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Central is pleased to announce, thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, a new series of major Scholarships to encourage applications from British students who identify as Black and Global Majority.  The Scholarships will help ensure that the diverse voices of our communities are represented amongst those benefitting from our training for the performing arts and are therefore represented in the stories being told on screen and stage. 

Central is pleased to announce its support of a new pilot scheme which has been launched to provide mentoring support to British East and South East Asian theatremakers.

As we embark on 2021 and the start of a new term, we’re taking a moment to look back and celebrate the achievements of our community during the 2020 Autumn term. 

Dr Sylvan Baker, Central's Lecturer in Community Performance Applied Theatre, has featured on the BBC Sounds series ‘Small Axe: The Podcast’. 

Following the UK Government announcement made on 4 January 2021 of a new national lockdown and further guidance received from the Department for Education,  Central’s campus will remain closed for on-site teaching provision for the Spring term. All teaching, learning and assessments will be delivered online for the Spring term.

Congratulations to Central’s Class of 2020 on the completion of their degrees and for all their hard work over the course of their studies.  We are delighted to welcome them into Central’s alumni community.  

On Thursday 7 January, The Stage published this year's edition of 'The Stage 100'. We are delighted to see that a number of our alumni have been recognised and celebrated in this list for their remarkable efforts and achievements over the past year. 

Following the recent UK Government announcement made on 4 January 2021 of a new national lockdown, Central’s campus will remain closed for on-site teaching provision until at least mid-February. 

Following the UK Government announcement made on 30 December 2020 and the corresponding communication issued to universities by the Minister of State for Universities Michelle Donelan MP, and in line with advice issued by Public Health England, Central’s campus will remain closed for on-site teaching provision until further notice.

Congratulations to Central’s Deputy Principal, Debbie Scully, who has been recognised for services to drama training and to higher education with an MBE in the New Year Honours List. 

Congratulations to Central's staff and researchers on their recent publications. 

We sit down with Mairi Hayes and Jake Harders, Central alumni and the Co-Course Leaders for the School’s Online Acting Diploma, to discuss their work with the School and on the Diploma course in particular.