| Type | Drama school |
|---|---|
| Active | 1979–2022 |
| Founder | Sorrel Carson and Caryll Ziegler |
| Location | , SW18 3SX , |
| Affiliations | Trinity College London, CDET, Federation of Drama Schools, St Mary's University, Twickenham |
| Website | alra |
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The Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA) was a British drama school. It had two sites: ALRA South on Wandsworth Common in south London and ALRA North in Wigan, Greater Manchester. It was founded in 1979 by director and actors Sorrel Carson and Caryll Ziegler who then directed the school as its principal until 2001.[1]
ALRA was a member of Federation of Drama Schools an iteration of the formerly known as Drama UK, and before that the Conference of Drama Schools, and National Council for Drama Training, both organizations since dissolved, and received funding from the Young People's Learning Agency. [2]
The school closed in April 2022.
- ^ Smurthwaite, Nick (13 September 2022). "Obituary: Caryll Ziegler". The Stage.
- ^ Granger, Rachel. "Rapid Scoping Study on Leicester Drama School" (PDF). De Montfort University Leicester. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.