Macbeth is coming to Liverpool and will star Lamont Drama Pupil 12-year-old Freddie Thomason.

Freddie will play Macduff’s son alongside Ralph Fiennes (Macbeth) and Indira Varma (Lady Macbeth). Macduff will be played by Ben Turner.

This brand-new production of one of Shakespeare’s most iconic plays is being staged like never before in custom built theatre spaces unique to this production in Liverpool, Edinburgh, London and Washington DC. The Liverpool production will run from November 18^th until December 20^th at The Depot in Liverpool L7.

Directed by Simon Godwin with set and costume design by Frankie Bradshaw, William Shakespeare’s Macbeth sees a couple corrupted by their relentless lust for power with blood on their hands. It tells the gripping tale of greed, murder, deception and superstition.

Freddie’s performance dates are :

Nov 24 at 7.30 pm

Nov 28at 7.30 pm (press night)

Dec 2 at 2.30 pm and 7.30 pm

Dec 5 at 7.30 pm

Dec 7 at 2.30 pm and 7.30 pm

Dec 11 at 7.30 pm

Dec 12 at 7.30 pm

Dec 15 at 7.30 pm

Dec 19 at 7.30

‘Break a leg’ Freddie – we are all very proud of you and also wishing you a successful time at the Fleetwood Drama Festival in November.

Its always a pleasure to see pupils not only gaining from their LAMDA experiences – but enjoying them too.

How happy lovely 7-year-old Kiki looks after her first-ever LAMDA exam. Kiki, who lives in Tunbridge Wells in Kent, has all her Lamont lessons via Skype and is a joy to teach.

Mum Oluwaseun, said:” Kiki had the exam and enjoyed the whole process. She also saw younger children there and it inspired her.  She said the examiner was very nice!”

As it should be!

Hardworking pupils achieved a fabulous set of results sitting their LAMDA exams at the Lamont Centre on Merseyside.

The Summer 2023 session results were as follows (D) Distinction (M) Merit :-

Speaking of Verse and Prose

Grade 2

Hallela (D), Jack (D), Henry (D), Kye (M)

Grade 3

Luxsai (D), Gadowl (D), Beracha (D), Harriet (D)

Grade 4

Taron (D), Joseph (D), Clara (D)

Grade 5

Freddie (D)

Grade 6

Sujaani (D), Martha (D)

Grade 7

Serafina (D), Kisaan (D), Jesikka (D)

Grade 8

Gabriel (D)

Beracha (7) from the Wirral scored the highest mark in this exam session with a fantastic 98 marks! 

This was her first exam and Beracha has all her lessons via Skype.  Well done Beracha!!!

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 di***@la***********.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