‘True visionary’ theatre school founder Sylvia Young dies aged 86

Founded in London in 1972, the Sylvia Young theatre school helped shape careers of singers and actors from Amy Winehouse to Billie Piper and Nicholas HoultSylvia Young – the founder of a theatre school that taught the likes of the singer Amy Winehouse, the EastEnders actor Adam Woodyatt and the James Bond star Lashana Lynch – has been hailed as a “true visionary” after she died aged 86.Her daughters Alison and Frances Ruffelle said it was with great sadness that they confirmed the death of their mother, who “passed away peacefully” on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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