The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama was 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. We became a constituent of the University of London in 2005 and are members of both the Federation of Drama Schools and Conservatoires UK.

We offer a wide range of undergraduate, postgraduate, research degrees and short courses in acting, actor training, applied theatre, theatre crafts and making, design, drama therapy, movement, musical theatre, performance, producing, puppetry, research, scenography, stage management, teacher training, technical arts, voice and writing.

We have a long history of notable alumni that have completed their training at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and gone on to be leaders in their field.

“Our Strategic Plan is a bold map for Central as a place to grow, to return to and to be inspired. It highlights our unique position in performance training, creative technologies, research and knowledge exchange, international and outreach partnerships and industry collaborations, working everyday with the arts for agency, political change and inclusion.

This plan sets an ambition to be an even more inclusive arts platform, offering a diverse choice of programmes from undergraduate to postgraduate and beyond.