Ravenscourt Theatre School is a stage school in London

London

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 for children aged 7 to 19 years old. The School was founded in 1989 by Sir Robin Phillips

Robin Phillips

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 Bt following the closure of the Corona Stage Academy

Corona Stage Academy

Corona Stage Academy also known as The Corona Stage School was a successful British drama school founded by Miss Rona Knight in the mid 1940's. The school started in Chiswick before later moving to 16 Ravenscourt Avenue, Hammersmith in 1955...

 following the retirement of its principal, Rona Knight. Corona was a very successful drama school

Drama school

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 running for some forty years in Hammersmith

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 and producing top stars of stage and screen.

Sir Robin ran the Corona agency for many years and most of the traditions of Corona were incorporated into the Ravenscourt Theatre School including the uniform and the teaching format, which had full academic studies in the morning and vocational training in the afternoon.

Many children who have attended Ravenscourt have gone on to have successful careers. The following list was confirmed by Ravenscourt Theatre School: Daniela Denby-Ashe

Daniela Denby-Ashe

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 (Eastenders and My Family), Dean Gaffney

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 (Eastenders), Peter Kin Kelly (The Wild House), Charlie Brooks

Charlie Brooks

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 (EastEnders), Celena Cherry

Célena Cherry

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 (Honeyz), and Simon Fenton

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 (The Power Of One, Matinee).

Notable alumni of the Corona Academy include: Nicholas Lyndhurst

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, Ray Winstone

Ray Winstone

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, Helen Worth

Helen Worth

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, Dennis Waterman

Dennis Waterman

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, Nicola Stapleton

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, Francesca Annis

Francesca Annis

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, Mark Lester

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, Patsy Kensit

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, Susan George

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, Nick Pickard

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, John Pickard

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, Frazer Hines

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, Richard O'Sullivan, and Emma Davies.