RWCMD NEW SHAKESPEARE PRIZE
At a time when opportunities for young people to engage with Shakespeare in performance are becoming scarcer, it’s vital drama schools continue to teach Shakespeare to keep verse speaking alive. The Royal Welsh College’s new Shakespeare prize celebrates this focus, and the final, held on March 27th in London’s Royal Court theatre and featuring the five second year actor finalists, was judged by Sir Ian McKellen, RWCMD graduate and Fellow Rakie Ayola, Sean Mathias, the College’s Director of Drama Performance, Jonathan Munby, and Head of Voice, Alice White.
As it’s of such integral value to a drama student to study Shakespeare in depth, the College’s new award celebrates the actors’ technical ability with verse, and connection with character and situation – speaking Shakespeare out loud. Sir Ian
