Royal Patron & Presidents

Royal Patron

HRH Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy KG GCVO

President

Michael Grandage, CBE
Artistic Director of the Michael Grandage Company and alumnus of Central School of Speech & Drama

Vice-Presidents

Cicely Berry CBE, Carrie Fisher, Stephen Fry, Mel Smith, Zoë Wanamaker

Former Presidents 

The Right Honourable Lord Laurence Olivier, 1983 - Actor and alumnus of Central School of Speech & Drama

Dame Peggy Ashcroft, 1989 - Actress and alumna of Central School of Speech & Drama

Dame Judi Dench, 1992-1997 - Actress and alumna of Central School of Speech & Drama

The Right Honourable Lord Peter Mandelson, PC, 2001-2008 - Former First Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills

Harold Pinter, CH, CBE, 2008 - Playwright, screenwriter, actor, director, political activist and poet