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The Guardian // World // Europe

Adolescence: drama schools hit out at ‘stars from nowhere’ narrative

Monday 31st March 2025, 12:54PM

The drama teachers behind the young actors in the Netflix smash say their lack of recognition ‘has caused wide upset’Adolescence’s stratospheric success has catapulted its young cast of unknown actors into the limelight. Reams of headlines have suggested that they have come from nowhere – yet the grassroots regional drama schools that trained them say this overlooks their hard work.To find undiscovered talent for the show, Adolescence’s casting director, Shaheen Baig, visited two northern drama schools that work with children from underrepresented and deprived communities. Continue reading...

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