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‘It shouldn’t be such a fight’: the drama school supporting working-class actors

‘It shouldn’t be such a fight’: the drama school supporting working-class actors
Source: The Guardian
Published: Feb, 23 2025 15:00

Nottingham’s Television Workshop, which boasts alumni such as Vicky McClure, is facing a funding crisis. It is an institution that has turned out some of the UK’s most well-known actors. Stars of Bridgerton, Game of Thrones, Line of Duty, Downton Abbey and Happy Valley are among its graduates. Its successes go back decades – Skins, Misfits, This is England, Utopia – including every soap opera and plenty of sitcoms. There is barely a part of television or film left untouched by this 42-year-old organisation.

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