Governance and advisors
Governance
Patron His Majesty King Charles III
President David Harewood OBE
Vice President Cynthia Erivo MBE
RADA Council
Chair Marcus Ryder MBE
Vice Chair John Romeo
Vice Chair Helen Selwood
Professor Judith Buchanan
Judith Chan
Richard Middleton
Michael Mire
Charlotte Moar
Maxine Peake
Helen Slater
Bex Snell
Shona Spence
Caroline Spicer
Jake Steele
Paul Thompson CBE
Peter Ward
Student Council Members
Thomas Bensley
Hakeem Holmes
Staff Council Members
Tom Carswell
Kay Welch
Sarah Buik
Finance and General Purposes Committee
Chair Caroline Spicer
Judith Chan
Richard Middleton OBE
Heather Walker
Audit Committee
Chair Shona Spence
Helen Selwood
Anti-Racism Committee
Chair Marcus Ryder MBE
Maxine Peake
Jake Steele
Kyley Winfield
Nominations Committee
Chair Marcus Ryder MBE
Professor Judith Buchanan
Richard Middleton OBE
Remuneration Committee
Chair Helen Selwood
Richard Middleton OBE
Marcus Ryder MBE
Caroline Spicer
Honorary Fellows
Cicely Berry CBE (1926-2018)
Sir John Gielgud (1904-2000)
Mona Hammond OBE (1931-2022)
Thelma Holt CBE
Sir Anthony Hopkins
Kathryn Hunter
Glenda Jackson CBE (1936-2023)
Winsome Pinnock FRSL
Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021)
Imelda Staunton DBE
Francine Watson Coleman
RADA Ambassadors
Eric Abraham
Michael Attenborough CBE
Patsy Baker
Duncan Bannatyne OBE
Peter Bennett-Jones
Josh Berger CBE
Eve Best
Sir Kenneth Branagh
Theo Fennell
Ralph Fiennes
Michael Grade CBE
Sabrina Guinness
Thelma Holt CBE
Sir Anthony Hopkins CBE
Joyce Hytner OBE
Francine LeFrak
Martyn Lewis CBE
Deborah Lincoln
Piers Russell-Cobb