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The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA ) is a drama school in London, England, that provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in the Bloomsbury area of Central London, close to the Senate House complex of the University of London and is a founding member of the Federation of Drama Schools. It is one of the oldest drama schools in the United Kingdom, founded in 1904 by Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree. It moved to buildings on Gower Street in 1905. It was granted a Royal Charter in 1920 and a new theatre was built on Malet Street, behind the Gower Street buildings that was opened by Edward, Prince of Wales, in 1921. It received its first government subsidy in 1924. RADA currently has five theatres and a cinema. The school’s Principal Industry Partner is Warner Bros. Entertainment. RADA offers a number of foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Its higher education awards are validated by King's College London (KCL). The Royal Patron of the school is King Charles III, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022. The President is Sir Kenneth Branagh, who succeeded Richard, Lord Attenborough, following his death in 2014. The Chairman is Marcus Ryder, who succeeded Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen in 2021. Its Vice-Chairman was Alan Rickman until his death in 2016. The current Principal of the Academy is Niamh Dowling, who succeeded Edward Kemp in 2022. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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Authors educated at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art 38
- George Bernard Shaw
- Catherine Webb
- Sheila Hancock
- Ronald Harwood
- David Morrissey
- Robert Reed
- Jimmy Perry
- Barry Morse
- Robert Morley
- Nigel Kneale
- Ian Ogilvy
- John Roy Chapman
- Paul Darrow
- Noel Streatfeild
- Robert Shaw
- Mike Leigh
- John Whiting
- Matthew Rhys
- Joe Orton
- Mary Hayley Bell
- Kate Morton
- Julian Glover
- Roger Moore
- Jean Rhys
- Diana Rigg
- Siân Phillips
- Imogen Stubbs
- Harold Pinter
- Anthony Creighton
- Barry England
- Hugh Whitemore
- George Layton
- Jane Arden
- Stephen Davies
- Richard Stirling
- Aléxis Solomós
- David Pinner
- Ursula Jones
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