{"id":2516,"date":"2019-06-15T12:00:11","date_gmt":"2019-06-15T11:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/arts-news\/?p=2516"},"modified":"2019-10-03T10:58:03","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T09:58:03","slug":"congratulations-to-drama-alumna-zoe-carey-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/arts-news\/2019\/06\/15\/congratulations-to-drama-alumna-zoe-carey-williams\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to Drama alumna Zo\u00eb Carey-Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"

Congratulations to alumna Zo\u00eb Carey-Williams, who graduated with a BA (Hons) in Drama and French in 2017, who worked on the comedy TV movie Death on the Tyne<\/em><\/a> (2018), which has been nominated for Best Comedy Programme at the Broadcast Digital Awards<\/a> 2019.<\/p>\n

Death of the Tyne <\/em>was produced by UKTV, and saw Zo\u00eb starring alongside comedy legends Johnny Vegas and Sue Johnston. The film is a follow up to Murder on the Blackpool Express<\/em> (2017), and follows a mystery on an Amsterdam cruise ship crossing the Tyne.<\/p>\n

Explaining her background, Zo\u00eb said: \u2018I studied Drama and French at Kent and the teaching on the acting modules I chose for second and third year were outstanding. We were really pushed and taught so many tools to apply to the craft.\u2019<\/p>\n

Following her study, she wanted to pursue acting professionally – which swifty led to her getting the role of Hen in Death on the Tyne<\/em>: \u2018I got the role from a self-tape audition. It was only a couple of lines but it was my first professional speaking role on-screen and I was ecstatic – and very nervous – because the cast featured many brilliant and hilarious actors who I\u2019d grown up watching, and the director Ed Bye had directed my favourite comedy show as a kid, After You\u2019ve Gone<\/em>.\u2019<\/p>\n

Has Zo\u00eb any advice to current students? \u2018Sometimes we take our time at university for granted – the access we have to brilliant minds ready to impart their wisdom. I still go back to the notes from my courses. I will always be grateful for my time at Kent!\u2019<\/p>\n

To see the full list of nominations, please see the page here:
\nhttp:\/\/www.broadcastdigitalawards.co.uk\/shortlist-2019\/<\/a><\/p>\n