Corporate Open DS/UK/12996 Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts; 1911-; British theatre arts training school Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts 1911- British theatre arts training school Italia Conti School Italia Conti School of Dancing | Italia Conti Stage School

Education; Performing Arts, theatre The Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts is Britain's and the world's oldest theatre arts training school. It grew out of the first production of the play that was to become a children's classic "Where the Rainbow Ends". Italia Conti who was then an established actress was invited by the producer Charles Hawtrey to teach the children for the first production of 'Where the Rainbow Ends' which opened at the SAVOY Theatre in 1911. After the Hawtrey engagement, during which Italia discovered her natural gift for managing children, she virtually gave up her career as an actress and devoted her time to teaching young people to dance, sing, act and speak! So the school was born in a basement studio in London's Great Portland Street. www.italiaconti.com International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 2/21/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 f077f5e9-bf0f-461a-b5c6-e19cfe9efb0d