Rosalie Craig and Sean Hayes sit at a grand piano in a warmly lit studio set for Good Night, Oscar, evoking a 1950s television broadcast. Hayes, in a gray suit, looks solemn with eyes downcast, while Craig, dressed in an elegant floral dress and pearl jewelry, gazes at him with a mix of concern and intensity.

Rosalie Craig with Sean Hayes in Good Night, Oscar at the Barbican Theatre

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Awards

The nominations for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards have been announced, once again highlighting the impact of Rose Bruford College graduates on the television industry. Alumna Hannah Walters and Stephen Graham, who studied at Rose Bruford College, received recognition for Adolescence, a hit Netflix series, while Sir Gary Oldman is nominated for his role in Slow Horses, which is also up for multiple major awards. Oldman was recently knighted for his outstanding contribution to drama.

Ray Fearon, alumnus and President of Rose Bruford College, was named Best Supporting Actor at the National Film Awards UK for his performance in My Fault: London. Rose Bruford College alumni featured across multiple nominations at the National Film Awards UK. Ray Fearon appeared in Cleaner, which received three nominations, and Gary Oldman is up for Best Actor for Slow Horses. Mr Bates vs The Post Office, co-produced by alumna Sara Huxley, earned five nominations, including one for Honorary Fellow Toby Jones. Other nominated productions featuring alumni include Code of Silence (Beth Goddard), Mobland (Toby Jones), Baby Reindeer (Jessica Gunning), and Adolescence (Hannah Walters). Bailey Patrick starred in Marching Powder, nominated for Best British Film and Best Comedy, while KAMA, featuring Matt Wakeford, was nominated for Best Independent Film.

Events

Rose Bruford College students performed across Latitude festival – see highlights from the weekend on the Gigs and Bands Society’s Instagram page.

Productions

A dimly lit office stage set from The Estate at The National Theatre, bathed in blue lighting, features two actors at center stage exchanging a tense or intimate gesture under hanging fluorescent lights. On either side, office furniture, green desk chairs, and additional characters frozen in position enhance the dramatic, corporate atmosphere.

The cast of The Estate at the National Theatre. Lighting Design by Rose Bruford College graduate Jessica Hung Han Yun | Photographer: Helen Murray

Here are some of the productions and shows which arrived in July:

Insomnia, Channel 5

  • Surinder Duhra (TA, 1994) as Dr Khan
  • Ian Conningham (Acting BA (Hons), 1995) as DS Cain
  • Helen Walling-Richards (APT, 2017) as Mrs Anderson

The Constant Wife – Swan Theatre (Until 2nd August)

  • Suzanne Bourke (Technical Theatre Arts BA (Hons), 1996), Company manager
  • Pip Horobin (Technical Theatre Arts BA (Hons), 1989), Company manager

The Winter’s Tale – Swan Theatre (until 30th August)

  • Yarit Dor (Theatre Practice MA, 2008), Fight and intimacy director
  • Suzanne Bourke (Technical Theatre Arts BA (Hons), 1996), Company manager
  • Pip Horobin (Technical Theatre Arts BA (Hons), 1989), Company manager

Death Comes to Pemberley, UK Tour (until 13 September)

  • Linnea Fridén Grønning (Stage Management BA (Hons), 2014), Deputy Stage Manager
  • Celia Cruwys-Finnegan (Actor Musicianship BA (Hons), 2015), playing Georgiana Darcy

Misha Duncan-Barry (European Theatre Arts BA (Hons), 2015)

Rosalie Craig (Actor Musicianship BA (Hons), 2001)

Kerry Godliman (Acting BA (Hons), 1997)

  • Starring in Whitstable Pearl, watch via U

Rebecca Killick (American Theatre Arts BA (Hons), 2008)

  • Playing Lucy Pritchard in Nye at the National Theatre (until 16th August)

Max Gallagher (Actor Musicianship BA (Hons), 2012)

  • Playing Jim/District Superintendent in The Railway Children at Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, Bradford (until 7th September)

Ella Wahlström (PS, 2013)

  • Sound designer on Alice in Wonderland at Marylebone Theatre, until 31st August

Jessica Hung Han Yun (LD, 2014)

  • Lighting designer on The Estate at the National Theatre (until 23rd August)

William Pennington (Actor Musicianship BA (Hons), 2015)

  • Joins the 40th Anniversary cast of Les Misérables as Grantaire from July 2025

Chioma Uma (Actor Musicianship BA (Hons), 2019)

  • Ensemble of 101 Dalmations at the Eventim Apollo (until 30th August)

Harry Curley (Actor Musicianship BA (Hons), 2022)

  • Playing Kevin and Dance Captain in Sing Street at the Lyric Hammersmith (until 23rd August)