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23 May - 1 Jun 2019
Into the Woods
by Stephen Sondheim
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22 May - 1 Jun 2019
Chicken Shop
by Anna Jordan
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21 May - 1 Jun 2019
Love and Money
by Dennis Kelly
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25 May - 6 Jul 2019 RADA Public Tours
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26 Jun - 5 Jul 2019
As You Like it: Shakespeare for Young Audiences
by William Shakespeare
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27 Jun - 6 Jul 2019
Cymbeline: Shakespeare for Young Audiences
by William Shakespeare
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28 Jun - 6 Jul 2019
Julius Caesar: Shakespeare for Young Audiences
by William Shakespeare
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4 - 8 Jul 2019 Costume and Technical Graduate Exhibition
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3 - 7 Sep 2019
Changeling
by MA Theatre Lab
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RADA Festival
26 June 2019 New Public Workshop
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26 Jun - 6 Jul 2019
Some Say Oil Acorn Fatty Gears
by Paul Westcombe
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26 - 27 Jun 2019
Escaped Alone
by Caryl Churchill
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26 - 28 Jun 2019 Sonnet 61: Short People
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26 June 2019
Tiger Under The Skin
by Tom Kelsey
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26 June 2019
Myth Independent
by Constellations Theatre Company
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27 June 2019
Warlords & Tyrants
by Polly Wiseman
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27 Jun - 6 Jul 2019
To See Salisbury
by Victor Shenderovich
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27 - 28 Jun 2019 Seed Bank
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28 Jun - 1 Jul 2019
Erin's Isle
by Philippa Quinn
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28 Jun - 6 Jul 2019
The Point of It
by E M Forster
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What's on
More to discover at RADA
Tony Award nominations announced
Nominations have been announced for this year's Tony Awards, which celebrate excellence in theatre on Broadway.
Graduates Janet McTeer and Bertie Carvel are both nominated, while Rosemary Harris will be awarded a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theater.
Two RADA graduates are 2019 BAFTA TV Award winners
Ben Whishaw and Fiona Shaw won awards for Best Supporting Actor and Actress at this year's BAFTA TV Awards, which were announced in London recently.
RADA and Audible: what Britain's best brands can teach the world
Now published exclusively on Audible, How To Outperform: What Britain's Best Brands Can Teach the World takes a look behind the scenes of some of Britain's oldest and most well-known institutions to see how they have stood the test of time.
Short courses: lasting impact - Acting and Theatre Production
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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We need to raise £2 million every year to sustain and ensure access to our training. A gift of any size makes a tangible difference to 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.