Help Jonny go to Guildhall
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Hi.
I'm Jonny Lavelle. I was raised in the small mining town of Houghton-le-Spring, near County Durham, but currently I live in Newcastle with my partner Stacie, and our two pet ferrets, Smee and Piglet (don't ask! :)
At the moment I work for a call centre, in Longbenton, but since a young age it is safe to say that my passion has always been for performing arts. I have achieved no greater personal satisfaction than that which I have performing on stage. I have never felt as significant as when I am acting. It is simply what I want to do.
Recently I have been offered a place on the 3 year Acting MA course at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, to start in September, down in that there London town.
Guildhall has an established reputation as one of the best drama schools in the world. I am told over 2500 auditioned for the course this year, and I am one of the incredibly lucky 25 people who were chosen.
As I'm sure many of you will know, drama school tuition costs quite a bit of money, and unfortunately there is currently very little funding support for post-graduate students. I have the most supportive parents in the world, but financially they have found it difficult to help me as much as I know they would like to. I am making this page in the hope that people might see it and simply want to help support a working class lad from the North East trying to make it in the world of theatre.
The total cost of the course fees over the 3 years is £24,480... yup! :/
However, I'm delighted to say we successfully raised the tuition fee deposit! - This was smashed to smithereens within virtually a weekend!! :D ...simply down to the incredible generosity of some amazing people!!! We have also held successful local fundraiser events where myself and other members of my family have performed/helped.
Although this is of course fantastic, the fact remains that we still have a lot of money to raise in order to be able to afford the school fees. Therefore our target is £4,840 - the amount payable for the first year of tuition fees at Guildhall, minus the amount already raised for the deposit.
The first term begins in mid-September of this year. I am of course trying to raise funds by other means, such as putting on local gigs with my partner, and also selling everything I (and my family) own, it seems. I also intend to find a part-time job in London to support myself as best I can.
I would be forever grateful for any contribution you may have. For me, this truly one of those once-in-a-lifetime opportunities you hear about.
Thank you
I'm Jonny Lavelle. I was raised in the small mining town of Houghton-le-Spring, near County Durham, but currently I live in Newcastle with my partner Stacie, and our two pet ferrets, Smee and Piglet (don't ask! :)
At the moment I work for a call centre, in Longbenton, but since a young age it is safe to say that my passion has always been for performing arts. I have achieved no greater personal satisfaction than that which I have performing on stage. I have never felt as significant as when I am acting. It is simply what I want to do.
Recently I have been offered a place on the 3 year Acting MA course at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, to start in September, down in that there London town.
Guildhall has an established reputation as one of the best drama schools in the world. I am told over 2500 auditioned for the course this year, and I am one of the incredibly lucky 25 people who were chosen.
As I'm sure many of you will know, drama school tuition costs quite a bit of money, and unfortunately there is currently very little funding support for post-graduate students. I have the most supportive parents in the world, but financially they have found it difficult to help me as much as I know they would like to. I am making this page in the hope that people might see it and simply want to help support a working class lad from the North East trying to make it in the world of theatre.
The total cost of the course fees over the 3 years is £24,480... yup! :/
However, I'm delighted to say we successfully raised the tuition fee deposit! - This was smashed to smithereens within virtually a weekend!! :D ...simply down to the incredible generosity of some amazing people!!! We have also held successful local fundraiser events where myself and other members of my family have performed/helped.
Although this is of course fantastic, the fact remains that we still have a lot of money to raise in order to be able to afford the school fees. Therefore our target is £4,840 - the amount payable for the first year of tuition fees at Guildhall, minus the amount already raised for the deposit.
The first term begins in mid-September of this year. I am of course trying to raise funds by other means, such as putting on local gigs with my partner, and also selling everything I (and my family) own, it seems. I also intend to find a part-time job in London to support myself as best I can.
I would be forever grateful for any contribution you may have. For me, this truly one of those once-in-a-lifetime opportunities you hear about.
Thank you
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Jonny Lavelle
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