Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Theatre Royal: Project A


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The result was merge to Theatre Royal, Newcastle.  Sandstein  09:21, 4 January 2018 (UTC)

Theatre Royal: Project A

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Not independently notable. Coverage consists of very local coverage, nothing rising to the level of general notability. Mostly already covered at Theatre Royal, Newcastle; any additional information can be added to that if properly sourced. But no need for a separate article. JohnBlackburne wordsdeeds 13:26, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

The institution has been written about numerous times in The Stage (see ref: https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2016/formerly-free-acting-course-at-newcastle-theatre-royal-to-cost-1500/, https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2015/newcastle-theatre-royal-launches-free-one-year-drama-course/?login_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thestage.co.uk%2Faccounts%2Fusers%2Fsign_up.popup
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It has had numerous national touring productions (13, Road) -- with it's first year garnering an audience of over 1000 people. Alumni have went on to perform with renowned theatre and film companies, and perhaps most notably Spotlight listed it alongside the likes of RADA and LAMDA in it's very esteemed and exclusive list of accredited drama schools that provide "Quality Actor Training" (ref: http://www.theatreroyalannualreport.co.uk/learning#projecta). This highlights the reality that Project A is one of, if not the only, Northern equivalent to drama school.

It deserves a separate article as it is breaking from the Theatre Royal into its own Equity/Spotlight approved training institution -- as well as expanding its reach outside of the North East and into Scotland; collaborating with the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and LIPA to provide a more national training ground. As one of the few accredited courses in the UK (around 20 exist), I believe that this course is notable in its own right and deserves a page of its own.

Furthermore, like the RWCMD, many of the final productions are held under the "project a theatre company" banner rather than the Theatre Royal. A separate page will also prevent confusion for users. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.0.93.231 (talk) 13:43, 21 December 2017 (UTC) —  82.0.93.231 (talk) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Merge with Theatre Royal, Newcastle. No need for spin-out article. The purpose of this article seems to be promotion.--Rusf10 (talk) 16:51, 21 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete/merge - sources are all primary, blogs, press releases or passing mentions. Nothing to establish independent notability. Wagger</b><b  style="color:#728">s</b><small  style="color:#080">TALK  11:46, 22 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep Although anecdotal, being an avid viewer of the London theatre scene, over the past year or so I've seen this place crop up many times in numerous programmes. Without this page, I would've had no idea what this place was. In short, alumni have warranted this article. As it has been made to appear in everything from The Stage to The Guardian, it is clear to me that this place transcends being a mere offset of the Theatre Royal, Newcastle. EDIT: Also, some relevent info that has now been deleted (not sure why) : Act 2 Cam, East London Arts & Music, Bodens Performing Arts College, Razzamataz Theatre Schools, Montfort College of Performing Arts are all less notable, and have less sources than Project A. It does not make sense that they all have wiki articles yet Project A does not. Especially considering PA is recognised by spotlight, equity, and Drama UK. comment added by LoveLoveLove1977 ( talk) • 11:26, 24 December 2017 (UTC) — LoveLoveLove1977 (talk)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 04:36, 28 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep Though I haven't found any New York Times sources, as pointed out by the user above, many articles don't have that kind of credability. I think that The Stage and Spotlight are creditble enough sources to allow this artcile to exist. Secondly, the fact that the drama school and theatre, though still linked, have seemingly broken from each other -- this article is nessersary on the grounds to avoid confusion.theatrelover2467 (talk) 17:59, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Theatrelover2467 is a CU-confirmed sock of LoveLoveLove1977. I've struck both their votes. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 19:41, 29 December 2017 (UTC)


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