Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) is a drama school in London, England. It is one of the oldest drama schools in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1904 by Herbert Beerbohm Tree. It is thought to be one of the best drama schools in the world. Architect Bryan Avery designed the university.

The President of RADA is actor Kenneth Branagh since the death of Richard Attenborough in August 2014. The Vice-Chairman is yet to be announced since the last one Alan Rickman died while in position in January 2016. Many famous actors have studied here.

Notable alumni

Gemma Arterton (born 1986), movie, stage and television actress

Dean Joseph Norris (born c. 1962/1963) movie and television actor

Richard Attenborough (born 1923), actor, director and producer

Sir Alan Bates (1934–2003), movie, stage and television actor

Sean Bean (born 1959), movie & television actor

Sir Kenneth Branagh (born 1960), actor and movie director

Joan Collins (born 1933), actress and producer

Sir Tom Courtenay (born 1937), movie, stage and television actor

Timothy Dalton (born 1946), movie, stage and television actor

Charles Durning (1923-2012), movie, stage and television actor

Brian Epstein (1934–1967), music entrepreneur and manager

Ralph Fiennes (born 1962), movie and stage actor

Elizabeth Sellars (born 1923), movie and stage actress

Albert Finney (born 1936), movie, stage and television actor

Sir Michael Gambon (born 1940), movie, stage and television actor

Sir John Gielgud (1904–2000), actor, director and producer

Maggie Gyllenhaal (born 1977), stage and screen actress

Sir Ronald Harwood (born 1934), playwright and screenwriter

Sally Hawkins (born 1976), stage and screen actress

Tom Hiddleston (born 1981), movie, television, radio, and stage actor

Sir Anthony Hopkins (born 1937), movie, stage and television actor

Sir Ian Holm (born 1931), movie, stage and television actor

John Hurt (born 1940), actor and vocal artist

Glenda Jackson (born 1936), actress and politician

Ted Lange (born 1948), movie, television, stage, and voice actor

Charles Laughton (1899–1962), actor, screenwriter and producer

Mike Leigh (born 1943), movie and theatre director, screenwriter

Vivien Leigh (1913–1967), stage and screen actress

Andrew Lincoln (born 1973), actor

Matthew Macfadyen (born 1974), movie, stage, television and voice actor

Steve McFadden (born 1959), movie and television actor and presenter

Sir Roger Moore (born 1927), movie and television actor

Alan Napier (1903-1988), movie, television and stage actor

Joe Orton (1933–1967), playwright

Peter O'Toole (1932-2013), stage and screen actor

Clive Owen (born 1964), movie actor

Alex Kingston (born 1963), movie, stage and television actress

Harold Pinter (1930–2008), playwright, director and screenwriter

Jonathan Pryce (born 1947), actor and singer

Alan Rickman (born 1946), actor and theatre director

Dame Diana Rigg (born 1938), stage and movie actress

Liev Schreiber (born 1967), movie actor, producer, director and screenwriter

Michael Sheen (born 1969), stage and movie actor

Timothy Spall (born 1957), actor

Ben Whishaw (born 1980), movie, stage, television and radio actor

Susannah York (1939–2011), movie, stage and television actress

Martha Howe-Douglas (born 1980), television actress

References

Other websites

1904 establishments in England

Colleges and universities in London