Co-Curricular Experts
Patsy Rodenburg OBE
Voice Consultant
Patsy Rodenburg, OBE, is a British voice coach, author, and theatre director. She is the Head of Voice at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, the Director of Voice at Michael Howard Studios in New York City, is a director of the Royal Shakespeare Company and has also worked with the Royal National Theatre.
Patsy trained in Voice Studies at the Central School of Speech and Drama, and initially worked as an actress before moving into teaching. She has been Head of Voice at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London since 1981 and the Director of Voice at Michael Howard Studios in New York since 1982. She worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company for nine years from 1981, and with the Royal National Theatre from 1990, where she founded their Voice Department. She has worked globally with the Moscow Art Theatre, Complicite, Cheek by Jowl, and Comedie-Francaise. She has taught thousands of actors, including Daniel Craig, Orlando Bloom, Joseph Fiennes, Ewan McGregor and Fay Ripley to name a few.
Patsy has authored several books on the subject of voice coaching, including "Speaking Shakespeare," "The Actor Speaks," "The Right to Speak," "The Need for Words," and "Presence.”
Paul Dickov
Sporting Ambassador
Paul Dickov is a former professional footballer and manager.
Dickov played as a forward from 1990 to 2011, starting his career with Arsenal, where he won the UEFA Cup Winners Cup in 1994, before moving to Manchester City in 1996.
Whilst at City, Dickov experienced two promotions and two relegations, playing in three different divisions, and famously scoring the injury time equalising goal that paved the way for Manchester City’s promotion in 1999.
He joined Oldham Athletic in 2010 as Player/Manager and later managed Doncaster Rovers. Dickov represented Scotland ten times.
