Two Lamont pupils recently scored a perfect ‘100’ in their LAMDA examinations – a rare achievement for anyone!

Poppy-Mei and Timmy, a talented sister and brother from London, have all their Lamont lessons by Skype and actually sat their exam in the capital.

Says Mrs. Lamont: “Poppy-Mei and Timmy are a delight to teach. Their phenomenal results for Grade 4 and Introductory Stage 1 demonstrate that wherever you are in the world – you can succeed with Lamont Drama.

“More and more of my pupils are now doing a mixture of remote and face-to-face lessons to fit in with their busy lifestyles. I also have a growing number of remote pupils from further afield including London, Plymouth, Nottingham and California – and I am shortly taking on a new pupil from China”.

Anyone interested in remote or face-to-face LAMDA examination lessons should contact Mrs. Lamont on diane@lamontcasting.co.uk

California resident and former pupil Nick Henderson, who is dad to current pupil Amélie, sent this to prove that even on holiday – Lamont Drama is not far from their minds !

“Snapped this of Amélie outside your library at Harvard University!” jokes Nick.

Well done Amélie Henderson for being awarded a Distinction with 96 marks for her Grade 6 LAMDA examination (Speaking of Verse & Prose) Bronze Medal. Amélie has her weekly LAMDA lesson via skype from her home in sunny California.

This follows her Grade 5 mark of 95.

Truly outstanding – and proving that distance is no barrier for Lamont pupils. They shine here and abroad!

Fantastic work!

Another brilliant performance by the talented Evie Clark at the International Oratory Festival.

She won ‘Best In Festival Runner-Up 2023’ (in 2022 she was ‘Best in Festival’) with this amazing set of results:-

Poetry Recital (15-18) Gold Medal

Sonnet (15-18) Gold Medal

Prose Reading (15-18) Gold Medal

Solo Act (15-18)  Bronze Medal

Evie works hard at everything she does and fully deserves all the success that so often comes her way! Proud of you, Evie!

Congratulations to former Lamont Drama pupil Arthur McBain on the publication of his new children’s book ‘Night of the Living Pasta.’

Well done, Arthur!

Huge congratulations to Verity Clark who has been awarded a prestigious place at the National Youth Theatre.

Verity (14) was successful in her first year of auditioning – which makes it an even greater achievement.

She is now looking forward to taking part in the two-week Summer Course.

Verity is following in the footsteps of her very talented sister Christie, also a fabulous actor and who was accepted as an NYT member several years ago.

Verity holds the record for being the youngest Lamont pupil to pass her Grade 8 LAMDA exam. She was awarded a Distinction, with an amazing 94 marks, when she had just turned 12!

That exceptional result laid the foundation for her NYT success! Onward and upward Verity!

Lamont pupils were busy ‘acting and speaking their socks off’ at two drama festivals in Cheshire and in the London borough of Richmond!

Congratulations to all who took part in the Alderley Edge Drama Festival and the Richmond Drama Festival. The results speak for themselves and I hope you all really enjoyed the day!

ALDERLEY EDGE FESTIVAL RESULTS

Olivia – 1^st Verse Speaking Years 10-13 / 2^nd  Solo Acting Years 10-13

Emilia and Skylar – 1^st Duologue Year 6

Emilia – 1^st Solo Act Year 6 / 2^nd Verse Speak Year 6 / 2^nd Prose Read Year 6

Skylar – 1^st Verse Speak Year 6 / 3^rd Solo Act Year 6

Sharuhi and Vidusshi  – 2^nd Duologue Year 4 and under

Sharuhi – 1^st Verse Speak Year 1

Vidusshi – 1^st Verse Speak Year 3

Fin – 2^nd  Prose Read Year 3 / 3^rd Verse Speak Year 3 / 3^rd Comic Verse Year 3

RICHMOND FESTIVAL RESULTS

Poppy-Mei 1^st Solo Act Year 6 / 1^st Own choice Verse Year 6 / 1^st Comic Verse Year 6 / 1^st  Prose Read Year 6 / 1^st Sightread Year 6

Congratulations to Lamont Drama pupil Isla Gie.

Isla (The Sandman, Slow Horses, The Outlaws, Mammals), is to star in an upcoming feature film based on the best-selling series of acclaimed mystery novels featuring the titular 11-year-old Flavia De Luce.

Martin Freeman (Sherlock, The Hobbit, Black Panther) is set to play her father in the film.

Isla has recently finished a 6-month run of playing Matilda in the hit West End musical at the Cambridge Theatre in London.

Says Diane Lamont: “Isla is the perfect choice for the role of amateur detective Flavia de Luce. She absolutely loves the books so is very excited to take on the role”

The film is based on the first book of the Flavia De Luce mystery novel series, which  have sold over 4 million copies worldwide. In the film, Flavia finds a dead body at her manor house and when her father is accused of the murder, she dives into her own wild and fearless investigation to clear his name. Along the way, she unearths some long-held family secrets and pits herself against the true murderer.

Before she begins filming, Isla is also embarking on another film role and will be busy on that through the Summer in the Czech Republic and Spain.

Well done, Isla. Enjoy filming both projects.

To find out more, please follow this link.

Congratulations to all pupils who took their recent LAMDA examinations – you all got Distinctions! What an achievement. Well done!

SPRING LAMDA EXAM RESULTS

Speaking Of Verse and Prose

INTRODUCTORY 1

Iris

Sharuhi

GRADE 1

Benjamin

GRADE 3

Vidusshi

GRADE 4

Olivia

GRADE 5

Lois

GRADE 6

April

GRADE 7

Chayil

GRADE 8

Jemima

Lori-Jo

Flyn

Trophies were presented to:

Benjamin  – Highest mark in the Junior Grades – 94

Olivia  – Highest mark in the Middle Grades – 95

April – Highest mark in the Senior Grades – 95

Lovely to see one of my longest-standing Lamont families all together having fun in London’s West End!

Christie, Evie and Verity are always a delight – as is Mum Kerry! Glad you enjoyed the show at the Victoria Palace Theatre.