After leaving Ipswich in 2017, I went down the road at the New Wolsey Theatre, where I worked for the next two years, both on and off the stage. I helped run the Youth Theatre groups and ended up touring a primary school show for a couple of months. Come 2019, I auditioned for several drama schools and was fortunate enough to attend The Oxford School of Drama, where I have been professionally training as an actor. Whilst at Ipswich, I had been involved in only a couple of productions, having spent most of my teenage years on a sports pitch of some description. I studied Drama and Theatre Studies at both GCSE and A Level, alongside this I was also a member of the New Wolsey Young Company. This, combined with the communication skills one has to adopt on both a hockey and rugby pitch, helped put me in good stead for my drama school training. 

You might be wondering why I am broadcasting this autobiographical guff and you’d be well within your rights to ponder such a thought. 

Well, to put it simply, I am offering my services as an actor, workshopper and friend to those of you who would like to train professionally as an actor.

If there is anyone out there who is thinking of applying to drama school/conservatoire training and would like some guidance and direction, I am offering up some Zoom sessions where we can discuss professional training, workshop your audition pieces and generally help prepare you physically, mentally and emotionally for the application process. 

If you are interested, please email me at charlieshephard21@gmail.com.

Thank you for reading! I do really believe that the skills and techniques I have developed over my years of training will be both of interest and of value.