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“Joanna Murphy at Bedales School: Wonderfully imaginative and exciting productions.” – Richard E Grant
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“Jo always has a certain vision of how she wants a piece of theatre to be, often something that no one else could have thought of, but she conveys her vision perfectly so that it is fully understood and so that something completely brilliant is created on stage.” Brooke Theis – former student
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“Jo’s individual style and passion for acting had a massive impact on me and many other students.” Sophie Grierson – former student
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“Jo has a passion which is utterly infectious. One feels completely embraced and engaged by whatever world she chooses to direct us in. If there was ever anything I wanted explained further, she would have no problem acting it out herself. Everyone who has ever been taught by Jo agrees that her teaching methods are always thought-provoking and inspiring.” Ben Dale – former student
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“Jo Murphy is by far the best drama teacher that I’ve been taught by and is the most talented director that I’ve encountered. She creates confidence in each of her casts and always takes the final product to an extraordinary standard. She uses great creativity in her ideas and in doing so creates a production that’s amazing to be involved in and even more amazing to watch.” Nick Crane – former student
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“ Jo taught me that if I was truly committed to the pursuit of something I wholly believed in, the possibilities would be endless. I will take this lesson with me for the rest of my life, in every one of my performance endeavours. For me, it was a priceless piece of advice, totally reflected by the quality of Jo’s teaching.” Talia Pick – former student
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“Jo was always fiercely dedicated to ensuring her projects were of the highest possible standards and an inspiration to those who had the pleasure of working with her whether in the classroom or on stage, both of which she made effortlessly enjoyable. As well as her professionalism, she was very approachable and was therefore respected by the students, who, as a result, were keen to excel in her subject.” Christy Callaway-Gale – former student
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“Working with Jo is always a great experience. Regardless of production size, every cast and crew-member is drawn into the journey to performance through Jo’s motivation and creative direction. Despite working with Jo on countless productions I can never second-guess her plans for a project, each one is furnished with unique and creative touches which delight the audience and responsibly challenge the cast. Crucially, Jo uses her extensive experience to keep her productions grounded, however ambitious. As a consequence Jo is able to take on all manner of projects and finely judge the capabilities of venue, script and cast to extract excellence – in all, graduating from her teaching was the end of a great era!” Guy Griffin – former student
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“Jo Murphy is certainly one of a kind, both when doing enthusiastic and fun teaching, and her outstanding ability to make each student feel welcome and worthy of her passion of Drama. Her nurturing nature as a tutor has helped me with many aspects of my school life, were it not for Jo’s guidance and support, I don’t know where I would be!” Daisy Cooper – former student
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“Jo’s teaching was always inspiring. Her direction was thorough and extremely helpful.” Georgie Wadstein – former student
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“Jo was a fantastic drama teacher. She has been a brilliant inspiration to me and has taught me to just be myself. Her great use of language amazed me making me want to listen to her throughout our course and our hard work was worth it. Jo is very clear as to what she is doing when it comes to directing, but she is also very open if you have something worth saying”. Imo jeffes – former pupil
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