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.
30 Jun - 9 Jul 2022
Curse of the Starving Class
by Sam Shepard
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1 - 9 Jul 2022
The Wolves
by Sarah Delappe
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29 Jun - 9 Jul 2022
NSFW
by Lucy Kirkwood
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14 - 16 Jul 2022 Costume and Production Exhibition 2022
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5 - 6 Aug 2022
A Midsummer Night's Dream
by William Shakespeare
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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.
Spoken English for Actors: Online
A course for actors with English as an additional language, focusing on text analysis, monologues, scene study and voice.
Stanislavski: Physical Action
A five-day course based on Stanislavski's encouraging the actor to ‘trust the power of the simplest physical action’, uniting spontaneous truthful emotion with the natural energies of body and mind.
MA Theatre Lab residency at the Coronet Theatre
In its tenth anniversary year the MA Theatre Lab is delighted to begin celebrations with a three-day residency at the Coronet Theatre in Notting Hill.
Welcome Niamh Dowling, Principal of RADA
RADA is pleased to welcome Niamh Dowling as the new Principal.
RADA graduates Awards and nominations
It's 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.
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.