any of the key areas of the profession (light, sound, wardrobe, make-up, acting, musical theatre, stage management or design). The Royal Exchange Theatre remains directly involved, but now as part of the larger managing Theatre Advisory Board. The school also provides a post graduate diploma level course in Writing for Performance, in which students write for their fellow professions who perform the course and final works in a review format.In 2006 The Arden moved into new premises located over three floors at Universal Square, a development by Frogmore Northern who had renovated the former
Great Universal Stores head quarters offices. [citeweb|url=http://www.thearden.ac.uk/about/about_universal.htm|title=Universal Square|publisher=The Arden|accessdate=2008-04-14]Alumni
Graduates of the school include: [citeweb|url=http://www.manchester-city-coll.ac.uk/ccm_gateway.asp?NavID=261|title=The Arden|publisher=City College Manchester|accessdate=2008-04-14]
*Zöe Lucker - actress: "Footballers' Wives ",HolbyBlue
*James Midgely - actor: "Emmerdale ,Cutting It ,Cold Feet "
*Tracy Shaw - actress: "Coronation Street "References
External links
* [http://www.thearden.ac.uk The Arden School of Theatre]
* [http://www.manchester-city-coll.ac.uk/ccm_gateway.asp?NavID=261 The Arden @ City College Manchester]
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