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Tarik O’Regan’s new opera Heart of Darkness received excellent reviews following its world premiere at the Royal Opera House’s Linbury Studio on 1 November. O’Regan’s opera was developed as part of OperaGenesis, a collaboration between the Royal Opera House’s ROH2 department and the Genesis Foundation.

Tarik O’Regan’s new opera Heart of Darkness receives its premiere at the Royal Opera House’s Linbury Studio on 1 November 2011. The opera began life as part of OperaGenesis when it was work-shopped there in 2008.

Abu Salim is 18 years old and lives in Welwyn Garden City. He comes to LAMDA this year fresh out of school straight after finishing his A levels. Abu’s passion for theatre began when he joined a local youth theatre company. Determined to pursue a career in acting, he went on to successfully audition for the National Youth Theatre. There he appeared in his first professional show at the National Theatre, taking on the role of Osric in the Prince of Denmark.

Sam was born in Nottingham, where he lived for four years before moving to Belgium and then York, where he has lived for most of his life. Sam has been performing from a very young age but had never comprehended acting as a career until being accepted into the National Youth Theatre at the age of thirteen. In 2007, he was asked to perform in White Boy at the Soho Theatre, which proved to be an invaluable experience for him as a young performer, giving him an insight into the profession. Following this, he was asked to appear in Victory Street at the Lowry Theatre, Manchester.

On 16 January 2011 the Genesis Foundation celebrated its 10th anniversary of nurturing emerging arts talent with a special evening at London’s Royal Court Theatre.

On 16 January 2011 the Genesis Foundation celebrated its 10th anniversary of nurturing emerging arts talent with a special evening at London’s Royal Court Theatre.

On the 22 February 2011, Natalie Carter and Hayley Stobo, two British students studying at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy thanks to support from the Genesis Foundation, were featured on BBC Breakfast along with Natalie's mum, Sue Carter. You can watch the excerpt on the BBC News website.

Ryan was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland and has lived in the countryside on a Christmas tree farm 10 miles outside of Belfast for his whole life. He has been actively involved on the farm for as long as he can remember and his first taste of the stage came in the form of Observe the sons of Ulster marching towards the Somme which he saw at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast when he was 10 years old.

The Royal Court Theatre cemented its reputation as the leading new writing theatre and hotbed for new talent in the Evening Standard Theatre Awards last night (Sunday), winning in four categories, including Best Play, Most Promising Playwright, Best Design and the Editor’s Award.

Following his success directing Martin McDonagh’s celebrated play The Beauty Queen of Leenane earlier this year, Young Vic Genesis Fellow Joe Hill-Gibbins has recently received critical acclaim for his revival of Tennessee Williams’ renowned play, The Glass Menagerie.