News

Central is thrilled to celebrate news that on Sunday 25 October our alumni picked up numerous awards at both the Black British Theatre Awards and the Olivier Awards ceremonies.

Central is excited to announce the launch of series two of its Discover Central Podcast. Hosted by Scott Bellamy, the podcast takes an inside look at Central and introduces listeners to members of the School’s student, staff and alumni community.

We sit down with Central’s Dr Nicola Abraham and Dementia specialist healthcare worker Victoria Ruddock to discuss their work with the Dementia Care Team and their patients at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.  We also find out about their special music video for original song ‘Have a Little Faith’, which was co-written by Nicola and her dad, Dave Abraham, and performed by Victoria for one of her patients.  The video has now been released by the NHS and Imperial Health Charity and is being shared as part of a special fundraiser in support of the NHS.   

Central is pleased to announce appointments to its Independent Equity Committee, an independent membership body formed of Black and Global Majority industry professional and academics with experience and expertise in anti-racist leadership in arts and/ or education. 

On Wednesday 30 September, Central students lit the School’s buildings red in support of the Global Action Day for the ongoing #WeMakeEvents Campaign. 

The National Theatre, The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and the AHRC London Arts and Humanities Partnership are pleased to announce the launch of a new Podcast Series: That Black Theatre Podcast. 

Congratulations to Central’s MA/MFA Advanced Theatre Practice students who, from 7 – 12 September, presented the inaugural Form(at) Festival, a festival of ‘performance for the not-too-distant future’. 

The Board of Governors is pleased to announce that Professor George Caird has been appointed as the new Interim Principal of The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.  Professor Caird will join Central on 14 September and will serve while the Board undertakes the selection of a permanent Principal, who is expected to take up post in 2021. 

Throughout the summer term, 2nd year students on Central’s Contemporary Performance Practice courses engaged with participants from around the world through their digitally delivered Collaborative Outreach projects.

Congratulations to Central's Dr Ella Parry-Davies, whose collaborative creation with Filipina domestic and care workers living in the UK and Lebanon of a series of soundwalks about migration, domestic labour and the lived experiences of individuals who work "behind closed doors", has been shortlisted for the Times Higher Education's prestigious Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Award.

The Central community is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of former Central governing body member, Honorary Fellow and leading educationist, Sir Ken Robinson. 

As a part of commitments made in Central’s Anti-Racism Action Plan, the School is issuing a call for expressions of interest in membership of its Independent Equity Committee.