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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.

In June 2008, at Westminster Cathedral, The Sixteen and Harry Christophers gave premieres of three works commissioned by the Genesis Foundation, all settings of Padre Pio’s prayer Stay with Me, Lord.

Harry Christophers and The Sixteen release world premiere recordings of new works by three of Britain’s most exciting composers
Tarik O’Regan, Roderick Williams & Ruth Byrchmore

The productive partnership between The Sixteen and the Genesis Foundation continues with the release in May 2011 of a CD of six new choral works from three of Britain’s most exciting contemporary composers: Tarik O’Regan, Roderick Williams and Ruth Byrchmore.

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.

Remembrance Day by Aleksey Scherbak, translated by Rory Mullarkey, has now sold out for the rest of its highly successful run at the Royal Court Theatre. The play is part of the International Playwrights Season and is supported by the Genesis Foundation who celebrate 15 years of pioneering international work with the Royal Court Theatre in 2011.

In 2008, the Genesis Foundation commissioned Will Todd to be part of the Padre Pio Project and to be one of the composers setting the Saint Pio Prayer, Stay with me Lord. The piece was premiered by The Sixteen at Westminster Cathedral on 3 June 2008 and along with settings by James MacMillan and Roxanna Panufnik were recorded and released on a disc entitled, Padre Pio Prayer.

Natalie Carter and Hayley Stobo have performed on the Bolshoi stage for the first time in the prestigious annual Repertoire Concert. You can watch their final performance of the Grand Pas Duet here on Youtube.

Natalie has written about the experience in her blog:

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

Our Private Life by Pedro Miguel Rozo, translated by Simon Scardifield, has recently opened at the Royal Court Theatre and has attracted a wealth of praise from the national press. The play is part of the international playwrights season and is supported by the Genesis Foundation who celebrate 15 years of pioneering international work with the Royal Court Theatre in 2011.

Yesterday, Natalie Carter and Hayley Stobo who are 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.