News

In June, Central’s Conferment of Academic Titles Committee met to award academic titles to members of its staff in recognition of excellence in teaching, scholarship, and research. 

On 29 June, Central hosted the book launch for Dramatherapy: The Nature of Interruption, and welcomed an audience of students, staff, alumni, Dramatherapists and invited guests to its Embassy Theatre. The book, edited by Richard Hougham and Bryn Jones, celebrates 35 years of the dramatherapy programme at Central and 20 years of the MA Drama & Movement Therapy course. 

Central is pleased to announce that it has been awarded funding for its research through UK Research and Innovation’s Impact Acceleration Account (IAA). The funding, which has been awarded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), will enable the School to create a Centre for Research Impact in the Performing Arts to co-ordinate, expand, and promote its impact and Knowledge Exchange activities.

Congratulations to Central’s Programme Leader for Learning Development and Inclusion, Dr Javeria Khadija Shah, who has been nominated for a ‘Positive Role Model Award for Race, Religion & Faith’ at the 2022 National Diversity Awards!  

Throughout the Spring Term, Central’s Outreach Team has been busy working with young people across the country.

Central is excited to announce its collaboration with the Donmar Warehouse on the UK premiere of ‘The Trials’, an ambitious mainstage production at the Donmar that explores the climate crisis and which marks the start of a wider partnership between the two organisations to support the development of young talent and offer pathways to higher education. 

A roundup celebrating a selection of Central graduate’s news and successes, covering alumni award wins and nominations, and their numerous contributions in all areas of stage and digital theatre, television and film, as well as in the wider community.

Central is proud to celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day by joining together with Recite Me to raise awareness of the importance of digital inclusion. 

Central is excited to announce that it has secured matched-funding for an appeal to raise bursaries for its Youth Theatre programme. The matched-funding appeal will go live on The Big Give’s website between 14 – 21 June, with gifts providing fully-funded bursaries for young people from underrepresented groups to attend Central’s Youth Theatre classes for an entire year.

One year ago, Central launched the Keep Creating Campaign to raise vital funds for students impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic.

The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama congratulates its colleagues in music, theatre, drama, dance, performing arts, film and screen studies across the sector for a strong showing in REF 2021 that demonstrates the importance of research in the creative arts to public life.

Congratulations to Central graduate James Clarke, a teacher at Whitefield School and partner on Central’s Innovating Knowledge Exchange (IKE) project, on his recent win at the 2022 Music & Drama Education Awards.

James, Whitefield School and the IKE team have also been shortlisted for two additional awards at this year's Pearson National Teaching Awards and the Tes Schools Awards.