Two Technical Theatre students from Gower College Swansea are celebrating after being accepted by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art..

Lauren Jones and Johnny Edwards, who are currently studying Level 3 Production Arts at the Gorseinon campus, will begin their Technical Theatre and Stage Management courses in London this September.

Former Gower College Swansea Access student Simon Hussellbee has fought off stiff competition to secure a scholarship from the prestigious Gray’s Inn of London, which will enable him to complete his Bar Professional Training Course.

The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn is one of the four Inns of Court (professional associations for barristers and judges) in the capital. To be called to the Bar and practise as a barrister in England and Wales, an individual must belong to one of these Inns.

Creative Media students from Gower College Swansea have spent a day with industry professionals, finding out what it’s really like to work in the world of film and visual effects.

The students were attending a special Film and Media Careers Day at the University of Wales Trinity St David.

Following an introduction from Dr Paul Hazel, the head of the university’s Digital Media School, the students met the creative team behind the BAFTA winning Double Negative, who have worked on films such as The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Transcendence, Godzilla and Interstellar.

Technical Theatre students at Gower College Swansea are celebrating as three of the final year students have gained places at some of the most prestigious Drama and Design colleges in the UK.