Courses
We are dedicated to world-leading training in the dramatic arts. Craft, openness, rigour and collaboration are at the heart of what we do. This is where we realise dramatic potential.
What's On
We are pleased to share the work of the Academy.
Try a RADA short course
There is a short course at RADA for everyone; whether you are a complete beginner, want to build on your existing experience, or simply get a taste of our training.
Contemporary Drama Summer School
An opportunity to work on modern or contemporary texts and get a taste of what life is like in a leading drama school.
Elements of RADA Workshops: Online
Evening workshops exploring Voice, Movement, Contemporary Text and Classical Text.
Spoken English for Actors: Online
A course for actors with English as an additional language, focusing on text analysis, monologues, scene study and voice.
Westminster Abbey to honour Sir John Gielgud
RADA Honorary fellow Sir John Gielgud, who was regarded as one of the finest actors of the twentieth century, will receive a memorial stone at Westminster Abbey this week.
RADA graduates Awards and nominations
Its Award season for stage and screen and we are pleased to celebrate RADA graduates awarded and nominated this year at the BAFTA, Critics Circle and Olivier Awards.
Niamh Dowling announced as new Principal of RADA
RADA’s Council is pleased to announced that Niamh Dowling will become the new Principal of RADA. Niamh Dowling will take up the post in June this year.
Stage Critical
Please help us secure RADA’s future and keep the door open to the next generation of talent.
The pandemic has had a devastating impact on RADA’s finances and our ability to deliver world-class training. We urgently need to raise £3.2m over the next four years to recover and rebuild, and to support our students. This campaign is Stage Critical.
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About us
Founded in 1904, we offer vocational training for actors, stage managers, designers and technical stage craft specialists.
Our community is diverse, united by a shared passion for theatre-making, the power of stories and how they are told.