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20 Nov - 1 Dec 2018
Intimate Apparel
by Lynn Nottage
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21 Nov - 1 Dec 2018
Linda
by Penelope Skinner
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22 Nov - 1 Dec 2018
Philistines
by Maxim Gorky in a version by Andrew Upton
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20 Oct - 24 Nov 2018 RADA Public Tours
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28 Nov 2018 - 13 Feb 2019 FdA in Technical Theatre and Stage Management Open Day
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13 Dec 2018 - 29 Jan 2019 MA Text and Performance Open Day
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13 Dec 2018 - 29 Jan 2019 MA Theatre Lab Open Day
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Applications now open for 2019 entry
Applications are now open for our full-time courses for entry in September 2019.
You can now apply to our undergraduate and postgraduate courses in both Acting and Theatre Production.
Application fee waivers are available for applicants from low income backgrounds, and we audition and interview around the UK and overseas.
Evening Standard Theatre Awards shortlist announced
Shortlists have been announced for this year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards, with six RADA graduates nominated for awards.
Ralph Fiennes, Kyle Soller, Sophie Okonedo, Robert Hastie, Jamael Westman and Chris Walley are all in the running for awards this year.
Short courses: lasting impact - acting applications now open
Last spring and summer we welcomed 500 students onto our Short Courses aged between 16-70 from over 30 countries - to give them a taste of our training.
From the feedback we gain and the relationships we build with our attendees, we know that our Short Courses have a lasting impact on people’s lives - and many people return to us each year.
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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.