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
The RADA Festival took part as a commissioning partner of HOME in Manchester for their online Homemakers festival. Watch the work.
RADA Festival
16 Jul 2020 - 31 Aug 2021
My Darling Christopher
by Hot Coals Theatre
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18 Jul 2020 - 31 Aug 2021
A Manual of Fantastical Zoology
by Tanmay Dhanania and Soumyak Kanti DeBiswas
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2 - 31 Aug 2021
I am all the rooms of the house
by Hester Ullyart
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2 - 31 Aug 2021
The Very Error of the Moon
by Leaphia Darko at The London Rep
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2 - 31 Aug 2021
TUBESONG
by Tom Edward Kane
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2 Jul 2020 - 31 Aug 2021
Turkey Sausage Roll
by Karen Cogan
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Try an online acting short course
There is an acting 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.
Shakespeare in Action: Online
Investigate Shakespeare and perform in an online version of a Shakespeare play, directed by a RADA tutor...
Contemporary Drama Summer School: Online
An opportunity to work on modern or contemporary texts and get a taste of what life is like in a leading drama school...
Line Learning with Confidence: Online
Learn tried and tested techniques which enable you to remember lines in an organic, reliable and creative way, using a range of texts.
73rd EMMY® Awards 2021 nominations are announced
Nominations have been announced for the 73rd EMMY® Awards 2021 and we are thrilled to announce several RADA graduates have been included 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.
Hear from our online short course students
In 2020, RADA's short courses moved online.
From reimagined versions of popular workshops including Elements of RADA to specially created programmes such as Fundamentals of Acting, the launch of our online courses meant that students from across the world could experience RADA's unique training for the first time – without needing to leave their homes.
We caught up with some of our online short course students to hear about their experiences. Read their thoughts here.
Get to know our students
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.