Edward Hicks
Ed is an award winning director and acting coach who in August 2019 became Principal of The Oxford School of drama. Bringing with him a wealth of industry, teaching and directing experience, Ed took over from the founder (who had been in post for 35 years). With a passion for enabling the next generation to create a new and better industry full of new voices, his role as Principal is combined with both teaching (especially screen work) and directing.
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Oxford School of Drama
Previously at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art he created the Film dept and a new screen acting curriculum as Head of Film,TV and Radio at RADA, a post supported by Warner Bros (UK) that he held for eleven years.
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As a teacher and acting coach he's worked at various drama and film schools training many leading actors and technicians. He has directed numerous award winning Shorts, works as an acting coach with private clients on films and television, is a regular speaker at film festivals (including BAFTA, BFI and ASFF), written about screen acting for publications including the Stage, the Guardian and the Actor's Yearbook and is currently completing a book for Bloomsbury.
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RADA
Previous Trailers (Films selected for festivals only)
Just Desserts by Frog Stone
Directed by Edward Hicks
Featuring the 2019 Acting graduates
PRODIGAL by Ursula Rani Sarma
Directed by Edward Hicks
Featuring the 2017 Acting graduates
Heart Shaped Stone by Edward Kemp
Directed by Edward Hicks
Featuring the 2018 Acting graduates
Final Frolic by Peter McSweeney
Directed by Edward Hicks
Featuring the 2016 Acting graduates
Broadcast on television in 2019
