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Aspiring young actor Liberty Doyle celebrated a golden achievement as the students of the St Annes-based Emily Laws School of Acting impressed at their LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) exams.

Five of the students' marks were in the mid-90s and Liberty won the school’s Jan Kemball Award for her outstanding achievement for her Gold Musical Theatre exam.

School proprietor Emily Laws said: “Jan Kemball was an outstanding actor, drama teacher, friend of ELSA and LAMDA examiner.

"The award was created in 2013 and goes annually to a student with outstanding results in a single LAMDA exam though commitment, enthusiasm and hard work.

Liberty Doyle is presented with her Jan Kemball prize by Jan's daughter Alexandra.

“She was my own acting teacher and her legacy is passed on to all my students.

"Jan's family were at the ceremony and her daughter, Alexandra, presented the prize of theatre vouchers to Liberty.”

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The Emily Laws School, based in Garden Street, St Annes, first opened its doors in 1993, and the latest results add up to more delight for Emily after record results last year following lockdown.

The Emily Laws School of Acting students celebrate their successes.

Twelve months ago, after exams had been cancelled no fewer that five times because of the pandemic restrictions, every student gained a merit or distinction and Emily feels that the latest results provide further evidence that the school is back to its thriving best.The school’s latest LAMDA results were:

Acting – Grade 3: Mia Agar (Distinction); Grade 5: Isla Hill (Merit), Elise Heron (M), Alexia Bower (M), Emilie Bielec (M), Harrison Coyne (M), Mollie Yates (D); Grade 6 (Bronze): Erin Hill (D); Grade 7 (Silver): Evangeline Doyle (M), Sara-Jayne Parr (M), Betsie Singleton (D); Grade 8 (Gold): Nicola-Kate Parr (D).

Musical Theatre – Entry Level: Rafe Stengel (D); Grade 2: Bella James (D), Esme Stengel (D); Grade 3: Elia Divall (M); Grade 4: Emilia Ficorilli (D); Grade 5: Poppy Booth-Isherwood (M),Melody Savage (M), Lily-Mae Twist (D), Victoria Wilson (D); Grade 6 (Bronze): Erin Hill (D), Kayla Meades (D); Grade 8 (Gold): Liberty Doyle (D)

Speaking of Verse and Prose – Entry Level: Indy Mortlock (M), Jerssica Garstang (M); Grade 1: Georgia Donnelly (M), Erin Garstang (M), Elizabeth Kasparian (D), James Storrie-Manuel (D); Grade 6 (Bronze): Evelyn Smedley (D); Grade 7 (Silver): Ameerah Loup-Devere (D).

Celebration time for Liberty and fellow members of the Emily Laws School of Acting in St Annes