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Welcome to Arts Educational Schools London for the last 90 years we have taught and developed some of the worlds leading performing artists across all disciplines.

Arts Educational Schools London have their origin in schools founded in 1919 by Grace Cone and in 1922 by Olive Ripman. The Cone and Ripman schools were pioneers in providing suitably talented children with a general academic education in conjunction with specialised training in dance, drama, music and art, preparing young men and women for professional careers in or connected with the theatre. In 1939 the two schools amalgamated to become the Cone Ripman School.

With the outbreak of World War II the school was evacuated to residential accommodation in various countryside mansions, including Tring in Hertfordshire. In 1941 the school reopened its Stratford Place premises in London and was renamed Arts Educational Schools in 1947. The London school occupied various premises in the post war years, including Golden Lane in the City of London.

So unique, varied and flexible was the training at Arts Educational Schools London, that Dame Alicia Markova and Sir Anton Dolin drew almost exclusively on students from Arts Educational Schools to help them create their revolutionary company – London Festival Ballet –which eventually became English National Ballet.

Continuing links in the great ballet tradition, Dame Beryl Grey became Director of Arts Educational Schools London in the 1960s, and the school uniform colours chosen by her continue to this day – most notably “Green Beryl”. The schools continued to be innovative, introducing both professional acting and professional music theatre courses before most of its current competitors.

In 1986 the old Chiswick Polytechnic was purchased and the school moved to its present, permanent home.

Today Arts Educational Schools London continues to support a world–renowned co–educational Independent Vocational School for pupils aged 11–18 years as well as a professional conservatoire with two main divisions Acting and Musical Theatre, offering BA and MA degrees. There is also a wide ranging programme of part time courses for all ages.

In 2007, Lord Lloyd Webber agreed to take on the role of President, taking on the role vacated by the death of Dame Alicia Markova, marking an auspicious new era for the Arts Educational Schools London.


Connected mandy members:

2022, ArtsEd 1 Year Acting Course, Student
Sara Carty
Actor
2021, Truth and Reconciliation, B Woman / Man A
ArtsEd
Kerryn Arcari
Producer
2021, Trial Shift, Line Producer
Aj Brennan
Actor
2021, Three Sisters, Solyony / Tusenbach
Sara Carty
Actor
2021, Three Sisters, Olga
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Chuck Deer
Company Manager
2021, The Wedding Singer, Deputy Stage Manager
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Kerryn Arcari
Producer
2021, The Secret in the Cellar, Line Producer
Kerryn Arcari
Producer
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Freya Watson
Actor
2021, The Curlew, Ruby
Tash Holdaway
Assistant Stage Manager
2021, The Curlew, DSM
2021, The Children's Hour, Karen
ArtsEd
2021, The Big Knife, Smiley Coy
2021, Soft Anumals, Sarah
Arts-Ed
Kerryn Arcari
Producer
2021, Saving Conor, Line Producer
Lucy Barker-Dale
Company Stage Manager
2021, Red/Chaos, DSM
Rai Daya
Assistant Stage Manager
2021, Ragtime, Deputy Stage Manager
Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation Theatre
2021, Plus One, 1st AD
Jake Vithana
Screenwriter
2021, Plus One, Screen Writer
2021, Monkey Bars, INZY
Arts Educational School
Kerryn Arcari
Producer
2021, Mike's House, Line Producer

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