Bollywood is beckoning...
LONDON and Bollywood are beckoning for Loughborough College performing arts student Roby Singh – just one of a talented ‘drama dozen’ set for success.
As his performing arts classmates head for some of the country’s leading drama schools, Roby – who arrived in the UK unable to speak any English only five years ago - has been offered a place to study for a BA (Hons) in Acting at the prestigious Central School of Speech and Drama, which counts Judi Dench, Laurence Olivier, Star Wars’ Carrie Fisher, The Hobbit’s Martin Freeman, Downton Abbey’s Hugh Bonneville and Game of Thrones’ Kit Harrington and Jerome Flynn among its alumni.
“I was told I will be their first ever student with a Punjabi background,” said Roby, 19, who underwent a highly competitive audition process before learning of his success.
“I have gone from not being able to speak a word of English five years ago to loving Shakespeare and performing it for my auditions. I have received so much help and support from Loughborough College, the teachers have been behind me every step of the way.
“There are so many great performances I have been involved with at the college but playing Benedict in Much Ado About Nothing has to be my highlight – I really enjoyed the comedy of the role.”
He added: “Now there is another exciting prospect on the horizon with the opportunity for me to appear in a Bollywood movie. Five years ago I never dreamed all this would be possible. I wanted to work hard and make my parents and my teachers proud. It is hard to leave Loughborough College behind and I am a real family boy so it will be difficult to move to London without them - but I am so excited to step up to this next challenge.” The Loughborough College Performing Arts class of 2019 will see Roby Singh take up his place to study for a degree in Acting at the Central School of Speech and Drama; Iman Mohammadi will be studying for a degree in Acting at ALRA North; Josiah Oladoyin takes up his place at ALRA South for a foundation degree in Acting; Christie King will be going to Sunderland to study for a degree in Screen Performance; Effie Langleyis set to study for a degree in Scenography and Theatre Design and Drama and Theatre Studies at Aberystwyth; Emilia Hargraves heads to Plymouth University to study for a degree in Drama and Theatre Practice; Iona Wilkins will be studying for her degree in Acting at UCLAN; Katelyn Murphy will study for a degree in Film and Theatre at Reading; Katie Johnson takes up her place at Chicester to study for a degree in Musical Theatre and Arts Development; Malakye Galloway-Baxter heads to Lincoln for his degree in Drama and Theatre; Megan Smith will be going to Sunderland for her degree in Screen Performance and Rhi Wignall is set to study for a degree in Acting at Wolverhampton.