Olivier Award-winning West End production company DLAP Group are delighted to announce their investment in the future development of MTS, the premiere musical theatre college of the north of England. MTS was founded in October 2018 by West End star,and Arts Educational Schools London graduate, Annie Guy and rapidly gained a reputation for the quality of its teaching. By promoting a dynamic, electrifying and fulfilling college experience MTS has ensured that students have gone on to gain places at the UK’s most prestigious performing arts schools, colleges and universities as well as finding their way directly into the industry. In September 2023, MTS opens its second Academy in Durham, with its Newcastle Academy following in 2024.
Premiering his show last year at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, writer and performer Rinkoo Barpaga would go onto receive critical acclaim, Made in I̶n̶d̶i̶a̶ Britain a story inspired by his own intersectional experience of being of South Asian descent, growing up in the UK in the 70s and 80s, and learning to adapt to an external world not really equipped to support his hearing impairment. Currently on tour nationally, the show’s next stops are the Soho Theatre (London) on the 27th to 30th June, Norwich Theatre (Norwich) on 1st October, Brixton House (London) on 4th to 6th October Key Theatre (Peterborough) on 7th October and concludes at the Belgrade Theatre (Coventry) on 9th to 11th October. Ahead of his Soho run, Rinkoo tells us more about what to expect!
