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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.
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21 - 30 Nov 2019
Tales from the Vienna Woods
by Ödön von Horváth
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20 - 30 Nov 2019
The Laramie Project
by Moisés Kaufman and the members of the Tectonic Theater Project
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19 - 30 Nov 2019
Close Quarters
by Kate Bowen
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19 Oct - 30 Nov 2019 RADA Public Tours
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27 - 28 Nov 2019 Technical Theatre and Stage Management Open Day
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30 Oct - 4 Dec 2019 Women@RADA 100
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Audition and interview for RADA's training across the UK
This year's acting auditions and theatre production interviews will take place across the UK and overseas.
Short courses: endless possibilities
With courses in every aspect of acting, theatre production and unique assessments in the form of the Shakespeare Awards, applications are now open for our spring and summer 2020 short courses.
Stephen Sondheim awarded Honorary Fellowship in New York
We were delighted to present renowned composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim with his RADA Honorary Fellowship at a special event in New York recently.
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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.