Kate Dickie was... The Hard Man. We caught up with the renowned Scottish actress during her time at Edinburgh International Film Festival, where she performed in the stage reading of Tom McGrath's play. | Edinburgh International Film Festival

We're delighted to annouce award-winning actor, Kate Dickie, as a Patron of the Junior Conservatoire of Drama, Production and Film. Kate's career has taken her everywhere from Game of Thrones to the Star Wars galaxy – and now she hopes to be a champion and positive force for the next generation of actors, filmmakers and production artists, aged 11 to 18, training at Scotland’s national conservatoire. “It’s so exciting and a huge honour to be named a patron of the Junior Conservatoire of Drama, P

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