British stage schools have produced stars like Kate Winslet. So why are so many closing their doors?
The pandemic has exacerbated financial challenges, and the value of drama is being steadily eroded. Is school out forever?
21 April 2021 • 5:00am
Training is vital for the stars of tomorrow, but our leading vocational stage schools are under threat
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A 12-year-old girl sporting a leotard, tights and bow-tie prances about a rehearsal studio, twirling a cane and belting out Putting on the Ritz in a squawky put-on American accent. “I want to do it all,” she later says, “singing, dancing and acting.”