Welcome to The Business, a series that focuses on the issues that impact how actors find, do and keep their jobs.
Developments in the business of performance are not always front-of-mind for time-pressed creatives, yet can have a major impact on how their careers develop. That’s why we’ve created this series to help UK actors and performers stay updated on the key stories that will affect the nuts and bolts of their professional lives. This week, help is at hand for Society of London Theatre bursary winners, actors don’t think an amusement park’s pay rates are amusing, and a ground-breaking mentoring scheme aims to tap the potential of skilled dancers at or approaching the end of their performance careers.
Help is at hand for SOLT bursary winners Drama school students won a total of £72,500 in bursaries from the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) last week. Sixteen drama students from across the UK were awarded prizes ranging from £500 to £7,500 to help them complete their training. Previous winners include Ewan McGregor and Michael Sheen.
Nominees were submitted by drama school principals before being interviewed by a panel of industry figures led by West
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