| Established | 1935 |
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| Type | Independent |
| Director | Peter Barlow (until December 2010) |
| Head of Musical Theatre | Gerry Tebbutt |
| Founders | Pauline Grant Bice Bellairs |
| Specialism | Performing Arts |
| Location | Guildford School of Acting Stag Hill Campus Guildford GU2 7XH United Kingdom |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 18+ (Full-time courses)+ |
| Website | Official Website |
Guildford School of Acting (GSA) is a drama school located in Guildford, Surrey, England. It is an affiliate of the University of Surrey and is an accredited member of the National Council for Drama Training and The Conference of Drama Schools.
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Guildford School of Acting was originally known as the Grant-Bellairs School of Dance and Drama, which was founded in London in 1935 by Pauline Grant and Bice Bellairs. The school was relocated to Guildford in 1945 as a result of World War II. In 1964, the school became a charitable organisation and was renamed Guildford School of Acting & Dance. In the early 1990s the '& Dance' was dropped. Today the school is a limited company. Its head office is on the University of Surrey's Stag Hill Campus, Guildford, Surrey.
The school offers professional training in drama, musical theatre and production skills such as stage management, lighting and sound design. All full time courses lead towards further and higher education qualifications validated by either Trinity College, London or the University of Surrey. Being recognised as a leading performing arts institution, the school is one of only twenty one specialist schools selected to award the government Dance and Drama Awards for courses validated by Trinity College.
Until November 2009, the School occupied several sites in central Guildford, with facilities including drama, dance and music studios, technical workshops, IT facilities, a specialist library and resource centre, a wardrobe department, rehearsal rooms and two in-house theatres. As part of its merger with the University of Surrey, the school has moved to a completely new building which houses all faculties of the school on one site on the university campus. Peter Barlow, GSA Director (until December 2010), was handed the keys by project manager David Austin (VolkerFitzpatrick) on 13 November 2009,[1] marking a new era for GSA, with the first classes at the new building started on 16 November. The phased relocation is due to be completed in 2011 with the construction of a new Performing Arts Centre.
The school stages regular private and public performances at various venues, including the Bellairs Playhouse, the Electric Theatre, the Mill Studio Theatre, and an annual production at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre.
The following is a list of full time, professional courses:
In addition to its full time courses, the school runs summer schools which include intensive courses in acting, singing and dance. Other summer school courses focus on specific aspects of performance arts, such as musical theatre, audition technique, acting for camera, directing a musical and youth theatre.
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