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Past LAMDA scholar James Joyce (Class of 2004) is currently starring in The Glass Menagerie at the New Vic. The production runs from 30 September until 15 October, when it will transfer to the Oldham Coliseum Theatre.

The Genesis Foundation is pleased to announce its LAMDA scholar for 2011. Recipients of the scholarship receive the support of the Genesis Foundation to help fund their studies during the course of their time at LAMDA, and are chosen from the annual student intake by a panel of judges.

Current Genesis Foundation LAMDA scholars Ciarán Owens and Alisha Williams graduate with flying colours this week. Both scholars have successfully secured agent representation, with Ciarán already having landed his first professional job. Ciarán will be appearing in an episode of BBC drama series Wallander alongside Kenneth Branagh. Filming for the episode will begin in Sweden in August.

Sam Swann (class of 2009) and current scholar Ciarán Owens have enjoyed success in A Butcher of Distinction this April at the King’s Head in London, directed by Ned Bennett. The play, which transferred from the Cock Tavern Theatre, is 75 minutes long and features Ciarán as a young butcher and Sam as his brother.

Genesis Foundation LAMDA Scholar Samuel Barnett (Class of 2001) is to play Rosencrantz in Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead alongside Jamie Parker (Guildenstern) and Tim Curry (The Player). The production is to be directed by Trevor Nunn in his role as Artistic Director after the recent success of Terence Rattigan’s Flare Path. Following a three week run at the Chichester Festival Theatre, the play will open at the Theatre Royal Haymarket from 16 June – 20 August, with press night on 21 June 2011.

Tom Riley (LAMDA class of 2005) is currently making his debut in New York playing suave 19th century mathematics tutor Septimus Hodge in the Broadway revival of Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia. Broadway.com have recently interviewed him and below you can find a link to the full article; "Arcadia's Tom Riley on Making His Broadway Debut as a Flirtatious British Stud."

Click here to read the full interview on Broadway.com

Genesis LAMDA Scholar, Sam Swann (Class of 2010) has been chosen by the National Theatre to be featured in their main image for their new show, Greenland.

'Clever, topical... brilliantly directed, stunningly designed.' Independent

Greenland is a fast-paced and provocative new play that draws together several separate but connected stories to explore the big questions around climate change.  To book tickets to this exciting new play, click here.

Over the Christmas period, LAMDA Genesis Scholar Ben Aldridge was in Toast on BBC1 alongside awarding-winning LAMDA alumnae, Victoria Hamilton and Clare Higgins. This was an adaptation of Nigel Slater’s celebrated memoir and was watched by 6.2 million viewers according to The Guardian. Follow the link below to watch an exclusive interview with Ben who also plays Daniel Parish, Laura's new love in series three of BBC 1's Lark Rise to Candleford.

The Genesis LAMDA scholars for 2010 have now been selected and we can announce that the two students receiving support from the Genesis Foundation in order to fund their studies at LAMDA are Ryan Donaldson and Sam Mc Avoy.

John Bashford, Vice-Principal (Vocational) at LAMDA says:

“What impressed us all was the potential that the candidates showed, the specificity of their choices and raw passion that we believe can be nurtured to fulfil its potential during their training at LAMDA.”

Tom Riley (class of 2005) will be appearing at 9pm tonight (6th September) in the ITV1 drama Bouquet of Barbed Wire alongside Trevor Eve and fellow LAMDA alumnus, Hermione Norris. Meanwhile, Paul Tinto (class of 2010) is currently understudying in the critically acclaimed Black Watch at the Barbican Theatre which will run from 27th November 2010 to 22nd January 2011.