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Drama School Dropout

Drama School Dropout

Written by: Ingram Noble
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Listen to me, a Drama School Dropout talk to my friends about the highs and lows of being a drama school student, graduate, and dropout and trying to break into the industry!Ingram Noble Art Entertainment & Performing Arts
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  • Ep 236. Ross Baxter
    Jan 20 2026

    This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Ross Baxter! We chat about The Naked Neds at The Pavilion Theatre, learning to slow down, starting out as a dancer, losing out to main roles at an early age, manifesting going to the Conservatoire from an early age, living in the party flat, my teeth fear, learning to open your horizons, always playing a policeman, Still Game Live: The Final Farewell, performing at The Hydro, The Restless Natives tour, knowing that a rejection isn’t the end of an audition journey, Ross’ own cabaret Drive Official, Funeral For My Boobs, Glee, The High Life with Alan Cumming, Jonathan Bailey and Ariana Grande, awful student panto stories and our favourite venues to perform in.





    Submit your story for Stage Right or Stage Shite: https://forms.gle/1p296t4Uu1F1XVvN9





    Host: Ingram Noble





    Guest: Ross Baxter





    Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble





    Links:





    Ingram's Instagram: @ingramnoble





    Ross' Instagram: @rossjbaxter





    Get your tickets for The Naked Neds now: www.thenakedneds.com





    Get your tickets for The High Life: https://www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/the-high-life





    Get your tickets for Funeral for My Boobs: https://playpiepint.com/whats-on/event/funeral-for-my-boobs/




    Patreon: www.patreon.com/dramaschooldropout

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    50 mins
  • Ep 235. Jacqueline Boatswain
    Dec 9 2025

    This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Jacqueline Boatswain! We chat about Shameless, lockdown life, working during the pandemic, being a geriatric dancer at the age of eleven, training at The Royal Academy of Dance, working as a commercial dancer, being in the original West End cast of Chicago, the joy of Shameless, Viola Davis, Hollyoaks and being sidelined, the kneecap film, wearing a nappy on stage, being cast as Fagin and then proceeding to get a full mouth of veneers, accent work and Glasgow being the new New York.





    Submit your story for Stage Right or Stage Shite: https://forms.gle/1p296t4Uu1F1XVvN9





    Host: Ingram Noble





    Guest: Jacqueline Boatswain





    Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble





    Links:





    Ingram's Instagram: @ingramnoble





    Jacqueline's Instagram: @jacqui_boats





    Patreon: www.patreon.com/dramaschooldropout

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    58 mins
  • Ep 234. Ned Cooper
    Nov 18 2025

    This week on Drama School Dropout I am joined by the amazing, Ned Cooper! We chat about The Full Monty, going to a secondary school with a specialism in performing arts, the SAG strike, not drinking hot drinks, animal studies, student nights being on a Thursday, the expectation vs the reality of third year at Drama School, not being Barbara Windsor, being nicknamed the council estate chav, misprints in a drama school showcase programme, having your career connect to your family and childhood, filming self-tapes and our favourite things about our job.





    Submit your story for Stage Right or Stage Shite: https://forms.gle/1p296t4Uu1F1XVvN9





    Host: Ingram Noble





    Guest: Ned Cooper





    Producers: Heather Spiden & Ingram Noble





    Links:





    Ingram's Instagram: @ingramnoble





    Patreon: www.patreon.com/dramaschooldropout

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    54 mins
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