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RADA is shaping an academy for the future. We develop individual potential, nurturing curious, socially-conscious creative practitioners through our world-leading training.
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Try a RADA short course
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.
Scene Study
Learn the techniques actors use to approach and rehearse scenes in this 10-week in-depth course.
Acting Fundamentals: in-person
A semi-intensive training in acting skills over six weeks for anyone at the beginning of their acting journey – particularly those who are thinking about going to drama school.
Professional Acting Practice
This practical course for professional actors enables you to revitalise your rehearsal practice, advance your skills and build confidence as a working actor.
RADA National Student Survey success
We are delighted to share RADA’s results from the 2025 National Student Survey (NSS).
The NSS, conducted annually by the Office for Students, gathers anonymous feedback from final-year students across the UK and is a key measure of student satisfaction and educational quality in higher education.
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.
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About us
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.