ANNUAL FUND AND WISH LISTThe Annual Fund seeks funds to support the cost of RADA’s intensive training of students and projects throughout the year. These include education and outreach work, student productions, showcase events, teaching posts, equipment, building costs, support of student bursaries and scholarships. To support the annual fund you can make a gift online or for further information on the projects below, please contact Caroline Hawley, Development Director, +44 (0)20 7980 4778 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it WHAT DOES THE ANNUAL FUND BUY?
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Hard hats, masks and boots required by law per technical student £200Cost of a costume for a public production £300 eachCost of neutral masks for acting students (x 6) £380Bone props – a vocal instrument used by acting students in their dialect classes £200 eachSpot-lights for the theatres and teaching rooms (x 8) £500Printing and framing of production photos £720Fee for visiting lecturer in music score reading for technical students £1,100Professional Lighting design for a public production £1,500Short screen play for final year student film £1,500Scenic art materials per specialist student per year (x 2) £1,750Follow spots for the RADA theatres (x 2) £2,000Professional design costs for a student production £2,500Industry showcase event for specialist technical students studying props costume, scenic art, design, construction & lighting £3,000Band saw for the construction department £3,200Professional director cost for a student production £3,500Maintenance and provision of stage fighting equipment £4,000 each2nd year performance projects in Shakespeare, Style Tragedy, Style Comedy and Contemporary Practice £4,000Regional access workshop with local schools, youth clubs and community groups £5,000Books, plays and other resources for the library per year £5,000Ring roller to bend steel for the construction department £6,000Commissioning of a new play or translation/re-working of an existing play £5,000Programme of public play readings of new works performed by RADA graduates £5,000Recorded sound archive of the many eminent graduates during their time at RADA £10,000Final year public production with professional director and designer performed in one of RADA’s three theatres from (x 14) £15,000Stage fight training and final showcase event £15,000Programme of talks and master classes for students by industry professionals and graduates £20,000Computer-aided design software and computers for the theatre technical arts students £35,000Fit-out of a dedicated room for the RADA archive and an archivist for one year £50,000 eachA key strand of the RADA training in voice, movement, singing, acting, dramaturgy, lighting, costume, props, sound, scenic art, design, construction and stage management £50,000 eachA teaching post in each of the departments above for one year |