The Oxford School of Drama is a drama school in the United Kingdom. It is based at Wootton, ten miles north of

Oxford Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...

. The school is an independent, vocational drama school which runs a three-year acting course and a one-year acting course, both validated by

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, London. It also runs six-month foundation courses in acting. Students on the three-year and one-year courses are eligible for funding from the Government's Dance and Drama Award Scheme and Advanced Learning Loans. The school is governed by a board of trustees, which includes

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, Nicholas Allott and

Jeremy Sams Jeremy Sams (born 12 January 1957) is a British theatre director, writer, translator, orchestrator, musical director, film composer, and lyricist. Early life and education Sams is the son of the late Shakespearean scholar and musicologist Eri ...

. It is a member of the

Federation of Drama Schools The Federation of Drama Schools functions to facilitate vocational drama training in the UK. It was formed in June 2017. History A formal organisation for drama training in the UK was first established with the Conference of Drama Schools (CDS) i ...

Alumni

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External links

Official website

References

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