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Feature: Slough Observer

Born and raised Datchet actress named best newcomer at Birmingham Festival AN ACTRESS born and raised in Datchet has been named best newcomer at the Birmingham Festival. Gabrielle Killick, who grew up in Slough Road, was awarded the title following her performance in The Morning After, a play by Darren Heywood. The 21-year-old said: “It’s really amazing, I wasn’t expecting it at all. I had so much fun working on the play, it was a dream role for me so to be named best newcomer was a bonus. There were some fantastic plays and performers on show at the festival so it means a lot.” Miss Killick was a pupil at Eton Porny School, Trevelyan Middle School and Windsor Girls’ School. She said: “I remember being cast as Calamity Jane in a musical at Trevelyan, there are still pictures from it all over the house. I’ve always wanted to perform,…

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Feature: Windsor & Eton Express

Former Windsor Girls’ School student named best newcomer at Birmingham Fringe Festival Raised in Slough Road, Datchet, the 21-year-old Birmingham School of Acting graduate wowed audiences during her performance in ‘The Morning After’, which was her first professional performance since leaving drama school. The play received a number of positive reviews. “This is a dream start for me,” said Gabrielle, a former pupil at Windsor Girls’ School. “It’s a fantastic role and I was really fortunate to get it. “After studying for three years at the Birmingham School of Acting, it’s great to finally be out there and performing to a real audience.” “I am really pleased. There were some fantastic plays and performers on show so it means a lot.” Last year Gabrielle sold out at Windsor’s Firestation Centre for Arts and Culture and has previously performed her one woman show ‘May I Take Your Order’ at the Edinburgh…

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Feature: Spaghetti Gazette

BIRMINGHAM SCHOOL OF ACTING GRADUATE WINS BEST NEWCOMER AT BIRMINGHAM FESTIVAL Gabrielle Killick is named Best Newcomer at the Birmingham Festival following her performance in “The Morning After”, an exciting new play by Darren Heywood. Gabrielle graduated from The Birmingham School of Acting in June and this is her first performance since leaving the drama school. Gabrielle says, “This is a dream start for me. It’s a fantastic role and I was really fortunate to get it.  After studying for three years at the Birmingham School of Acting, it’s great to finally be out there and performing to a real audience”. Gabrielle Killick has been named Best Newcomer at the Birmingham Festival following her performance as Niamh in “The Morning After” at the Blue Orange Theatre. It’s a modern take on a comedy of manners with a great opening scene. Niamh (Gabrielle) wakes up in a flat with a guy…

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Feature : Birmingham Express and Star

Young actress just out of college named best festival newcomer A Birmingham student was named Best Newcomer at the Birmingham Festival after starring in her first role since leaving drama school. Gabrielle Killick graduated from The Birmingham School of Acting in June and was named Best Newcomer following her appearance in the play, The Morning After, by Darren Haywood. Miss Killick, 21, said: “This is a dream start for me. It’s a fantastic role and I was really fortunate to get it”. “After studying for three years at the Birmingham School of Acting, it’s great to finally be out there and performing to a real audience”. “I am really pleased to have been named Best Newcomer at the Birmingham Festival. There were some fantastic plays and performers on show so it means a lot.” Miss Killick played Niamh in The Morning After, which was a comedy take on having no…

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Feature: Birmingham City University

Birmingham student takes her one-woman show to world’s largest arts festival Gabriele Killick, a second year student at Birmingham School of Acting, will be performing her own stand up show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this weekend. Opening on Saturday 2 August and running until 9 August, ‘May I Take Your Order’ is a bitter sweet comedy that lifts the lid on the life on an impoverished student actress struggling to live the dream, featuring three comic creations – the wannabe actress, a despairing Welsh mother and a Liverpudlian man-eating best friend. 20 year-old Gabrielle, from Datchet in Berkshire, said: “Ever since starting at Birmingham School of Acting, part of Birmingham City University, it’s been my ambition to take my own show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. “This is such an amazing adventure for me. I’ve spent the last year devising the show and hope people are intrigued enough to…

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Feature: Great Barr Observer

Edinburgh Fringe debut for Birmingham student’s one-woman comedy A one-woman show, written and performed by a Birmingham City University student, hits the stage at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe today (Saturday). Gabriele Killick, a second year student within the Birmingham School of Acting, will be performing her own stand up show, ‘May I Take Your Order’ – is a bitter-sweet comedy centring on the lives of three comic creations. And for 20 year-old Gabrielle, who came up with the idea for the characters while ‘InterRailing’ around Europe last year, appearing at the renowned festival is something of a dream. “This is such an amazing adventure for me,” she said. “I’ve never been here before but the colours and the atmosphere; everyone is so friendly and to be performing here as well is amazing.” The show lifts the lid on the life on three comic characters – an impoverished student actress struggling…

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Gabrielle Killick - Royal Observer

Feature: The Royal Borough Observer

Playwright preparing for Edinburgh Festival after successful debut A PLAYWRIGHT is ready to seek her fortune at the Edinburgh fringe this summer, after a successful debut at Windsor Firestation last Saturday. Gabrielle Killick wrote her one women show, called ‘May I Take Your Order’, over the last year and is ‘excited’ to take it on tour. Share article The 20-year old former Windsor Girls’ pupil said: “Ever since first studying drama at Windsor Girls School, it’s been my ambition to take a show to the Edinburgh Festival. This is such an amazing adventure for me. I just hope people are intrigued enough to come and see it. “Mainly so I don’t end up bankrupt and on the streets. Equally that could give me great material for next year.” The Datchet actress will perform at The Space on The Mile, Radisson Hotel, daily at 7pm from August 2 to 9 and…

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Gabrielle Killick - Henley Standard

Feature: Henley Standard

Actor’s Thanks. AN actress who learnt her craft at The Henley College is to take her one-woman show to the Edinburgh Festival this summer. Gabrielle Killick, who studied a BTEC in performing arts, will perform her comedy show about an impoverished actress, called May I Take Your Order? The 20-year-old from Datchet said: “I was at The Henley College from age 16 to 18 and I loved it. It was so much fun and I owe them so much for helping me get into drama school.”

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