Technical Theatre and Stage Management Open Day
Places are free but booking is essential for everyone
Come along to an open day for prospective students considering training in Technical Theatre Arts at RADA. Including a tour of our Costume and Production exhibition, showcasing the work of graduating students.
At RADA, we enable exceptional technicians, managers, designers and makers to thrive in the arts though our world-leading, industry-focussed training.
By combining practical and theoretical classes with work on public productions, we will support you to establish a career as a highly-skilled, curious, and creative theatre-maker.
Our Foundation Degree in Technical Theatre and Stage Management offers broad, practical training in all the areas that contribute to a theatre production including: lighting, sound, props, scenic art, construction, costume, technical, stage and production management.
If you would like to know more about Technical Theatre or the course at RADA, you will have the chance to tour our theatres, meet current students and staff, visit our technical departments, as well as ask about all aspects of higher education including funding and student support.
Travel grants and getting here
Please arrive at our Gower Street entrance and sign in at reception.
Priority travel bursaries are available, please contact outreach@rada.ac.uk for more information about how to apply.
How do I get to RADA?
The nearest tube stations are Goodge Street (Northern Line), Euston Square which has step free access (Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan Lines), Russell Square (Piccadilly Line), Tottenham Court Road (Central and Northern Lines).
Bus numbers 24, 73, 134 and 390 all stop on Gower Street (southbound) and Tottenham Court Road (northbound).
You can be dropped off by car just outside the door to Malet Street although there is no longer term stopping here. There are three disabled parking bays on Malet Street. Between 8.30am and 6.30pm Monday to Saturday pay and display parking is available on Malet Street.
Am I eligible for a travel grant?
To apply for a RADA open day travel bursary, you must have a combined household income under £45,000 per year and also meet at least one of the following criteria:
- Be Black and Global Majority
- Be care experienced
- Have a disability which is declared on your application form
- Have a home postcode which is classified as Decile 1-4 in the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) Government dataset
- Have a combined household income under £25,000 per year
Where to find us
Gielgud Theatre
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Malet Street
London WC1E 6ED
+44 (0)20 7908 4800
Getting here
By tube
Goodge Street Station: Northern Line 2 minute walk
Euston Square: Hammersmith and City, Metropolitan, Circle Lines
Tottenham Court Road: Central and Northern Lines
Russell Square: Piccadilly Line
By train
You can easily reach us by public transport links from London's major railway stations. The most accessible include Euston, King's Cross / St. Pancras and Waterloo