Back المدرسه الملكيه المركزيه للخطابه والدراما ARZ Mərkəzi Nitq və Dramatik İncəsənət Məktəbi Azerbaijani Central School of Speech and Drama German Reĝa Centra Lernejo de Parolo kaj Dramo Esperanto مدرسه مرکزی سلطنتی گفتار و نمایش Persian Central School of Speech and Drama French Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Italian ロイヤル・セントラル・スクール・オブ・スピーチ・アンド・ドラマ Japanese 왕립 센트럴 스피치 드라마 스쿨 Korean Central School of Speech and Drama Dutch
 The Embassy Theatre, home of the school | |
Other names | Central, Royal Central, CSSD, RCSSD |
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Former names | Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art, Central School of Speech and Drama |
| Type | Drama school and public university conservatoire |
| Established | 1906 2005: Incorporated into the University of London |
| Founder | Elsie Fogerty |
Parent institution | University of London |
| Affiliation | |
| Budget | £19.4m (2016/17)[1] |
| Chairman | John Willis |
| Chancellor | Anne, Princess Royal (University of London) |
| President | Sonia Friedman |
| Vice-president | |
| Vice-Chancellor | Wendy Thomson (University of London) |
| Principal | Josette Bushell-Mingo |
| Patron | Princess Alexandra |
| Students | 1,010 (2022/23)[2] |
| Undergraduates | 625 (2022/23)[2] |
| Postgraduates | 385 (2022/23)[2] |
| Address | Embassy Theatre, Eton Avenue , London , NW3 3HY , England, United Kingdom 51°32′39″N 0°10′27″W / 51.54417°N 0.17417°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colours | Red |
| Website | www |
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The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, commonly shortened to Central, is a drama school founded by Elsie Fogerty in 1906, as the Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art, to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for young actors and other students. It became a constituent college of the University of London in 2005 and is a member of Conservatoires UK and the Federation of Drama Schools.[3]
- ^ "Where Our Money Comes From" (PDF). Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (University of London). Retrieved 13 December 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "Where do HE students study?". Higher Education Statistics Agency. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ Granger, Rachel. "Rapid Scoping Study on Leicester Drama School" (PDF). De Montfort University Leicester. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.