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Review: The Drama School Handbook by John Abbott

Helpful, practical careers advice for students considering applying for drama school.

John Abbott was a successful actor before turning to teaching, first at Mountview and then at ArtsEd, and he knows – really knows – what he's talking about. In his foreword Leo Woodhall, an actor who trained at ArtsEd, points out that he needed help at the beginning and John Abbott provided it, just as he is now offering it to readers of this book.

First you have to choose schools to apply for, bearing in mind that audition fees may limit the number you try. How do you narrow it down? Each school has a website telling you how wonderful it is so you have to read carefully and develop a gut feeling. All Abbot's advice is presented in bite-sized chunks as if you were in conversation with him.

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