GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND DRAMA

'Guildhall School of Music and Drama' is a music and dramatic arts school which was founded in 1880 in London, England. The first Guildhall School was housed in an old warehouse in Aldermanbury, but these premises soon proved too small. A new purpose-built building in John Carpenter Street was designed by City Architect Sir Horace Jones, built by John Mowlem & Co and opened in December 1886. It is owned and funded by the Corporation of London and takes its name from the Corporation's historic headquarters at the Guildhall, though it was never based there.
Before 1935 it was known as the Guildhall School of Music. Since 1977 it has been next to the Barbican Arts Centre in the Barbican Complex built in the 1960s–70s.
It is a world leader in the teaching of:

★ Music

★ Opera

★ Drama

★ Stage Management

★ Technical Theatre
It has a Junior Department and its outreach activities won the Queen's Anniversary Award in 2005. Much of the Stage Management and Technical Theatre teaching is assisted by the professional creative team. This gives the students the opportunity to learn from those who currently work in the industry, providing them with essential contacts to make swift progress after graduation.
The School has performance facilities. Theatre and opera productions take place in its 308-seat theatre. The Drama Department has also arranged performances at other London theatres, including the Pit at the Barbican Centre, the Bridewell (off Fleet Street), the Soho Theatre, the Swan (Stratford) and the Royal Court.
In 2010, the Guildhall School plans to open its new building on the existing Milton Court site, adjacent to City Point. The 48-floor building, funded by the City of London and built by Heron International, will include new world-leading facilities, including a 650-seat concert hall, a 220-seat theatre and a 90-seat studio theatre, as well as studios for television, radio, teaching, rehearsal, office and support services. The school’s extension is estimated to cost around £40million and the City of London hopes that the return from additional development on the site – a slim, residential tower above the school’s complex - should substantially contribute to this cost. The initial building costs for the entire scheme are estimated to be approximately £100m.

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Notable alumni

Notable Staff

See also

External links

Notable alumni

Guildhall School graduates include:

★ Thomas Adès

★ Naveen Andrews

★ Jonathan Ansell

★ Dido Armstrong

★ Virginia Astley

★ Eileen Atkins

★ Hayley Atwell

★ Max Beesley

★ Honor Blackman

★ Orlando Bloom

★ Delme Bryn-Jones

★ Tania Davis

★ Haylie Ecker

★ Claire Bloom

★ Owen Brannigan

★ Jason Carr

★ Beatrice Chia

★ Susan Chilcott

★ Mike Christie

★ Isobel Cooper

★ Daniel Craig

★ Judy Craymer

★ Paul Daniel

★ Adrian Dunbar

★ Jeillo Edwards

★ Geraint Evans

★ Rebecca Evans

★ Joseph Fiennes

★ Cyril Fletcher

★ Celia Franca

★ James Galway

★ Mariah Gale

★ Jane Galloway

★ Harry Gregson-Williams

★ Alexander Hanson

★ Lou Hirsch

★ Dave Holland

★ Myleene Klass

★ Sarah Lancashire

★ Lynda Lee−Potter

★ Tasmin Little (Music Gold Medal winner)

★ Benjamin Luxon

★ Damian Lewis

★ David Lloyd

★ Art Malik

★ George Martin

★ Alistair McGowan

★ Ewan McGregor

★ Julia McKenzie

★ Marian McPartland

★ Alfred Molina

★ Leticia Moreno

★ Neil Morrissey

★ Omar

★ Anne-Sofie von Otter

★ Felicity Palmer

★ Philip Pickett

★ Rachel Podger

★ Rebecca de Pont Davies

★ Jacqueline du Pré (Music Gold Medal winner)

★ William Primrose

★ Liza Pulman

★ Peter Rich

★ Patricia Rozario

★ Clive Rowe

★ Rosalind Runcie, pianist

★ Simon Russell Beale

★ Jeremy Sams

★ Lesley Sharp

★ Marina Sirtis

★ Geraldine Somerville

★ Matthew Stiff

★ Bryn Terfel (Music Gold Medal winner)

★ Ben Thapa

★ David Thewlis

★ Marcia Warren

★ Janice Watson

★ Al Weaver

★ Jodie Whittaker (Acting Gold Medal winner)

★ Debbie Wiseman

★ Bat-Sheva Zeisler

Notable Staff

★ 1978-1989 the Principal was John Hosier

★ Edmund Rubbra

★ Thea King

See also

★ Music schools

★ Drama School

External links

★ Guildhall School of Music and Drama website

★ City selects preferred Milton Court developer (June 2006)

★ Guildhall School seeks new extension (February 2006)

★ Trinity Guildhall at the Trinity College, London