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Try a RADA Short Course; build confidence, sharpen your technique and explore your potential; whether you’re stepping on stage for the first time, preparing professionally, or somewhere in-between.
Spoken English for Actors: in-person
A course for actors with English as an additional language, focusing on text analysis, monologues, scene study and voice.
Fundamentals of Classical Acting
This week-long course, in-person at RADA, will give you practical insight into the cornerstones of RADA's classical actor training.
Scene Study: intensive
Learn the techniques actors use to approach and rehearse scenes in this 5-day in-depth course.
RADA Partners with British Museum on 2026 Annual Ball
As part of the British Museum Annual Ball on Saturday 17 October 2026, curated by renowned artist and designer Es Devlin, RADA presented a series of live, site-specific performances inspired by the evening's themes of red, weaving, connection and the stories that bind people across time and cultures.
Helen Slater appointed Principal and CEO of RADA
The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art has confirmed the appointment of Helen Slater as its ninth Principal & CEO, following an extensive search process. She takes up her new role with immediate effect.
RADA and the University of Warwick launch research into leadership performance
RADA and the University of Warwick have launched a fully funded PhD studentship to investigate how actor training shapes leadership, organisational culture and professional impact in mainstream industry.
The collaborative research project, Acting on Organisations: How dramatic pedagogies shape work, culture and performance, will start in autumn 2026.
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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.