Drama Scholarship Application for 11+ and Sixth Form entry September 2025

Drama Scholarships are open to both internal and external applicants.

External pupils who wish to be considered for a Drama Scholarship must submit this form by Thursday 31 October 2024 at 12pm. Scholarship applications will only be considered if the applicant has also registered for inclusion in our 11+ or Sixth Form assessments. If you have not already registered, registration forms may be completed via the following link:

https://www.stbenedicts.org.uk/registration

Internal pupils who wish to be considered for a Drama Scholarship must submit this form by Thursday 31 October 2024 at 12pm. Nothing further is required.

As a guide in deciding whether to apply, candidates will have been involved in a number of productions and will show particular promise as a performer.

11+ applicants will be asked to perform a monologue of their choice lasting 1-2 minutes, showing a range of acting skills; provide a scrapbook/portfolio of their drama experiences (e.g. productions they have seen as well as productions they have performed in, drama clubs, any summer school courses etc); Sixth Form applicants will be asked to perform two contrasting monologues lasting 2-3 minutes from a published play and come prepared to discuss a production they have seen that has inspired them. Those awarded a Drama Scholarship at Sixth Form entry will be expected to take Drama and Theatre studies as an A level option.

All applicants will have a short interview with the Director of Drama.

Auditions will take place on Friday 15 November 2024.

Process:

Following receipt of this application form, the Drama Department will contact applicants to confirm audition details or alternatively to advise that they have not been selected for interview.

The award of a Drama Scholarship will be confirmed with offer letters for a place at the School. These are issued on Friday 7 February 2025, a date set by the North London Consortium.

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