Support Us Introduction

At Central, we challenge students to be original thinkers, inventive and effective collaborators, and creative entrepreneurs who make a difference. Our graduates make an impact worldwide performing and creating; entertaining & inspiring; working with communities and civic society; and bringing money into the economy through the growing Creative Industries sector.

A gift to Central will help us to nurture our students, enabling them to achieve their full potential.

“The more people that donate, the more opportunities there will be, the more voices heard, the more positive change.  The industry is powerful, but there are important voices that are buried under the rubble of disadvantage. You have the power to lift them up, one donation at a time.”

Felisha-Grace Kiarango, Sir Cameron Mackintosh Scholar

How You Can Support Us

Learn more about the Access to Central Bursary, awarded to students on the basis of financial need. Give now to ensure that we can support those who would not be able to access training without support.

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Learn more about our Dream On Bursaries. Our Principal, Josette Bushell-Mingo OBE, launched the fund to support those from groups who have been historically underrepresented at Central, focusing firstly on students from Black and Global Majority backgrounds, or with a disability.

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Learn more about supporting us

  • Our Supporters

    President’s Circle

    • Anonymous

    • Mary and Peter Freeman

    • Sonia Friedman Productions

    • Alan and Ros Haigh

    • Katharina Heigl

    • Susan McGoun

    • Michael Grandage Company

    • The Gareth Neame Foundation

    • Clare Rich

    • Patricia Storace*

    Chairman’s Circle

    • Anonymous

    • Josette Bushell-Mingo OBE

    • Hamilton-Stewart Fund

    • The Robin and Inge Hyman Charitable Trust

    • Matthew Layton

    • In memory of Barry MacDonald

    • Julia and Julian Markson

    • Murray Rosenthal and Philip Hagemann

    • Claire Tremeer and Bob Reichert*

    Principal’s Circle

    • Marion Cohen
    • Brian Goodban
    • Anne Mensah
    • Charles Perrin CBE
    • Inks Raphael

    • Sue and Tony Rosner
    • Paul Taiano OBE

    Circle

    • Anonymous
    • Diana Balsdon
    • Hugh Bett
    • Abdul Bhanji OBE
    • Daniel Chan
    • Professor Maria Delgado
    • Jill Edwards
    • Peter Ellis
    • Françoise Findlay
    • Eleni Gill
    • Dame Pippa Harris DBE
    • Carol Haslam
    • Pieter Hofman
    • Angela Howard
    • Stephen Jenkins
    • Chris King
    • Stephen McCarthy
    • Patrick Mears OBE
    • Jane Reid
    • Peter Roberts
    • CIive Rowe
    • Debbie Scully MBE
    • Barry Serjent
    • Ann Stanton
    • Mark White

    Friend

    • Anonymous
    • Charles Barton
    • Christopher & Julia Barron DBE
    • Sonia Barrachina
    • Professor Ross Brown
    • Karen Burnell
    • Shaun Canon
    • Kitty Corrigan
    • Joanna Dearie
    • Jane Dines
    • Kenneth Fraser
    • Denyse Gold
    • Elaine Hallgarten
    • Anne Johnson
    • Annie McManners
    • Professor Simon McVeigh
    • Louise Reynolds
    • Anna-Maria Rollin
    • Josephine Sheridan
    • Carolyn Steen
    • Pat Thomas OBE
    • Leonora Twynam
    • Lavinia Webb

    *Supports our work through the British Schools and Universities Foundation, Inc. 

    • Anonymous
    • Carol Brigstocke 

    • Chimera Recruitment

    • In memory of Kay Frosdick

    • Michael Irving
    • Monty James
    • Chris & Birthe King
    • The estate of John Rye
    • Sky
    • John & Janet Willis
    • Anonymous

    • The Andrew Jack Foundation

    • The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation

    • The Behrens Foundation

    • The British Schools and Universities Foundation

    • The Childhood Trust

    • The Leverhulme Trust

    • Lewis Sewell Memorial Trust

    • The Lynne and Land Foundation

    • The Mackintosh Foundation

    • Maria Björnson Memorial Fund

    • Noël Coward Foundation

    • The Roger and Ingrid Pilkington Charitable Trust

    • The Reed Foundation

    • Sophie’s Silver Lining Fund

    • The South Square Trust

    • The Sylvia Waddilove Foundation UK

    • University of London Scholarship Programme

    • Office for Students
    • Arts and Humanities Research Council
    • Research England 
    • The National Lottery Community Fund 
  • Contact the Team

    If you wish to discuss making a gift, or any aspect of giving to Central, please contact the Development team using the details below, or by emailing development@cssd.ac.uk.

    Please send correspondence to:
    Development, The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Eton Avenue, London NW3 3HY 

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