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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.
Short Course Saturdays
Get practical insight into four key aspects of RADA's acting training at our one-day workshops, taught in-person on a Saturday.
Acting for Camera
Create powerful connections with audiences for Film & TV in this 6-day course, working with Meisner Technique.
Meisner Fundamentals
A week-long introduction to the core principles of Meisner Technique, a unique training form that teaches actors to respond to stimuli and develop observation and active listening.
RADA named top UK drama school in The Hollywood Reporter’s 2025 global rankings
We are delighted to announce that RADA has been named the top UK drama school in The Hollywood Reporter’s 2025 list of the Top 25 Drama Schools in the World, maintaining our position at number 5 overall for the second consecutive year.
RADA through the archive
In our 120th anniversary year, we worked with graduate and writer Lolita Chakrabarti OBE to take a look through RADA's archive. Lolita responded to a series of items to create a snapshot of our history though the decades.
Rufus Norris receives knighthood in King's Birthday honours
RADA graduate and former Director of the National Theatre, Rufus Norris has been knighted in this year's Royal birthday honours list.
RADA Vice-President Cynthia Erivo to star in Dracula on the West End
We are delighted that RADA graduate and Vice-President Cynthia Erivo will star in Dracula at the Noel Coward Theatre in February 2026. Cynthia will play Dracula as well as 22 supporting characters in this solo performance of Bram Stoker’s gothic novel, adapted and directed by Kip Williams.
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Building on more than a century of creative achievement, RADA's vocational training for actors, stage managers, designers and technical stage craft specialists brings together a diverse community united by a shared passion for theatre-making and storytelling.