Dreams of London performance for student actors
Published: 09-03-2020
A group of student actors from Cornwall are hoping their production will put them in the spotlight for performing on a renowned London stage. The young actors, all studying with Launch Theatre & Performance Company at Cornwall College St Austell, have been preparing ‘Crusaders’ by Frances Poet, as part of their involvement in the National Theatre’s […]
Nothing ordinary about students’ Ordinalia performance
Published: 02-03-2020
A group of innovative student actors have taken their passion for theatre to the stage at a prestigious drama showcase event. The young actors, all studying with Cornwall College St Austell’s Launch Theatre & Performance Company, were given the amazing opportunity to host a secondary drama showcase entitled ‘Out of the Ordinalia’ at Falmouth University. […]
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Fancy footwork showcases dance career requirements
Published: 11-12-2019
Students dancers from Cornwall College have given local schools an insight into the coordination and movement needed for a career in the performing arts. The group of students, all from the Altitude Dance Company at the College’s St Austell campus, offered dance workshops at Fowey River Academy, Roseland Academy and Brannel School as part of […]
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Students put a new spin on the Christmas office party
Published: 22-11-2019
College students are putting a new spin on the traditional office party this Christmas, with an interactive dining experience like no other. The Christmas celebration event, entitled ‘Having a Ball’, is a quirky collaboration between students from Live Arts and Professional Cookery courses at Cornwall College St Austell. Taking place at the Keay Theatre on […]
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Students take first place at Torchlight Carnival
Students from Cornwall College St Austell have won first prize for their incredible entry at this year’s Torchlight Carnival. Student artists, designers, actors and dancers from the College’s Creative Academy worked collaboratively to create their prize-winning contribution to the annual carnival, which is always a highlight of the St Austell cultural calendar. Torchlight Carnival Coordinator […]
HORROR ENTHUSIASTS BRACED FOR UNIQUE HALLOWEEN PERFORMANCE
Published: 22-10-2018
Building on the success of the Zombie Horror Walk last year, acting students in Cornwall are rising to the challenge again and putting on fright-filled performance. Karen Burdon, Acting Lecturer at Cornwall College St Austell described the event as perfect for those who would enjoy “a thrilling, adrenalin-fuelled experience” “This is well suited for horror […]
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Zombies force St Austell residents to “Usain Bolt” on Halloween
Published: 03-11-2017
With multiple sold out performances held on Halloween night, the Walking Dread Zombie Experience, which toured the spooky corridors of John Keay House in St Austell, was deemed a ‘terrifying’ but terrific experience. Acting students from Cornwall College St Austell put on a nightmare-inducing performance, which its audience will never forget. Janice Coon, who wrote […]
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Half Term Miracle Theatre Workshop for Local Students
Published: 17-10-2017
Miracle Theatre Presents ‘A Jolly Good Fright! A Theatre Workshop for local young actors at the Keay Theatre, Cornwall College St Austell. Enthusiastic students from 11-18 years old will get to take part in a fantastic Halloween-based workshop, experiencing the vivacity and creativeness that accompanies all of Miracle Theatre’s work. This one-off workshop will take […]
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Fundraising challenge for Acting Students
Published: 15-09-2017
Young aspiring actors have raised money for charity while being put through their paces with practical challenges on their return to college. The students were tasked with exploring the main values at Cornwall College, and on choosing ‘Caring’, were set the task to raise as much money as they could for charity in a week. […]
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Acting Murder Mystery Solved
Published: 14-08-2017
Students from the St Austell Bay area found an alternative way to ‘kill’ some time during the summer holidays, by taking part in a two-day murder mystery workshop at Cornwall College St Austell. One of the student participants said; “Taking part in the summer school has really lifted my confidence, I loved that I could […]
