GSA (Guildford School of Acting)

 

The GSA
Originated in London, circa nineteen thirty five and was called: Grant-Bellairs School of Dance and Drama. It then moved to Guildford in nineteen forty five due to the devastation's of the last world war.

It ran from nineteen sixty four as a charitable organisation. At the same time it's name was changed to "The Guildford School of Acting And Dance". Again in the first 1/4 of the nineteen nineties it was renamed "The Guildford School of Acting, "GSA".   

Originally owned and run by Bic Bellairs and Pauline Bick. Do you have any history on these two people?

These days the GSA is housed on the Surrey Universities campus and is a Ltd Co. As a result the GSA has moved on into a bright new era.

A new performing arts centre is due to be finished in twenty eleven and will be ready for some regular performances private and public. It really dose look the biz, and something else to be proud of I'd say.

The GSA also stage a yearly performance at the renown Yvonne Arnaud Theatre.
Plus regular visits to, the Mill Studio 01483 440 000

The Electric Theatre: Sadly no more
The Bellerby Theatre Long Gone: See the planning proposal here

This is truly very sad, cuts, cuts, cuts is all we hear these days,
I am so angry about the way things are going in our green and pleasant land.

If everybody owes all this money, Who do we owe it to? Plc's? Insurance Co's? Banks? You tell me. Please.

Isn't it time they took a hit, so as to let the world breath a little easier? Before long they'll have us all living in Mud Huts!

Sorry I digress, so back to the plot:

Rite up until the late nineteen nineties the GSA used as may as eight separate venues incorporating, dance, music studios, drama, technical workshops, a library covering all relevant reading, and a resources centre, rehearsal rooms, a wardrobe department, plus 2 in house theaters. That's the whole shebang I'd say! 

The GSA specialise in, drama, production, musical theatre, lighting, stage management, and sound designs. These are all professional highly acclaimed full time courses.

The GSA is one of the uk's top specialist performing arts schools, and is one of a just a handful of institutes qualified to offer our lovely or not governments Dance and Drama Awards course, which is validated by Trinity Collage.
Good stuff indeed

Over the years the GSA has acquired a truly sparkling international reputation and boasts many successful graduates.

Did you know that just about all the west end shows have performers who learn their art from Guildford's

GSA? Here is a list of a few other highly successful professionals who trained at the GSA: Tom Chambers, Brenda Blethyn, Vera Chole Hart, Chris Green, Ellie Paskel, Claire Cooper, Rob Kizinsky, Ian Kelsey, Justin Fletcher- MBE, Isy Suttie, to name but a few.

Guildford certainly has a lot to offer everybody, from the top to the bottom.
I love Guildford. But not the cuts!!

Guildford School of Acting