<div><strong>Hi, my name is Lata. I'm an emerging actor and this year I got a place to study Classical Acting at LAMDA.</strong>
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<div><strong>LAMDA is one of the top drama schools in the UK (if not the world). But training here in the UK is expensive - my fees are a total of £28,000.</strong>
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<div>I have a student loan of £12,000 and can cover some of the fees with my savings - but I need your help with the final £5000.
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<div>The fact that I was good enough to get in on my first year of auditioning is so affirming. I nearly decided to turn down the offer because of the overwhelming cost, but it doesn't seem right that I shouldn't be able to train because of the financial burden. So I'm asking friends, family, colleagues, and my wider network for help.
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<div><strong>More about Me </strong>
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<div>I was born and raised in Charlton in South East London. I am half-Indian. My parents aren't artists so I have gone into theatre through my own motivation and graft.
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<div>My work has led me to a successful career so far as a director. I have directed work particularly around disability and neurodivergence. I have also assistant directed at the RSC, Donmar Warehouse, and Chichester Theatre, and was resident assistant director for Kali Theatre, a theatre company producing plays written by South Asian women, in 2022.
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<div>Lata as<em> Edie </em>in Emma Dawson's new play, at<em> </em>Theatre 503, 2022
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<div>I am a creative associate for Lazarus Theatre Company, a company that has influenced my work and outlook hugely. I work as a facilitator at Tramshed in Woolwich, a company which I have had a connection with since 2016. I had my first facilitation jobs here and have since been passionately delivering community projects to creative people in Woolwich with Tramshed.
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<div>I have loved being a director, but I during the pandemic I realised that I had taken a side-step from what I really wanted to do, which was acting. I have been pursuing acting since then, and have played various exciting roles including with Players all-female theatre company, and performing in my own devised show about clinical depression,<em> Your Call Is Important to Us</em>. I recently played the lead role in a short film for the Halo Project, a charity that raises awareness around honour-based violence.
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<div>Lata as Nafisa in Behind Closed Doors
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<div>(The Halo Project Short Film, directed by Jained Iqbal)
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<div>Charitable work is part of my DNA as an artist. It's part of the reason I believe that I'm not now hugely wealthy - I am highly capable but have always wanted to work in a way that is ethical and contributes to communities rather than the the capitalist system.
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<div>I want to be a trained, qualified actor, to take my work to the next level. This includes as a professional actor but also as a facilitator. This is work that I will invest back into Tramshed as a facilitator - with 'Introduction to Shakespeare' workshops planned in October half term which I will be leading.
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<div>Assistant Director, The Other Boleyn Girl (Chichester Theatre 2024)
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<div>I don't think this world would be worth living in without artists. I'm committed to nurturing other artists. At this point, I am asking if you will return the favour and support me to be the best artist I can be.
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<div>You can read more about my theatre work on my website: <a href="https://www.latanobes.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.latanobes.com</a>
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