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The Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, also known simply as Italia Conti [citation needed], is a drama school based in Woking, England. It was founded by the actress Italia Conti in 1911. [1]
The Italia Conti school grew from the actress Italia Conti’s success in providing the first recorded formal training to a group of children cast in the West End show Where the Rainbow Ends produced at the Savoy Theatre in 1911 by Charles Hawtrey.
Founded in 1911, the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts is Britain’s oldest Performing Arts College. It is renowned throughout the world as a training centre of excellence.
WELCOME. ‘Italia Conti is one of the leading Performing Arts institutions in the country; founded in 1911. Italia Conti has an outstanding international reputation for providing Performing Arts training for a wide variety of disciplines, enabling our students to become versatile and valuable members of the theatrical profession.
Charles Hawtrey had asked Italia Conti to train the children to act in Where the Rainbow Ends. Doing this led to Conti's founding of her drama school, the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. In 1925, the academy moved to Lamb's Conduit Street.
The Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, founded in 1911 by Miss Italia Conti, is Britain’s oldest theatre arts training school. It is renowned throughout the world as a training center of excellence and is the only one to offer full-time courses at secondary, further and higher education levels.
Charles Hawtrey had asked Italia Conti to train the children to act in Where the Rainbow Ends. Doing this led to Conti's founding of her drama school, the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. In 1925, the academy moved to Lamb's Conduit Street. Bombing in May 1940 destroyed the building, and Conti faced a serious financial loss.
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