Over recent years Ashbourne has developed a very strong programme in Drama and Theatre Studies to A Level. Our Drama students have a wide range of backgrounds and experiences ranging from leading London theatre schools to impressive amateurs with no formal experience.

Ashbourne takes Drama and Theatre Studies very seriously and so holds auditions for places. The purpose of the audition is two-fold:

1. To ensure the quality of the students on the programme

2. To offer scholarships to candidates with exceptional academic ability and acting talent.

Last year for instance we offered three 100% scholarships and other partial scholarships.

The audition takes the form of a 3-minute monologue selected and performed by the applicant, a brief interview to discuss the piece and some improvisation work conducted under the supervision of our acting teacher.