Cast/crew
of Pope Afloat, 1998
£5,000
towards the Edinburgh Festival Fringe production by John Groom. Sophie had been
planning to direct and produce this play herself. At the time of her death she
had chosen the cast, booked the venue and embarked on fund-raising. Sophie's friends,
including many from the National Youth Theatre, helped put on the play - a unique
opportunity and a valuable opportunity for all.
National
Youth Theatre
Bursaries
of £250 each for 10 members.
National
Youth Choirs of Great Britain
Bursaries
of £100 each for 15 members.
Adam
Dodd , 1999
£500
towards an Edinburgh Festival Fringe production. Adam is now a professional actor,
having trained at The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
Amymay
Bowes, 1999
£500
towards attending The Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Amy May has recently
been cast in Killing Time, a brand new BBC3 comedy written by the cast.
Susie
Bell , 1999
£500
towards a National Youth Choir world tour.
Erin
Hurme , 1999
£1,000
towards the final year of the BA(Hons) Acting course at the Guildhall School of
Music and Drama (GSMD). Erin is now a professional actress in New York.
David
Clegg , 1999 and 2000
Two
annual awards of £1,000 towards the Opera course at GSMD. David is a countertenor
and professional singer. He performed at the first Sophie's Silver Lining Music
Festival in 2001.
Christopher
Wallter-Evans, 2000
£1,000
towards the second year of the BA (Hons) Acting course at GSMD. Christopher performed
at the Sophie's Silver Lining Music Festival in 2002.
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Carla
Du Bois, 2001
£1,000
towards the final year of the BA (Hons) Acting course at GSMD.
Claire
Platt , 2001
£1,000
towards the final year of the Opera course at GSMD. Claire is a soprano, and performed
at the Sophie's Silver Lining Music Festial in 2002.
Freddie
Huntington, 2001
£1,000
towards the first year of the BA Professional Acting course at The Bristol Old
Vic Theatre School. Freddie's home is near Banbury.
MusicHouse
, 2001, 2002, 2003
Three
annual awards of £250 for children attending a chamber music course.
Layla
Jade Williams, 2001, 2002, 2003
Three
annual awards of £1,000 towards the BA (Hons) Acting course at the Italia
Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. Layla Jade lives in Banbury.
Kathryn
Sumner, 2002
£1,000
towards the final year of the BA (Hons) Acting course at GSMD.
Katie
Van Kooten, 2002
£1,000
towards the first year of the Opera course at GSMD. Katie has been selected for
the Vilar Young Artist Programme at the Royal Opera House, September 2004 to July
2006 - very exciting! She performed at the Sophie's Silver Lining Music Festival
in 2003.
Tasha
Sheridan, 2002, 2003
Two
annual awards of £1,000 towards the BA (Hons) Musical Theatre course at
The Arts Educational School, London.
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Hugh
Strathern , 2003
£1,000
towards the Postgraduate Diploma in Performance course at the Royal Welsh College
of Music and Drama. Hugh is a tenor, and performed at the Sophie's Silver Lingin
Music Festival in 2003.
Kathryn
Lucas, 2003
Bursary
of £65 towards attending the Chipping Norton Youth Theatre Summer School.
Ilona
Domnich, 2003
£1,000
to fund one year of private coaching from Opera singer Janis Kelly. Ilona is a
soprano, and has a Postgraduate Performance Diploma from the Royal College of
Music (2000-2003).
Clare
Harrison, 2003
£1,000
towards a one-year Postgraduate Performance course at The Mountview Academy of
Theatre Arts.
Julie
McKee , 2003
£1,000
towards a one-year Postgraduate Diploma in Jazz course at GSMD. Julie is a jazz
vocalist.
Laura
Lee, 2003
£1,000
towards the final year of the BA (Hons) Acting course at GSMD.
Susanna
Andersson, 2003
£1,000
towards the first year of the Opera course at GSMD. Susanna won the prestigious
Gold Medal for Singing at GSMD in May 2003, and had the lead role in The Marriage
of Figaro at GSMD.
Lauren
Hamilton, 2003
Bursary
of £250 towards the National Youth Music Theatre summer course.
Robert
Winslade Anderson, 2003
£1,000
towards the Opera course at the Royal Academy of Music. Robert is one of twelve
singers selected annually and is is a bass-baritone.
Jane
Maudsley, 2003
£1,000
towards a one-year MMus (Performance) concert singing course at The Royal Scottish
College of Music and Drama.
Christine
Morris, 2003, 2004
Two
annual awards of £1,000 towards a two-year Diploma in Acting course at The
Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.
Celia
Adams, 2003, 2004, 2005
£1,000
towards each year of a three-year Acting course at The London Academy of Music
and Dramatic Art. Celia is from Banbury.
Leda
Uberbacher , 2003, 2004, 2005
Three
annual awards of £1,000 towards the Masters in Fine Arts program (concentrating
on Acting) at the Actors Studio Drama School at The New School University in New
York. Leda comes from Edinburgh.
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Cheryl
Forbes, singer - 2004
Bursary
towards cost of promotional CD and photograph. £200
Alex
Magnussen, director - 2004
Bursary,
Edinburgh Fringe production by Red Team Theatre Company. £200
Sarah
Mellor, singer - 2004
Singing
lessons plus associated taxi fares. (Sarah is visually handicapped, and a Banbury
resident.) £1,000
Opera
School Wales - 2004
Bursary
for a needy student attending residential opera course. £200
Victor
Rud, singer - 2004
Royal
Academy of Music, Opera Course. £1,000
Alex
Magnussen, director - 2004
Bursary,
Edinburgh Fringe production by Red Team Theatre Company. £200
Musicworks
- 2004
Bursary
for a needy attendee of young people's chamber music school holiday courses. £200
Chipping
Norton Theatre - 2004
Bursary
for needy young people, Summer Theatre Week courses. £200
National
Youth Theatre - 2004
Bursary
for needy member attending summer course. £200
Richard
Madeley, actor - 2004
The
Arts Educational School, Chiswick, MA in acting. £1,000
Andrea
Hopwood, singer - 2004
GSMD
Postgraduate Jazz course. £1,000
Emily
Johnston, actor - 2004
Bursary,
Drama Studio, London, one year acting course. £200
Tober
Reilly, singer - 2004
Bursary,
Hand Made Opera, Italian Summer School. £200
Tim
Allsop, actor - 2004
GSMD
B.A. Acting course. £1,000
Genevieve
King, singer - 2004
GSMD
Opera course. £1,000
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Cressida
van Gordon, singer - 2004, 2005
2004
- Birmingham Conservatoire, Advanced Postgraduate Diploma (Performance Practice).
£1,000
2005 - Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM). £1,000
Leah
McLennon, actor - 2004, 2005
2004
- Bursary, deposit cheque for Central School. £250
2005 - Bristol Old
Vic Theatre School. £1,000
Chris
Fordred, actor - 2005
Academy
of Live and Recorded Arts. £1,000. Chris comes from Banbury.
British
Youth Opera - 2005
£1,000
to be allocated by the BYO.
Danny
Williams, actor - 2005
Mountview
Academy of Theatre Arts. £1,000
Louise
Deans, singer- 2005
Royal
Academy of Music. £1,000
Andrew
Davies , singer- 2005
Royal
Academy of Music. £1,000
Huw
Llywellyn Jones, singer- 2005
Royal
College of Music. £1,000
Kate
Tomlin , singer- 2005
Royal
College of Music. £1,000
Michael
O'Reilly, actor - 2005
GSMD
B.A. Acting course. £1,000
Luciano
Botelho, singer - 2005
GSMD
Opera course. £1,000
Ben
Lee, actor - 2005
Central
School of Speech and Drama, B.A. Acting course. £1,000
Other
awards in 2005
In
addition to our larger awards, we have allocated bursaries, of up to £250,
to members of the National Youth Theatre, UK Youth Music Theatre, Scottish Youth
Theatre, Second Stage Theatre Company, YONAH community song workshop, Silver Stage
Musicals (Nairobi), and to students attending Drama Studio London, London Drama
School, and the Masters Performing Arts College.
Awards
in 2006 and 2007
Singers:
Student to be nominated, Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Cressida
Van Gordon,
Royal Northern College of Music (3rd year)
Student to be nominated, British
Youth Opera
Student to be nominated, Royal Academy of Music
Louise Sjostedt,
private singing lessons with Janis Kelly
Dominic Peckham,
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
Biraj Barkakaty,
Manhattan School of Music
Actors:
Student to be nominated, Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Danny Williams,
Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts (2nd year)
Ben Gray,
Drama Centre London
Adeoti Olaiya,
The Arts Educational Schools, London
Caroline Phillips,
London Centre for Theatre Studies
Chris Fordred,
The Academy of Live and Recorded Arts, London (2nd year)
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