Drama Studio London (often abbreviated as DSL) is a British
drama school
A drama school, stage school, or theatre school is an undergraduate and/or graduate school or Academic department, department at a college or university, or a free-standing institution (such as the drama section at the Juilliard School) that ...
in London. It is accredited by the
Federation of Drama Schools. The principal is Emma Lucia Hands.
The Drama Studio London was started in 1966 by Peter Layton. It focuses on developing individual talent, rather than teaching conventional acting styles.
It offers a three-year
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts deg ...
in 'professional acting', validated by the
University of West London; a one-year
postgraduate diploma fILE:Prédio Pós Graduação IMECC Unicamp.jpg, The State University of Campinas, as well as many Brazilian universities, offer Postgraduate courses in Brazil
A postgraduate diploma (PgD, PgDip, PGDip, PG Dip., PGD, Dipl. PGD) is a postgraduat ...
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MA in professional acting; a two-year
Master of Fine Arts
A Master of Fine Arts (MFA or M.F.A.)
is a terminal degree in fine arts, including visual arts, creative writing, graphic design, photography, filmmaking, dance, theatre, other performing arts and in some cases, theatre management or arts admi ...
in acting with independent production and from 2025 a Foundation Diploma in Performance (Cert HE)*.
Alumni
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Santanu Bose
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Enzo Cilenti
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Alexander Gifford
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Paul Forman
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Trevor Cooper
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Misha Crosby
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Roma Downey
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Cory English
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Lisa Goldman
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Jack Greenlees
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Aiysha Hart
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Diana Hayden
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Ursula Holden-Gill
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Adil Hussain
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Shobu Kapoor
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Elisa Lasowski
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Nadine Lewington
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Adrian Lukis
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David Marciano
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Peter Howitt
Peter Howitt (; born 5 May 1957) is a British actor and film director.
Biography
Early life
Howitt was born on 5 May 1957, the son of Frank Howitt, a renowned Fleet Street journalist who, in 1963, broke the infamous Profumo affair, Profumo ...
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Pip Torrens
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Charles Martinet
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Murray McArthur
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Jim Piddock
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Natasha Radski
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Helen Schlesinger
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Mika Simmons
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Cynthia Stevenson
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Lesley Vickerage
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Olivia Vinall
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Emily Watson
Emily Margaret Watson (born 14 January 1967) is an English actress. She began her career on stage and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1992. In 2002, she starred in productions of ''Twelfth Night'' and ''Uncle Vanya'' at the Donmar Ware ...
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Forest Whitaker
References
Drama schools in London
Education in the London Borough of Ealing
Educational institutions established in 1966
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