First look at #prairieflower from The Poor School alum Ryan Simms which opens Upstairs At The Gatehouse in September. Check this trailer out for a taster of what it’s about ! #theatre #CastingDirector #actorslife #Fringe thepoorschool.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=…

Loved shooting and editing this teaser for Ryan Simms' new play, Prairie Flower. Produced by The Poor School. On Upstairs At The Gatehouse in September. youtube.com/watch?v=AaWWMO… #filming #theatre #trailer

Prairie Flower is the first play produced by the Poor School since we closed. Written by ex student Ryan Simms it tells a dark tale of underground London #prairieflowerplay @gatehouselondon upstairsatthegatehouse.com/prairieflower

Get a sneak preview of Ryan Simms playing his own father - a man respected by the Kray twins - in this Prairie Flower teaser youtu.be/AaWWMOr4S-o #prairieflowerplay Upstairs At The Gatehouse

Ryan Simms is interviewed in The Stage about #prairieflowerplay - a one man show about his own east end gangster father thestage.co.uk/features/inter… Upstairs At The Gatehouse #theatre #fringeplay #fringetheatre #eastend #gangster #london

Rehearsals for #prarieflowerplay are going incredibly well! Can’t wait for you all to see it. Make sure you grab tickets: upstairsatthegatehouse.com/prairieflower #theatre #london Upstairs At The Gatehouse

Tonight I’ll be filming #prairieflowerplay for The Poor School. Written by and starring Ryan Simms it’s the story of his own father - a genuine East Eng gangster. Amazing stuff #theatre #London #filming Upstairs At The Gatehouse #highgate #eastend

It’s the last week of Prairie Flower at Upstairs At The Gatehouse. Make sure you catch this gripping tale of an old school London criminal, told by his own son upstairsatthegatehouse.com/prairieflower #upstairsatthegatehouse #prairieflowerplay #theatre #fringe #london

Great review for Prairie Flower in the Camden New Journal. This is the last week you can catch the show! camdennewjournal.com/article/review… Upstairs At The Gatehouse #fringe #theatre #london

I'm proud and honoured to have directed the last ever graduates The Poor School in Lady Windermere’s Fan. What wonderful talent with bright futures #actors #oscarwilde #dramaschool #directing

Bravi! Company of Lady Windermere's Fan, the final production at London's The Poor School which closed tonight after 32 enjoyable and productive years. The entire company, director and crew did Oscar Wilde proud. I enjoyed it so much. Such a privilege to be with you.

Was anyone with me The Poor School graduating in 1995 please? You may remember me as Jenny Hollingsworth then? Please can you get in touch asap? Many thanks and I hope you're well, Jenny (Jenny Kendall-Tobias)

It’s here! The final graduate showcase of The Poor School.

I hope that the influence of the school continues to grow for the next 50 years or more; this is in the hands of the 800-odd graduates over all the years. I hope they go on to change people who will change the theatre.

If you check the website - thepoorschool.com - you will see that the charity itself has not finished at all and I hope you will share my enthusiasm for what we may now achieve.

Tonight is our final evening at 242 Pentonville Road. I’ll be giving a short talk and taking questions before we move on to our next chapter as a charity. Visit the website to find out more thepoorschool.com

I was unable to attend last night but want to say a HUGE thank you! I would not of been able afford to go to drama school if it wasn’t for this place, you allowed me to follow my dreams ✨ Thank you for the laughs, tears, hard work, memories. Us working class actors thank you!! x.com/thepoorschool/…

Last week I hosted a talk on our last night at Pentonville Road before we closed as a drama school. There’s still lots for The Poor School charity to do. Watch the video here: youtu.be/N0Blob6v3z0

Had the pleasure of training with Rafaela Elliston at drama school The Poor School. Do go and support her alongside @robbie3martin who will also be performing x.com/jragents/statu…