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408        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="3zvhf">RADA graduate Tommaso Giacomin (MA Theatre Lab, 2022) has been nominated for Best Director at The Stage Debut Awards, joining a shortlist that also includes fellow RADA graduate Ralph Fiennes, recognised for his directorial debut of <i>As You Like It</i>
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542        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="as7in">The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) is delighted to announce that Emmy®, Tony®, 2x Grammy® Award-winning and 3x Academy Award nominated Cynthia Erivo has been appointed Artist in Residence: Tutor in Vocal Practice.</p><p data-block-key="dg1or">Cynthia’s appointment introduces a contemporary approach to vocal technique within RADA’s dramatic training, bringing new understanding of how voice operates in current performance contexts.</p><p data-block-key="1rmlf"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/cynthia-erivo-appointed-artist-in-residence-tutor-in-vocal-practice-at-rada/">Read more</a></p></div>
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577        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="bbfh9">On Friday 10 April, we were delighted to partner with National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and the Australian High Commission, United Kingdom for an evening celebrating collaboration and global storytelling.</p><p data-block-key="e14bd">The evening featured a panel with NIDA graduates Cate Blanchett, Kip Williams and Suzie Miller in a discu
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635      
636        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA graduates nominated at the 2026 Olivier Awards</h3>
637      
638      
639        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 24 March 2026, noon</div>
640      
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647        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="inql8">RADA is delighted to celebrate our graduates who have been nominated at the 2026 Olivier Awards, announced on 5 March.</p><p data-block-key="9ag8m"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-graduates-nominated-at-the-2026-olivier-awards/">Read more</a></p></div>
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670      
671        <h3 class="progress__title">Jessie Buckley wins Best Actress Oscar for Hamnet</h3>
672      
673      
674        <div class="progress__time">Monday 16 March 2026, noon</div>
675      
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680    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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682        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="togv6">Our heartfelt congratulations go to RADA Graduate Jessie Buckley for her history-making Oscar win on Sunday 15 March 2026.</p><p data-block-key="fduae"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/jessie-buckley-wins-best-actress-oscar-for-hamnet/">Read more</a></p></div>
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705      
706        <h3 class="progress__title">Jessie Buckley and Wunmi Mosaku win BAFTAs</h3>
707      
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709        <div class="progress__time">Monday 23 February 2026, 2pm</div>
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717        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="togv6">Huge congratulations to RADA Graduates Jessie Buckley and Wunmi Mosaku, for their wins at the BAFTAs on Sunday 22 February 2026.</p><p data-block-key="fduae"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/jessie-buckley-and-wunmi-mosaku-win-baftas/">Read more</a></p></div>
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741        <h3 class="progress__title">IFTA success for RADA Graduates</h3>
742      
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744        <div class="progress__time">Monday 23 February 2026, 10am</div>
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752        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="dzh1s">Congratulations to RADA Graduates Jessie Buckley , Ciarán Hinds and Chris Walley for their wins at the Irish Film and Televison Academy (IFTA) Awards on Friday 20 February 2026.</p><p data-block-key="94hn2"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/ifta-success-for-rada-graduates/">Read more</a></p></div>
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776        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA partners with Talawa Theatre Company on Mona Hammond Annual Lecture Series</h3>
777      
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779        <div class="progress__time">Monday 9 February 2026, 10am</div>
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787        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="h0ab2">RADA is delighted to announce a new partnership with <a href="https://talawa.com/">Talawa Theatre Company</a> for the Mona Hammond Annual Lecture Series, launching in 2026.</p><p data-block-key="25ld3"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-partners-with-talawa-theatre-company-on-mona-hammond-annual-lecture-series/">Read more</a></p></div>
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810      
811        <h3 class="progress__title">Jessie Buckley and Wunmi Mosaku nominated for Oscars</h3>
812      
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814        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 22 January 2026, 4pm</div>
815      
816    </div>
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822        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="6ikxr">Congratulations to BA (Hons) Acting Graduates Jessie Buckley and Wunmi Mosaku who have been nominated for Academy Awards in the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress categories.</p><p data-block-key="akuit"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/jessie-buckley-wunmi-mosaku-oscar-nominations-2026/">Read more</a></p></div>
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845      
846        <h3 class="progress__title">Niamh Dowling steps down as Principal of RADA</h3>
847      
848      
849        <div class="progress__time">Friday 16 January 2026, noon</div>
850      
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852  
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855    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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857        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="jf3hc">Niamh Dowling has retired as Principal of Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), to focus on her recovery following a period of illness.</p><p data-block-key="ca0e">Niamh has made a significant contribution to the academic and cultural life of RADA during her tenure.</p><p data-block-key="fhgak"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/niamh-dowling-steps-down-as-principal-of-rada/">Read more</a></p></div>
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880      
881        <h3 class="progress__title">Jessie Buckley wins Best Actress at Golden Globes</h3>
882      
883      
884        <div class="progress__time">Monday 12 January 2026, 1:30pm</div>
885      
886    </div>
887  
888  
889  <div class="container">
890    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
891      <div class="grid__column">
892        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="6ikxr">Congratulations to BA (Hons) Acting Graduate Jessie Buckley, who won the Golden Globe award for Best Female Actor in a Film – Drama for her performance as Agnes in in Chloé Zhao’s adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s <i>Hamnet</i>.</p><p data-block-key="bmcc7"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/jessie-buckley-wins-best-actress-golden-globes-2026/">Read more</a></p></div>
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906</section>
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915      
916        <h3 class="progress__title">Golden Globes 2026 nominations for RADA graduates</h3>
917      
918      
919        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 10 December 2025, noon</div>
920      
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922  
923  
924  <div class="container">
925    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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927        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="6ikxr">Nominations for the 2026 Golden Globe Awards were announced this week, with nominations in Film categories for RADA Vice-President Cynthia Erivo, Jessie Buckley, and Short Courses alumna Tessa Thompson, and in Television categories for Matthew Rhys and Aimee Lou Wood.</p><p data-block-key="bmcc7"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/golden-globes-2026-nominations-rada-graduates/">Read more</a></p></div>
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941</section>
942
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946
947<section class="section">
948  
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950      
951        <h3 class="progress__title">Originate Shortlisted for the Music &amp; Drama Education Awards 2026</h3>
952      
953      
954        <div class="progress__time">Monday 1 December 2025, 1:01pm</div>
955      
956    </div>
957  
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959  <div class="container">
960    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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962        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="6ikxr">RADA is pleased to announce that Originate our joint project with Guildhall School of Music &amp; Drama, Theatre Peckham, Young and Talented has been shortlisted for the Music &amp; Drama Education Awards 2026, a celebration of excellence across the performing arts and education sectors.</p><p data-block-key="bmcc7"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-shortlisted-for-the-music-drama-education-awards-2026/">Read more</a></p></div>
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982<section class="section">
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985      
986        <h3 class="progress__title">
986RADA partners with Clean Break Young Company</h3>
987      
988      
989        <div class="progress__time">Friday 7 November 2025, 12:25pm</div>
990      
991    </div>
992  
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995    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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997        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="8h8yk">RADA is delighted to partner with Clean Break on the launch of its new Young Company, a pioneering training programme for young women and non-binary people aged 18–25 who have lived experience of the criminal justice system, or who are at risk of entering it.</p><p data-block-key="7j9ps"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-partners-with-clean-break-young-company/">Read more</a></p></div>
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1020      
1021        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA Graduate Miriam Dheva-Aksorn Named Linbury Prize Recipient</h3>
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1025  
1026  
1027  <div class="container">
1028    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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1030        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="6w5hp">Recent RADA Graduate <a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/miriam-dheva-aksorn/">Miriam Dheva-Aksorn</a> who graduated in 2025, has been named one of twelve recipients of the Linbury Prize for Stage Design 2025.</p><p data-block-key="3lmrf"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-graduate-miriam-dheva-aksorn-named-linbury-prize-recipient/">Read more</a></p></div>
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1050<section class="section">
1051  
1052    <div class="grid__column">
1053      
1054        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA Short film 2025 successes</h3>
1055      
1056      
1057        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 15 October 2025, 1pm</div>
1058      
1059    </div>
1060  
1061  
1062  <div class="container">
1063    <div class="grid grid--two-columns">
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1066          <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="j3gf3">Every year, RADA produces internationally recognised short films from original commissioned scripts, collaborating with a diverse range of award-winning writers, professional directors and crew.</p><p data-block-key="7n4ap">Recent films have landed a series of accolades and been included in festivals around the world.</p><p data-block-key="1ijvn">Find out more about recent successes.</p><p data-block-key="al7ks"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/short-films-2025-sucesses/">Read more</a></p></div>
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1113      
1114        <h3 class="progress__title">Michael Sheen joins Mike Leigh and Lindy Hemming as RADA Honorary Fellow</h3>
1115      
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1117        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 17 September 2025, 2pm</div>
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1120  
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1125        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="uu30d">RADA is delighted to welcome Michael Sheen, Mike Leigh and Lindy Hemming as new Honorary Fellows, recognising their extraordinary contributions to theatre, film and the creative industries.</p><p data-block-key="app1r">
1125<a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/michael-sheen-joins-mike-leigh-and-lindy-hemming-as-rada-honorary-fellow/">Read more</a></p></div>
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1148      
1149        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA National Student Survey successes</h3>
1150      
1151      
1152        <div class="progress__time">Monday 14 July 2025, 10am</div>
1153      
1154    </div>
1155  
1156  
1157  <div class="container">
1158    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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1160        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="ltknz">We are delighted to share RADA’s results from the 2025 National Student Survey (NSS).</p><p data-block-key="1jfqa">The NSS, conducted annually by the Office for Students, gathers anonymous feedback from final-year students across the UK and is a key measure of student satisfaction and educational quality in higher education.</p><p data-block-key="ct4nm"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-national-student-survey-success/">Read more about RADA's results</a></p></div>
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1183      
1184        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA Named Top UK Drama School in The Hollywood Reporter’s 2025 Global Rankings</h3>
1185      
1186      
1187        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 26 June 2025, 11am</div>
1188      
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1195        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="rlj7a">We are delighted to announce that RADA has been named the top UK drama school in <i>The Hollywood Reporter’s</i> 2025 list of the Top 25 Drama Schools in the World, maintaining our position at number 5 overall for the second consecutive year.</p><p data-block-key="abfk7"><br/><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-named-top-uk-drama-school-in-the-hollywood-reporters-2025-global-rankings/">Read more</a></p></div>
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1218      
1219        <h3 class="progress__title">Rufus Norris receives knighthood in King&#x27;s Birthday honours</h3>
1220      
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1222        <div class="progress__time">Monday 16 June 2025, 3pm</div>
1223      
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1225  
1226  
1227  <div class="container">
1228    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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1230        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="9aldy">RADA graduate and former Director of the National Theatre, Rufus Norris has been knighted in this year's Royal birthday honours list.</p><p data-block-key="cuvos"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rufus-norris-receives-knighthood-in-kings-birthday-honours/">Read more</a></p></div>
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1244</section>
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1253      
1254        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA Vice-President Cynthia Erivo to star in Dracula on the West End</h3>
1255      
1256      
1257        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 13 May 2025, 2pm</div>
1258      
1259    </div>
1260  
1261  
1262  <div class="container">
1263    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
1264      <div class="grid__column">
1265        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="3o9ho">We are delighted that RADA graduate and Vice-President <a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/cynthia-erivo/">Cynthia Erivo</a> will star in <i>Dracula</i> at the Noel Coward Theatre in February 2026. Cynthia will play Dracula as well as 22 supporting characters in this solo performance of Bram Stoker’s gothic novel, adapted and directed by 
1265Kip Williams.</p><p data-block-key="6nnjf"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-vice-president-cynthia-erivo-to-play-dracula/">Read more</a></p></div>
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1285<section class="section">
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1288      
1289        <h3 class="progress__title">Marisa Abela wins Best Actress at BAFTA TV Awards</h3>
1290      
1291      
1292        <div class="progress__time">Monday 12 May 2025, noon</div>
1293      
1294    </div>
1295  
1296  
1297  <div class="container">
1298    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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1300        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="3o9ho">Congratulations to BA (Hons) Acting Graduate <a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/marisa-abela/">Marisa Abela</a>, who won the award for Best Leading Actress for her performance in hit BBC drama <i>Industry</i> at the BAFTA TV awards on 11 May at Royal Festival Hall.</p><p data-block-key="6nnjf"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/marisa-abela-wins-bafta-tv/">Read more</a></p></div>
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1307            <img alt="Four shining gold BAFTA awards lined up in dark lighting" height="480" src="/media/images/5756508458_bd1d21a4c6_o.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Laura Thorne" width="720">
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1323      
1324        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA President David Harewood to play Othello on the West End</h3>
1325      
1326      
1327        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 8 May 2025, 10:11am</div>
1328      
1329    </div>
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1335        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="95q44">We are delighted that RADA graduate and President David Harewood will reprise the role of Othello.</p><p data-block-key="4psk2"><br/><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-president-david-to-play-othello-on-the-west-end/">Read more</a></p></div>
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1358      
1359        <h3 class="progress__title">Imelda Staunton and Rufus Norris Win Olivier Awards</h3>
1360      
1361      
1362        <div class="progress__time">Monday 7 April 2025, noon</div>
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1366  
1367  <div class="container">
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1370        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="t94nr">Congratulations to RADA Graduates <a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/imelda-staunton/">Imelda Staunton</a> and <a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/rufus-norris/">Rufus Norris</a>, who won Olivier Awards on 6 April 2025 at the Royal Albert Hall. Imelda Staunton won Best Actress in a Musical for her critically acclaimed performance as Dolly <a href="https://hellodollyldn.com/"><i>Hello, Dolly!</i></a> at the London Palladium. Rufus Norris won the Society of London Theatre Special Award for his services to the theatre industry after ten years as Artistic Director of the National Theatre.</p><p data-block-key="8k96u"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/imelda-staunton-rufus-norris-win-olivier-awards/">Read more</a></p></div>
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1393      
1394        <h3 class="progress__title">Olivier nominations for RADA graduates</h3>
1395      
1396      
1397        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 4 March 2025, 2:29pm</div>
1398      
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1400  
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1405        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="4bg5g">Nominations for the 2025 Olivier Awards were announced this week, 4 March 2025. Indira Varma and Rosie Sheehy have both been nominated for the Best Actress Award for their performances in <i>Oedipus</i> and <i>Machinal</i> at the Old Vic. Imelda Staunton has been nominated for Best Actress in a Musical for <i>Hello, Dolly</i>! at the London Palladium. Ben Whishaw has been nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for <i>Bluets</i> at the Royal Court.</p><p data-block-key="7irms"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/olivier-nominations-rada-graduates/">Read more</a></p></div>
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1424
1425<section class="section">
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1428      
1429        <h3 class="progress__title">IFTA success for RADA Graduates</h3>
1430      
1431      
1432        <div class="progress__time">Friday 28 February 2025, 5:36pm</div>
1433      
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1435  
1436  
1437  <div class="container">
1438    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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1440        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="mtfom">Congratulations to RADA Graduates <a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/tom-vaughan-lawlor/">Tom Vaughan-Lawlor</a> and <a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/ralph-fiennes/">Ralph Fiennes</a> for their wins at the Irish Film and Televison Academy (IFTA) Awards.</p><p data-block-key="4j3hq"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/ifta-success-rada-graduates/">Read more</a></p></div>
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1463      
1464        <h3 class="progress__title">David Jonsson wins the BAFTA EE Rising Star Award</h3>
1465      
1466      
1467        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 27 February 2025, 1:08pm</div>
1468      
1469    </div>
1470  
1471  
1472  <div class="container">
1473    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
1474      <div class="grid__column">
1475        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="w98sz">Congratulations to BA (Hons) Acting Graduate, <a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/david-jonsson/">David Jonsson</a>, who has been named EE Rising Star by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).</p><p data-block-key="m7bvx"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/david-jonsson-wins-bafta-ee-rising-star-award/">Read more</a></p></div>
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1495<section class="section">
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1498      
1499        <h3 class="progress__title">Imelda Staunton wins at the WhatsOnStage Awards</h3>
1500      
1501      
1502        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 26 February 2025, 4:41pm</div>
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1508    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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1510        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="t5sbx">Congratulations to RADA Graduate Imelda Staunton, who was awarded Best Performer in a Musical at the WhatsOnStage Awards for her critically acclaimed performance as Dolly in Dominic Cooke’s revival of <i>Hello Dolly!</i> .</p><p data-block-key="1kmu4"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/imelda-staunton-wins-whatsonstage-awards/">Read more</a></p></div>
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1516          
1517            <img alt="A headshot of RADA graduate Imelda Staunton." height="455" src="/media/images/STAUNTON_Imelda.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.png" title="© RADA graduate Imelda Staunton" width="682">
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1533      
1534        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA launches new MA in Playwriting</h3>
1535      
1536      
1537        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 25 February 2025, 4:04pm</div>
1538      
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1540  
1541  
1542  <div class="container">
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1545        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="1scx2">RADA is delighted to announce the launch of our new <a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/courses/ma-playwriting/">MA Playwriting</a> programme, and to open applications for our <a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/courses/ma-theatre-lab/">MA Theatre Lab</a>, for entry in September 2025.</p><p data-block-key="6bpfq"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-launches-new-ma-playwriting/">Read more</a></p></div>
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1568      
1569        <h3 class="progress__title">Skylar Turnbull Hurd wins the Michael Northen Award from the APLD</h3>
1570      
1571      
1572        <div class="progress__time">Friday 31 January 2025, 1:20pm</div>
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1576  
1577  <div class="container">
1578    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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1580        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="l0hdo">Congratulations to graduate and Lighting Designer Skylar Turnbull Hurd who has won the 2024-25 Michael Northen Award from the ALPD (Association of Lighting Production and Design).</p><p data-block-key="9jer9"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-graduate-skylar-turnbull-hurd-winner-2024-25-michael-northen-award-association-lighting-production-and-design/">Read more</a></p></div>
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1603      
1604        <h3 class="progress__title">Award Nominations for RADA graduates</h3>
1605      
1606      
1607        <div class="progress__time">Friday 24 January 2025, 9:54am</div>
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1616          <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="6x4fd">Nominations for the 97th Academy Awards were announced this week, 23 January 2025. RADA graduate and Vice-President Cynthia Erivo received a nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance as Elphaba in the adaptation of the musical <i>Wicked.</i> Fellow graduate Ralph Fiennes was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role in the papal thriller <i>Conclave.</i></p><p data-block-key="qhlp8">See our round up of recent graduate nominations, including Academy Awards, BAFTA and IFTA.</p><p data-block-key="an18z"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/awards-nominations-rada-graduates/">Find out more</a></p></div>
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1656        <h3 class="progress__title">Highlights from 2024</h3>
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1659        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 7 January 2025, 2:56pm</div>
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1668          <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="xb691">As we launch into 2025, we look back over 2024 and some of the highlights from the year. In our 120th year anniversary, among other achievements, we lau
1668nched a series of new MA degrees in technical theatre, we won an award for our widening participation project and we have celebrated partnerships that highlight legacy and innovation.</p><p data-block-key="sttni"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/highlights-2024/">Read more</a></p></div>
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1748        <h3 class="progress__title">Congratulations to Anne Reid who is recognised in the King&#x27;s New Year Honours list 2025</h3>
1749      
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1751        <div class="progress__time">Monday 6 January 2025, 4:04pm</div>
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1759        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="zt9pr">Congratulations to graduate Anne Reid who was recognised in the King's New Year Honours list 2025 with a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).</p><p data-block-key="2src8"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/congratulations-anne-reid-cbe/">Read more</a></p></div>
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1783        <h3 class="progress__title">Congratulations to Darcy Dixon winner of the Luke Westlake bursary 2024</h3>
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1794        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="clyff">We are delighted that our second year BA (Hons) in Acting student Darcy Dixon has won this year’s <a href="https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/scholarship-for-working-class-actors-renamed-in-memory-of-luke-westlake">Luke Westlake Scholarship</a>, which supports working-class creatives in their final years of training.</p><p data-block-key="ovuum"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/congratulations-darcy-dixon-winner-luke-westlake-bursary-2024/">Read more</a></p></div>
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1818        <h3 class="progress__title">
1818RADA Launches New MA Courses in Technical Theatre</h3>
1819      
1820      
1821        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 21 November 2024, 10:48am</div>
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1824  
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1826  <div class="container">
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1830          <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="7dwji">RADA is excited to announce the launch of three new Master’s degree courses in <a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/courses/ma-stage-management/">Stage Management</a>, <a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/courses/ma-theatre-costume/">Theatre Costume</a>, and <a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/courses/ma-performance-lighting-design/">Performance Lighting Design</a>.</p><p data-block-key="wcvu5"><i>"These new MA courses reflect RADA’s commitment to collaboration and innovation in theatre-making. We are excited to equip students with the skills to shape the future of live performance.”</i> Niamh Dowling, RADA Principal.</p><p data-block-key="i7qfg"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-launches-new-ma-courses-technical-theatre/">Read more</a></p></div>
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1876</section>
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1880
1881
1882<section class="section">
1883  
1884    <div class="grid__column">
1885      
1886        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA Principal Niamh Dowling Awarded Freedom of the City of London</h3>
1887      
1888      
1889        <div class="progress__time">Friday 25 October 2024, 11:52am</div>
1890      
1891    </div>
1892  
1893  
1894  <div class="container">
1895    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
1896      <div class="grid__column">
1897        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="k5zu6">We are thrilled to announce that our Principal, Niamh Dowling, has been awarded the prestigious Freedom of the City of London.</p><p data-block-key="z5102"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-principal-niamh-dowling-awarded-freedom-city-london/">Read more</a></p></div>
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1920      
1921        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA&#x27;s National Student Survey Success</h3>
1922      
1923      
1924        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 23 July 2024, 12:55pm</div>
1925      
1926    </div>
1927  
1928  
1929  <div class="container">
1930    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
1931      <div class="grid__column">
1932        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="ympgi">We are delighted to share RADA's results from the latest National Student Survey (NSS) with significant achievements in student satisfaction and teaching.</p><p data-block-key="h3hjs"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/radas-national-student-survey-success/">Read more</a></p></div>
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1946</section>
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1955      
1956        <h3 class="progress__title">Stage Management Journeys</h3>
1957      
1958      
1959        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 9 July 2024, 11:31am</div>
1960      
1961    </div>
1962  
1963  
1964  <div class="container">
1965    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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1967        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="g5qnm">The second Annual Stage Management Journeys seminar, in honour of RADA graduate and National Theatre London stage manager<a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/support-us/trish-montemuro-/"> Trish Montemuro</a>, was held on 9 July 2024 in RADA Studios.</p><p data-block-key="dfurk"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/stage-management-journeys/">Read more</a></p></div>
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1989    <div class="grid__column">
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1991        <h3 class="progress__title">MA Lab Work at The Coronet Theatre</h3>
1992      
1993      
1994        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 16 July 2024, 9:50pm</div>
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1996    </div>
1997  
1998  
1999  <div class="container">
2000    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
2001      <div class="grid__column">
2002        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="znw4l">We are delighted that Lab Works returns to The Coronet Theatre. Now in its second year our MA Theatre Lab's exciting collaboration with The Coronet Theatre, presents <i>Lab Works</i> between 17-20 July 2024.</p><p data-block-key="ira75"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-lab-work-coronet-theatre/">Read more</a></p></div>
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2022<section class="section">
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2025      
2026        <h3 class="progress__title">Originate Actor Training shortlisted for Widening Access Award</h3>
2027      
2028      
2029        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 13 June 2024, 12:51pm</div>
2030      
2031    </div>
2032  
2033  
2034  <div class="container">
2035    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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2037        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="ub30g">We are delighted that <a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/access-participation/originate-actor-training/">Originate Actor training</a> has been shortlisted for the Widening Access Partnership Award at this year’s <a href="https://www.educationopportunities.co.uk/neon-awards-2024/">NEON Awards</a>.</p><p data-block-key="hie9c">Offered in collaboration with <a href="https://www.theatrepeckham.co.uk/">Theatre Peckham</a>
2037, <a href="https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/">Guildhall School of Music and Drama</a> and RADA, Originate prepares young actors for Drama School and the industry via a free intensive nine-month programme.</p><p data-block-key="4682c"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/originate-actor-training-shortlisted-widening-access-award/">Read more</a></p></div>
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2042        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
2043          
2044            <img alt="Originate students crouch and huddle on a well-lit stage." height="480" src="/media/images/Untitled_design_9.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.png" title="© AKTA" width="720">
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2057<section class="section">
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2060      
2061        <h3 class="progress__title">Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla visit RADA</h3>
2062      
2063      
2064        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 30 May 2024, 11:51am</div>
2065      
2066    </div>
2067  
2068  
2069  <div class="container">
2070    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
2071      <div class="grid__column">
2072        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="ui48p">On Wednesday 29 May we welcomed our new Patron of RADA His Majesty King Charles III and Queen Camilla to RADA. This follows the announcement earlier in the year that His Majesty would take up the Royal Patronage of the academy.</p><p data-block-key="4vw8h"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/their-majesties-king-charles-iii-and-queen-camilla-visit-rada/">Read more</a></p></div>
2073
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2076      
2077        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
2078          
2079            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/1_King_Charles_visit_RADA_2024_EDI.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
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2086</section>
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2092<section class="section">
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2095      
2096        <h3 class="progress__title">Royal Patron His Majesty King Charles III</h3>
2097      
2098      
2099        <div class="progress__time">Friday 10 May 2024, 4:23pm</div>
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2102  
2103  
2104  <div class="container">
2105    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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2107        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="5znvv">We are honoured to announce that this week Buckingham Palace has confirmed His Majesty King Charles III will take up the Royal Patronage of RADA.</p><p data-block-key="dljih"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/royal-patron-his-majesty-king-charles-iii/">Read more</a></p></div>
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2113          
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2120
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2128  
2129    <div class="grid__column">
2130      
2131        <h3 class="progress__title">The Winslow Boy with support from The Terence Rattigan Society at RADA</h3>
2132      
2133      
2134        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 2 April 2024, 3:45pm</div>
2135      
2136    </div>
2137  
2138  
2139  <div class="container">
2140    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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2142        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="15bqr">Period drama <i>The Winslow Boy</i> is produced with support from Dr Holly Hill of The Terence Rattigan Society in the GBS Theatre, Malet Street from 29 May - 8 June 2024.</p><p data-block-key="mssne"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/winslow-boy-support-terence-rattigan-society-rada/">Read more</a></p></div>
2143
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2148          
2149            <img alt="White and black text on a bright yellow background. The text features the show title and appears diagonally from left to right." height="480" src="/media/images/the_winslow_boy_1.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
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2165      
2166        <h3 class="progress__title">David Harewood and Cynthia Erivo appointed new President and Vice President of RADA</h3>
2167      
2168      
2169        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 15 February 2024, 8:41am</div>
2170      
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2177        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="pyi5q">We are delighted to announce the appointment of RADA graduates David Harewood and Cynthia Erivo, as our new President and Vice President. They succeed Kenneth Branagh, who has been an incredibly generous and supportive President over the last nine years.</p><p data-block-key="8u8n8"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/david-harewood-and-cynthia-erivo-appointed-new-president-and-vice-president-rada/">Read more</a></p></div>
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2191</section>
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2200      
2201        <h3 class="progress__title">Graduate winners at the WhatsOnStage Awards 2024</h3>
2202      
2203      
2204        <div class="progress__time">Monday 12 February 2024, 3:44pm</div>
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2207  
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2209  <div class="container">
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2212        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="uap4o">Congratulations to the RADA graduates who were nominated at the WhatsOnStage Awards 2024.</p><p data-block-key="8ykzz"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/graduate-winners-whatsonstage-awards-2024/">Read more</a></p></div>
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2235      
2236        <h3 class="progress__title">Highlights from 2023</h3>
2237      
2238      
2239        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 21 December 2023, 9:59am</div>
2240      
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2247        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="va1z5">Before 2023 draws to a close, we wanted to share some highlights from another busy year at RADA.</p><p data-block-key="g1wnw"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/some-highlights-2023/">Read more</a></p></div>
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2268  
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2270      
2271        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA Short films - round up of recent success</h3>
2272      
2273      
2274        <div class="progress__time">Friday 24 November 2023, 11:28am</div>
2275      
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2277  
2278  
2279  <div class="container">
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2282        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="so8n1">Every year, RADA produces internationally recognised short films from original commissioned scripts, collaborating with a diverse range of award-winning writers, professional directors and crew.</p><p data-block-key="l193q">Recent films have landed a series of accolades and been included in festivals around the world.</p><p data-block-key="x61kl"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-short-film-awards-and-festivals/">Read a round up of recent success</a></p></div>
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2305      
2306        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA receives gold rating for Teaching Excellence</h3>
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2308      
2309        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 28 September 2023, 6:16pm</div>
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2312  
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2317        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="n7344">We are delighted to announce that RADA has been awarded Gold, the highest award, in the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF), recognising excellence in the quality of our teaching, learning environments and student outcomes.</p><p data-block-key="hd9ru"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-receives-gold-rating-teaching-excellence-2023/">Read more</a></p></div>
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2324            <img alt="the Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre with house lights on and students working" height="480" src="/media/images/vanbrugh.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
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2340      
2341        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA graduates and staff at Edinburgh Fringe 2023</h3>
2342      
2343      
2344        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 2 August 2023, 1:45pm</div>
2345      
2346    </div>
2347  
2348  
2349  <div class="container">
2350    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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2352        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="mzzdd">We're thrilled that many RADA graduates and staff are presenting work at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Find out more about the shows listed in order of start date and book tickets.</p><p data-block-key="eq8rk"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-graduates-edinburgh-fringe-2023/">Read more</a></p><p data-block-key="nmm1q">If you are a RADA graduate or staff member and would like to see your show listed, please contact <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p></div>
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2366</section>
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2375      
2376        <h3 class="progress__title">Young Technicians: New partnership with Theatre Royal Stratford East and Backstage Niche</h3>
2377      
2378      
2379        <div class="progress__time">Monday 24 July 2023, 10:15am</div>
2380      
2381    </div>
2382  
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2384  <div class="container">
2385    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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2387        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="4p0o3">We are joining forces with Theatre Royal Stratford East and Backstage Niche for their Young Technicians course offering free stage management, lighting and technical training for young people currently underrepresented in the industry.</p><p data-block-key="6ofgt">This free 12-week introductory course for 16–21-year-olds will give students the opportunity to develop practical skills in stage management, lighting and sound with industry professionals.</p><p data-block-key="mp7rh"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/young-technicians-new-partnership-stratford-east-and-backstage-niche/">Read more</a></p></div>
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2393          
2394            <img alt="A young technician in a dark beanie hat works at a sound desk. Another young technician looks over the work with a headset on." height="480" src="/media/images/Young_Technicians.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Image from Young Technicians Course 22/23, photo by Lucy Hayes" width="720">
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2407<section class="section">
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2410      
2411        <h3 class="progress__title">Kathryn Hunter and Winsome Pinnock new RADA Honorary Fellows</h3>
2412      
2413      
2414        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 12 July 2023, 10am</div>
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2417  
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2423          <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="gycak">We are delighted to announce that Kathryn Hunter and Winsome Pinnock have been made Honorary Fellows of RADA.</p><p data-block-key="kci3v">The role celebrates figures who have made significant impact and contribution to RADA, to training or to the wider industry. Fellows will be invited to take an active role in the life of the Academy including, where possible, meeting and working with current students.</p><p data-block-key="zan29">In 2018, RADA revived the tradition of Honorary Fellows and has since awarded Fellowships to Thelma Holt CBE, Cicely Berry CBE, Glenda Jackson CBE, Mona Hammond OBE, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Stephen Sondheim and Francine Watson Coleman.</p><p data-block-key="2oaw7"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/kathryn-hunter-and-winsome-pinnock-new-rada-honorary-fellows/">Read more</a></p></div>
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2460
2461</section>
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2464    
2465
2466
2467<section class="section">
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2469    <div class="grid__column">
2470      
2471        <h3 class="progress__title">Lab Works announced at The Coronet Theatre</h3>
2472      
2473      
2474        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 12 July 2023, 9:30am</div>
2475      
2476    </div>
2477  
2478  
2479  <div class="container">
2480    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
2481      <div class="grid__column">
2482        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="ht4v4">We are excited to announce our MA Theatre Lab's new collaboration with The Coronet Theatre, presenting <i>Lab Works</i>.</p><p data-block-key="vrbx
2482n">The project combines workshops and scratch nights, and culminates in a series of original 'theatre-shorts', enabling artistic development, public visibility and new networking opportunities for emerging artists at RADA.</p><p data-block-key="ibvln"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/lab-works-announced-coronet-theatre/">Read more</a></p></div>
2483
2484        
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2486      
2487        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
2488          
2489            <img alt="Four actors on stage in white t-shirts with inquisitive and serious expressions." height="480" src="/media/images/My_boy_dec_22_ljc_029.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Linda Carter" width="720">
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2502<section class="section">
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2505      
2506        <h3 class="progress__title">Cast and creative team announced for Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company’s King Lear</h3>
2507      
2508      
2509        <div class="progress__time">Friday 7 July 2023, 2:45pm</div>
2510      
2511    </div>
2512  
2513  
2514  <div class="container">
2515    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
2516      <div class="grid__column">
2517        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="eqmxi">The full cast and creative team has been announced for the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company’s production of <i>King Lear</i>. We are delighted that RADA students, graduates and staff are involved in the production opening at Wyndham’s Theatre from 21 October - 9 December 2023.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/cast-and-creative-team-announced-for-kenneth-branagh-theatre-companys-king-lear/">Read more</a></p></div>
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2524            <img alt="Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company&#x27;s King Lear poster with portrait image of Kenneth Branagh on a dark background with dramatic lighting" height="480" src="/media/images/Untitled_design_4.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.png" title="© Delfont Mackintosh" width="720">
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2531</section>
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2535
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2537<section class="section">
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2540      
2541        <h3 class="progress__title">Glenda Jackson CBE, 1936 - 2023</h3>
2542      
2543      
2544        <div class="progress__time">Friday 16 June 2023, 3:55pm</div>
2545      
2546    </div>
2547  
2548  
2549  <div class="container">
2550    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
2551      <div class="grid__column">
2552        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="0es08">We were saddened to hear of the passing of Glenda Jackson CBE, award-winning actress, Labour MP and RADA graduate.</p><p data-block-key="7cpqr">As an actress, Jackson won two Oscars, three Emmys, two BAFTAs and a Tony in a career spanning six decades.</p><p data-block-key="zspxd"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/glenda-jackson-cbe-1936-2023/">Read more</a></p></div>
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2566</section>
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2572<section class="section">
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2574    <div class="grid__column">
2575      
2576        <h3 class="progress__title">The BAFTA TV Awards 2023 nominations</h3>
2577      
2578      
2579        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 23 March 2023, 2:02pm</div>
2580      
2581    </div>
2582  
2583  
2584  <div class="container">
2585    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
2586      <div class="grid__column">
2587        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="f0rza">This week, the nominations were announced for the BAFTA TV Awards 2023. Congratulations to everyone nominated, particularly to the numerous RADA graduates who have been recognised. The ceremony will be broadcast on Sunday 14 May.</p><p data-block-key="icbo8"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/bafta-tv-nominations-2023/">Read more</a></p></div>
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2594            <img alt="Four shining gold BAFTA awards lined up in dar
2594k lighting" height="480" src="/media/images/5756508458_bd1d21a4c6_o.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Laura Thorne" width="720">
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2610      
2611        <h3 class="progress__title">Obituary: Nigel Leach</h3>
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2614        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 2 May 2023, 10am</div>
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2622        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="g3qr7">It is with great sadness we report that RADA graduate Nigel Leach has passed away.<br/><br/>Nigel Howard Leach was born in 1956 in London and originally trained as a theatre designer at the Central School of Art and Design before fulfilling his lifelong ambition by being accepted into RADA, where he went on to win the prestigious William Poel Memorial Prize. After graduating in 1980, he worked all over the country in productions ranging from Shakespeare to pantomime.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/obituary-nigel-leach/">Learn more</a></p></div>
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2629            <img alt="Headshow of actor Nigel Leach looking into the camera" height="480" src="/media/images/Untitled_design_42.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.png" title="" width="720">
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2640
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2645      
2646        <h3 class="progress__title">Olivier Award nominations for 2023</h3>
2647      
2648      
2649        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 23 March 2023, 2:33pm</div>
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2651    </div>
2652  
2653  
2654  <div class="container">
2655    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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2657        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="8wlgx">We are delighted that multiple RADA graduates received nominations for the Olivier Awards 2023. The awards ceremony was held at the Royal Albert Hall on 2 April.</p><p data-block-key="j1204"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/olivier-nominations-2023/">Read more</a></p></div>
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2671</section>
2672
2673  
2674    
2675
2676
2677<section class="section">
2678  
2679    <div class="grid__column">
2680      
2681        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA welcomes new trustees</h3>
2682      
2683      
2684        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 2 March 2023, 11am</div>
2685      
2686    </div>
2687  
2688  
2689  <div class="container">
2690    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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2692        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="9h8r7">We are pleased to share the appointment of seven new trustees and one appointment to our Development Board, bringing expertise in the areas of higher education, social policy, equality, diversity and inclusion and finance, to bring new skills and perspectives to RADA’s Council and support RADA’s strategic development.</p><p data-block-key="6lca7"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-welcomes-new-trustees/">Read more</a></p></div>
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2715      
2716        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA graduate nominated at the 2023 Academy Awards</h3>
2717      
2718      
2719        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 26 January 2023, 9:56am</div>
2720      
2721    </div>
2722  
2723  
2724  <div class="container">
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2727<p data-block-key="vq08t">On 24 January, the nominations for the 95th Academy Awards were announced. The awards ceremony will be held at Dolby Theatre, Ovation Hollywood on Sunday 12 March. Find out which RADA graduate was nominated for Best Actress.</p><p data-block-key="7orut"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-graduate-nominated-2023-academy-awards/">Read more</a></p></div>
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2734            <img alt="White image of an Academy Award embedded in a gold &#x27;A&#x27; with a white background" height="480" src="/media/images/Oscars_2023.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.png" title="" width="720">
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2750      
2751        <h3 class="progress__title">The 80th Golden Globe Awards Nominees</h3>
2752      
2753      
2754        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 11 January 2023, 11:20am</div>
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2762        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="4fpc9">The 80th annual Golden Globe Awards were announced this week in a ceremony held on 10 January in LA. This year saw a number of RADA graduates nominated for their artistry.</p><p data-block-key="0e05e"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/golden-globes-nominations-rada-graduates/">Read more</a></p></div>
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2769            <img alt="White and gold text on a black background with a golden image of the globe replacing the &#x27;o&#x27; in &#x27;globe&#x27;." height="480" src="/media/images/Untitled_design_11.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.png" title="© Hollywood Foreign Press Association" width="720">
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2785      
2786        <h3 class="progress__title">David Harewood accepts OBE</h3>
2787      
2788      
2789        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 12 January 2023, 3:25pm</div>
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2797        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="xbxft">After being nominated in the New Year Honours List 2023, RADA graduate David Harewood accepted an OBE for his services to drama and charity, having previously received an MBE in 2012.</p><p data-block-key="h8zj6"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/david-harewood-accepts-obe/">Read more</a></p></div>
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2804            <img alt="Actor David Harewood sits in a white shirt and black jumper. His face is turned to face the camera with eyebrows raised." height="480" src="/media/images/4659324331_8e7dedd385_o.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Flickr: Human Rights Watch London" width="720">
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2820      
2821        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA awarded world-leading specialist funding</h3>
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2823      
2824        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 14 December 2022, 2pm</div>
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2832        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="qu39a">We are delighted that the Office for Students has announced that RADA has been awarded world-leading status and funding for our teaching and education activities.</p><p data-block-key="8gc7j"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-awarded-world-leading-specialist-funding/">Read more</a></p></div>
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2855      
2856        <h3 class="progress__title">The British Independent Film Awards 2022 Nominees</h3>
2857      
2858      
2859        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 8 November 2022, 4:28pm</div>
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2867        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="xwwli">Congratulations to everyone nominated in the British Independent Film Awards 2022. This year marks the 25th year of the BIFA’s, which see 36 British feature films recognised. Winners will be announced at the BIFA ceremony on Sunday 4 December 2022.</p><p data-block-key="hv6a2"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/british-independent-film-awards-2022-nominees/">Read more</a></p></div>
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2890      
2891        <h3 class="progress__title">The 2022 Black British Theatre Awards</h3>
2892      
2893      
2894        <div class="progress__time">Monday 17 October 2022, 5:39pm</div>
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2902        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="b1meq">The Black British Theatre Awards launched in 2019 to celebrate the influence of Black performers and creatives on the UK's artistic legacy. The BBTAs highlight the abundance of Black talent and seek to change the lack of recognition by amplifying the positivity of talent and creativity in UK theatre through their work.<br/></p><p data-block-key="re60c">Congratulations to Nnabiko Ejimofor on his theatre debut in the production of <i>For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When The Hue Gets Too Heavy</i>, which won Best Production Play at the 2022 Black British Theatre Awards.</p><p data-block-key="gvysx"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/2022-black-british-theatre-awards/">Read more</a></p></div>
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2925      
2926        <h3 class="progress__title">National Theatre Casting Updates</h3>
2927      
2928      
2929        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 6 October 2022, 11:43am</div>
2930      
2931    </div>
2932  
2933  
2934  <div class="container">
2935    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
2936      <div class="grid__column">
2937        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="vidm1">The National Theatre have announced their upcoming programming, which includes seven RADA Theatre Production and Acting graduates across eight productions performed in the UK and internationally.</p><p data-block-key="bpyj0"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/national-theatre-casting-update/">Read more</a></p></div>
2938
2939        
2940      </div>
2941      
2942        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
2943          
2944            <img alt="Three actors standing in walkway of tower block with striking lighting." height="480" src="/media/images/NTGDS_SATSE_1024x512_Press_Image_L.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Sam Wright" width="720">
2945          
2946        </div>
2947      
2948    </div>
2949  </div>
2950
2951</section>
2952
2953  
2954    
2955
2956
2957<section class="section">
2958  
2959    <div class="grid__column">
2960      
2961        <h3 class="progress__title">Emmy Awards 2022</h3>
2962      
2963      
2964        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 15 September 2022, 12:17pm</div>
2965      
2966    </div>
2967  
2968  
2969  <div class="container">
2970    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
2971      <div class="grid__column">
2972        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="v1wyc">The 74th annual Emmy Awards were announced this week in a live ceremony held on September 12 in Los Angeles with RADA Acting graduate Matthew MacFadyen winning Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series for his role in the HBO series Succession.</p><p data-block-key="1vlss"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/emmy-award-matthew-macfadyen/">Read more.</a></p></div>
2973
2974        
2975      </div>
2976      
2977        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
2978          
2979            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/i-HqFZMRn-X3_aRV1hVa.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
2980          
2981        </div>
2982      
2983    </div>
2984  </div>
2985
2986</section>
2987
2988  
2989    
2990
2991
2992<section class="section">
2993  
2994    <div class="grid__column">
2995      
2996        <h3 class="progress__title">Her Majesty The Queen, 1926 - 2022</h3>
2997      
2998      
2999        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 8 September 2022, 6:42pm</div>
3000      
3001    </div>
3002  
3003  
3004  <div class="container">
3005    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
3006      <div class="grid__column">
3007        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="vsai7">We are deeply saddened to hear the news that Her Majesty The Queen, patron of RADA, has passed away.</p><p data-block-key="dwcu0"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/her-majesty-queen-1926-2022/">Read more.</a></p></div>
3008
3009        
3010      </div>
3011      
3012        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
3013          
3014            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/HRM_vistis_RADA_1960s.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
3015          
3016        </div>
3017      
3018    </div>
3019  </div>
3020
3021</section>
3022
3023  
3024    
3025
3026
3027<section class="section">
3028  
3029    <div class="grid__column">
3030      
3031        <h3 class="progress__title">Mona Hammond 1931 - 2022</h3>
3032      
3033      
3034        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 5 July 2022, 5:18pm</div>
3035      
3036    </div>
3037  
3038  
3039  <div class="container">
3040    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
3041      <div class="grid__column">
3042        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="j6mha">Mona Hammond OBE, RADA Honorary Fellow and graduate has died aged 91. </p><p data-block-key="svb2q">
3042<a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/mona-hammond-obe-1931-2022/">Read more.</a></p></div>
3043
3044        
3045      </div>
3046      
3047        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
3048          
3049            <img alt="Mona Hammond" height="480" src="/media/images/Mona-Hammond_United_Agents.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© United Agents" width="720">
3050          
3051        </div>
3052      
3053    </div>
3054  </div>
3055
3056</section>
3057
3058  
3059    
3060
3061
3062<section class="section">
3063  
3064    <div class="grid__column">
3065      
3066        <h3 class="progress__title">MA Theatre Lab residency and performance at the Coronet Theatre</h3>
3067      
3068      
3069        <div class="progress__time">Friday 24 June 2022, 10:27am</div>
3070      
3071    </div>
3072  
3073  
3074  <div class="container">
3075    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
3076      <div class="grid__column">
3077        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="707hz">In its tenth anniversary year the <a href="https://r1.ddlnk.net/t/4G4V-1C4YW-1FRD5Y-16298M-1/c.aspx">MA Theatre Lab</a> is delighted to begin celebrations with a three-day residency at the Coronet Theatre in Notting Hill.</p><p data-block-key="psice"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/ma-theatre-lab-coronet-theatre/">Read more.</a></p></div>
3078
3079        
3080      </div>
3081      
3082        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
3083          
3084            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/Cansu_Ince.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
3085          
3086        </div>
3087      
3088    </div>
3089  </div>
3090
3091</section>
3092
3093  
3094    
3095
3096
3097<section class="section">
3098  
3099    <div class="grid__column">
3100      
3101        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA celebrates Her Majesty The Queen&#x27;s Platinum Jubilee</h3>
3102      
3103      
3104        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 2 June 2022, 12:45pm</div>
3105      
3106    </div>
3107  
3108  
3109  <div class="container">
3110    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
3111      <div class="grid__column">
3112        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="i2dfm">As we congratulate Her Majesty for the extraordinary milestone of her Platinum Jubilee RADA looks back at her relationship with our academy.</p><p data-block-key="05qvt"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/celebrating-her-majesty-queens-platinum-jubilee/">Read more.</a></p></div>
3113
3114        
3115      </div>
3116      
3117        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
3118          
3119            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/Platinum_Jubilee_visit_1980_web_fi.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
3120          
3121        </div>
3122      
3123    </div>
3124  </div>
3125
3126</section>
3127
3128  
3129    
3130
3131
3132<section class="section">
3133  
3134    <div class="grid__column">
3135      
3136        <h3 class="progress__title">Westminster Abbey to honour Sir John Gielgud</h3>
3137      
3138      
3139        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 26 April 2022, 10:24am</div>
3140      
3141    </div>
3142  
3143  
3144  <div class="container">
3145    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
3146      <div class="grid__column">
3147        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="9hr8p">RADA Honorary fellow Sir John Gielgud, who was regarded as one of the finest actors of the twentieth century, will receive a memorial stone at Westminster Abbey this week.</p><p data-block-key="k34pc"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/westminster-abbey-honour-sir-john-gielgud/">Read more</a></p></div>
3148
3149        
3150      </div>
3151      
3152        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
3153          
3154            <img alt="John Gielgud as Hamlet, 1938" height="254" src="/media/images/John-Gielgud_as_Hamlet_1938_XYADAT.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Unknown" width="381">
3155          
3156        </div>
3157      
3158    </div>
3159  </div>
3160
3161</section>
3162
3163  
3164    
3165
3166
3167<section class="section">
3168  
3169    <div class="grid__column">
3170      
3171        <h3 class="progress__title">Graduates nominated at the 2022 BAFTA Television and TV Craft Awards</h3>
3172      
3173      
3174        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 30 March 2022, noon</div>
3175      
3176    </div>
3177  
3178  
3179  <div class="container">
3180    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
3181      <div class="grid__column">
3182        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="jqfna">The BAFTA Television and TV Craft Awards nominations were announced today with a number of RADA graduates nominated for awards.</p><p data-block-key="0d9gp"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/graduates-nominated-2022-bafta-television-and-tv-craft-awards/">Read more</a></p></div>
3183
3184        
3185      </div>
3186      
3187        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
3188          
3189            <img alt="" height="420" src="/media/images/Aimee_Lou_Wood.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="631">
3190          
3191        </div>
3192      
3193    </div>
3194  </div>
3195
3196</section>
3197
3198  
3199    
3200
3201
3202<section class="section">
3203  
3204    <div class="grid__column">
3205      
3206        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA graduates Awards and nominations</h3>
3207      
3208      
3209        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 17 March 2022, noon</div>
3210      
3211    </div>
3212  
3213  
3214  <div class="container">
3215    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
3216      <div class="grid__column">
3217        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="c919k">Its Award season for stage and screen and we are pleased to celebrate RADA graduates awarded and nominated this year at the BAFTA, Critics Circle and Olivier Awards.</p><p data-block-key="3ahrb"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-graduates-nominated-2022-olivier-awards/">Read more</a></p></div>
3218
3219        
3220      </div>
3221      
3222        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
3223          
3224            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/_R3_0092_2_PvcjpKW.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
3225          
3226        </div>
3227      
3228    </div>
3229  </div>
3230
3231</section>
3232
3233  
3234    
3235
3236
3237<section class="section">
3238  
3239    <div class="grid__column">
3240      
3241        <h3 class="progress__title">Niamh Dowling announced as new Principal of RADA</h3>
3242      
3243      
3244        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 1 February 2022, 10am</div>
3245      
3246    </div>
3247  
3248  
3249  <div class="container">
3250    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
3251      <div class="grid__column">
3252        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="gzoo0">RADA’s Council is pleased to announced that Niamh Dowling will become the new Principal of RADA. Niamh Dowling will take up the post in June this year.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/niamh-dowling-appointed-new-principal-rada/">Read more</a></p></div>
3253
3254        
3255      </div>
3256      
3257        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
3258          
3259            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/NiamhDowling_by_Ozan_Guler_2.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Ozan Güler" width="720">
3260          
3261        </div>
3262      
3263    </div>
3264  </div>
3265
3266</section>
3267
3268  
3269    
3270
3271
3272<section class="section">
3273  
3274    <div class="grid__column">
3275      
3276        <h3 class="progress__title">Winter news at RADA 2022</h3>
3277      
3278      
3279        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 26 January 2022, 11:01am</div>
3280      
3281    </div>
3282  
3283  
3284  <div class="container">
3285    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
3286      <div class="grid__column">
3287        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="3jwaf">As we head into awards season, RADA has much to celebrate in terms of awards, nominations and casting over the past few months, as well as other headline news from students, staff and graduates.</p><p data-block-key="a2mm2"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/winter-news-rada-2022/">Read more</a></p></div>
3288
3289        
3290      </div>
3291      
3292        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
3293          
3294            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/Cynthia_Ervio_Aretha_National_Geog.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Cynthia Erivo as Aretha Franklin in Genius: Aretha © National Geographic" width="720">
3295          
3296        </div>
3297      
3298    </div>
3299  </div>
3300
3301</section>
3302
3303  
3304    
3305
3306
3307<section class="section">
3308  
3309    <div class="grid__column">
3310      
3311        <h3 class="progress__title">Updates and guidance on Covid-19</h3>
3312      
3313      
3314        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 8 February 2022, 9:45am</div>
3315      
3316    </div>
3317  
3318  
3319  <div class="container">
3320    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
3321      <div class="grid__column">
3322        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="bn7by">Please read our latest guidance regarding Covid-19 <a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/update-guidance-coronavirus-jul-2020/">here</a>.</p></div>
3323
3324        
3325      </div>
3326      
3327        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
3328          
3329            <img alt="stone front entrance of Royal Academy of Dramatic Art with carvings" height="455" src="/media/images/about_us_gower_st.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="684">
3330          
3331        </div>
3332      
3333    </div>
3334  </div>
3335
3336</section>
3337
3338  
3339    
3340
3341
3342<section class="section">
3343  
3344    <div class="grid__column">
3345      
3346        <h3 class="progress__title">Big Give Christmas Challenge 2021</h3>
3347      
3348      
3349        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 8 December 2021, 2:28pm</div>
3350      
3351    </div>
3352  
3353  
3354  <div class="container">
3355    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
3356      <div class="grid__column">
3357        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="xlk7n">A huge thank you to everyone who donated to RADA’s Big Give Christmas Challenge. Thank y
3357ou to <a href="https://donate.thebiggive.org.uk/christmas-challenge-2021">The Big Give</a> team and our champion, <a href="https://www.childhoodtrust.org.uk/">The Childhood Trust</a> and official pledgers.</p><p data-block-key="uqa2v">Together we raised £65,000 towards our <a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/access-participation/">Access and Participation</a> programme.</p><p data-block-key="7vqux">Photo from The Next Stage 2021<br/>Photographer: Amaal Said</p><p data-block-key="7je4p"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/big-give-christmas-challenge-2021/">Read more</a></p></div>
3358
3359        
3360      </div>
3361      
3362        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
3363          
3364            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/DSC04545-18.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Photo: Amaal Said" width="720">
3365          
3366        </div>
3367      
3368    </div>
3369  </div>
3370
3371</section>
3372
3373  
3374    
3375
3376
3377<section class="section">
3378  
3379    <div class="grid__column">
3380      
3381        <h3 class="progress__title">Stephen Sondheim and his legacy remembered at RADA</h3>
3382      
3383      
3384        <div class="progress__time">Monday 29 November 2021, 2pm</div>
3385      
3386    </div>
3387  
3388  
3389  <div class="container">
3390    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
3391      <div class="grid__column">
3392        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="80ds0">Renowned composer, lyricist and RADA Honorary Fellow Stephen Sondheim has died aged 91.</p><p data-block-key="mgaf4"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/stephen-sondheim-1930-2021/">Read more</a></p></div>
3393
3394        
3395      </div>
3396      
3397        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
3398          
3399            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/_BKS7127.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Kurt Sneddon" width="720">
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3401        </div>
3402      
3403    </div>
3404  </div>
3405
3406</section>
3407
3408  
3409    
3410
3411
3412<section class="section">
3413  
3414    <div class="grid__column">
3415      
3416        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA graduate David Jonsson wins at the Black British Theatre Awards 2021</h3>
3417      
3418      
3419        <div class="progress__time">Monday 22 November 2021, 9am</div>
3420      
3421    </div>
3422  
3423  
3424  <div class="container">
3425    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
3426      <div class="grid__column">
3427        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="to3a9">RADA graduates are recognised at the Black British Theatre Awards at this year's ceremony held at Old Finsbury Town Hall in London.</p><p data-block-key="rhgw2"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-graduate-david-jonsson-wins-black-british-theatre-awards-2021/">Read more</a></p></div>
3428
3429        
3430      </div>
3431      
3432        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
3433          
3434            <img alt="And Breathe Marc Brenner" height="360" src="/media/images/And_Breathe_David_Jonsson_Marc_Bre.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.png" title="© Image: Marc Brenner, Almeida Theatre" width="540">
3435          
3436        </div>
3437      
3438    </div>
3439  </div>
3440
3441</section>
3442
3443  
3444    
3445
3446
3447<section class="section">
3448  
3449    <div class="grid__column">
3450      
3451        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA short films 2021 recognised at international short film festivals</h3>
3452      
3453      
3454        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 18 November 2021, 9am</div>
3455      
3456    </div>
3457  
3458  
3459  <div class="container">
3460    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
3461      <div class="grid__column">
3462        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="nook9">RADA is delighted to announce the 2021 short films have been recognised by a number of international film festivals with several laurels and five awards.</p><p data-block-key="jodc5"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-short-films-2021-recognised-international-short-film-festivals/">Read more</a></p></div>
3463
3464        
3465      </div>
3466      
3467        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
3468          
3469            <img alt="Laid" height="415" src="/media/images/Laid_7RszWuh.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="623">
3470          
3471        </div>
3472      
3473    </div>
3474  </div>
3475
3476</section>
3477
3478  
3479    
3480
3481
3482<section class="section">
3483  
3484    <div class="grid__column">
3485      
3486        <h3 class="progress__title">Congratulations to our RADA winners and nominees at the 73rd EMMY® Awards 2021</h3>
3487      
3488      
3489        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 8 February 2022, 12:43pm</div>
3490      
3491    </div>
3492  
3493  
3494  <div class="container">
3495    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
3496      <div class="grid__column">
3497        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="g6lkh">Tobias Menzies and Robert Sterne were winners at the 73rd EMMY® Awards, along with several RADA graduates who were also nominated this year.</p><p data-block-key="0gmqt"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/73rd-emmy-2021-television-award-nominations/">Read more</a></p></div>
3498
3499        
3500      </div>
3501      
3502        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
3503          
3504            <img alt="Tobias Menzies in The Crown © Netflix" height="480" src="/media/images/Tobias_Menzies_The_Crown_Netflix.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Tobias Menzies in The Crown © Netflix" width="720">
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3508    </div>
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3510
3511</section>
3512
3513  
3514    
3515
3516
3517<section class="section">
3518  
3519    <div class="grid__column">
3520      
3521        <h3 class="progress__title">MA Theatre Lab at the Bloomsbury Festival</h3>
3522      
3523      
3524        <div class="progress__time">Monday 4 October 2021, 1:17pm</div>
3525      
3526    </div>
3527  
3528  
3529  <div class="container">
3530    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
3531      <div class="grid__column">
3532        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="3fy54">We are thrilled that our relationship with the Bloomsbury Festival continues in 2021 with a programme that features performances from RADA's MA Theatre Lab.</p><p data-block-key="jf008"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/bloomsbury-festival-2021/">Read more</a></p></div>
3533
3534        
3535      </div>
3536      
3537        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
3538          
3539            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/Bloomsbury_Festival_web.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
3540          
3541        </div>
3542      
3543    </div>
3544  </div>
3545
3546</section>
3547
3548  
3549    
3550
3551
3552<section class="section">
3553  
3554    <div class="grid__column">
3555      
3556        <h3 class="progress__title">Oliver Neville, 1929-2021</h3>
3557      
3558      
3559        <div class="progress__time">Friday 14 May 2021, 4:07pm</div>
3560      
3561    </div>
3562  
3563  
3564  <div class="container">
3565    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
3566      <div class="grid__column">
3567        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="rqzr7">We are deeply saddened to hear former RADA Principal Oliver Neville has died at the age of 92. He was born in 1929 in Birmingham and was Principal from 1984 to 1993.</p><p data-block-key="1icmw"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/oliver-neville-1929-2021/">Read more</a></p></div>
3568
3569        
3570      </div>
3571      
3572        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
3573          
3574            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/Oliver_Neville.ff0a4f51.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
3575          
3576        </div>
3577      
3578    </div>
3579  </div>
3580
3581</section>
3582
3583  
3584    
3585
3586
3587<section class="section">
3588  
3589    <div class="grid__column">
3590      
3591        <h3 class="progress__title">Marcus Ryder appointed new Chair of RADA Council</h3>
3592      
3593      
3594        <div class="progress__time">Friday 30 April 2021, 10am</div>
3595      
3596    </div>
3597  
3598  
3599  <div class="container">
3600    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
3601      <div class="grid__column">
3602        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="wcil0">Marcus Ryder succeeds Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen who has held the post since 2007, at the end of June this year.</p><p data-block-key="c7558"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/marcus-ryder-appointed-new-chair-rada-council/">Read more</a></p></div>
3603
3604        
3605      </div>
3606      
3607        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
3608          
3609            <img alt="Marcus Ryder" height="480" src="/media/images/Marcus_Ryder-reporters_17_2.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
3610          
3611        </div>
3612      
3613    </div>
3614  </div>
3615
3616</section>
3617
3618  
3619    
3620
3621
3622<section class="section">
3623  
3624    <div class="grid__column">
3625      
3626        <h3 class="progress__title">BAFTA Television Awards and Television Craft Awards 2021</h3>
3627      
3628      
3629        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 28 April 2021, 5:51pm</div>
3630      
3631    </div>
3632  
3633  
3634  <div class="container">
3635    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
3636      <div class="grid__column">
3637        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="k49c3">Nominees were announced this week for the <a href="https://www.bafta.org/television/awards/tv-2021">BAFTA Television Awards</a> and the BAFTA Television Craft Awards 2021, we are proud to acknowledge and celebrate the actors, theatre te
3637chnicians and designers who trained at RADA.</p><p data-block-key="q7beu"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/bafta-television-award-nominations/">Read more</a></p></div>
3638
3639        
3640      </div>
3641      
3642        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
3643          
3644            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/female-bench-furniture-apparel-foo.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Netflix" width="720">
3645          
3646        </div>
3647      
3648    </div>
3649  </div>
3650
3651</section>
3652
3653  
3654    
3655
3656
3657<section class="section">
3658  
3659    <div class="grid__column">
3660      
3661        <h3 class="progress__title">Anthony Hopkins wins best actor Oscar for The Father</h3>
3662      
3663      
3664        <div class="progress__time">Monday 26 April 2021, 9am</div>
3665      
3666    </div>
3667  
3668  
3669  <div class="container">
3670    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
3671      <div class="grid__column">
3672        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="j17l3">Graduate Anthony Hopkins has won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in 'The Father' at the 93rd Academy Awards in Los Angeles.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/anthony-hopkins-wins-best-actor-oscar-father/">Read more</a></p></div>
3673
3674        
3675      </div>
3676      
3677        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
3678          
3679            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/anthony.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
3680          
3681        </div>
3682      
3683    </div>
3684  </div>
3685
3686</section>
3687
3688  
3689    
3690
3691
3692<section class="section">
3693  
3694    <div class="grid__column">
3695      
3696        <h3 class="progress__title">Update on RADA&#x27;s anti-racism project</h3>
3697      
3698      
3699        <div class="progress__time">Friday 16 April 2021, 3:50pm</div>
3700      
3701    </div>
3702  
3703  
3704  <div class="container">
3705    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
3706      <div class="grid__column">
3707        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="aet2w">We are committed to institution-wide change to create an anti-racist and inclusive culture, where everyone feels safe and is able to speak up.</p><p data-block-key="bqqxu"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/update-radas-anti-racism-project-senior-leadership-team/">Read more</a></p></div>
3708
3709        
3710      </div>
3711      
3712        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
3713          
3714            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/RADA_logo_with_box_copy_v2.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
3715          
3716        </div>
3717      
3718    </div>
3719  </div>
3720
3721</section>
3722
3723  
3724    
3725
3726
3727<section class="section">
3728  
3729    <div class="grid__column">
3730      
3731        <h3 class="progress__title">BAFTA Film award winners announced</h3>
3732      
3733      
3734        <div class="progress__time">Monday 12 April 2021, 9am</div>
3735      
3736    </div>
3737  
3738  
3739  <div class="container">
3740    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
3741      <div class="grid__column">
3742        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="77348">Bukky Bakray, who trained on RADA's Youth Company: Acting wins EE Rising Star Award, and graduate Anthony Hopkins wins Leading Actor award at BAFTA Film Awards.</p><p data-block-key="fg483"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/bafta-film-awards-2021/">Read more</a></p></div>
3743
3744        
3745      </div>
3746      
3747        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
3748          
3749            <img alt="Six actors in the film" height="480" src="/media/images/rocks.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
3750          
3751        </div>
3752      
3753    </div>
3754  </div>
3755
3756</section>
3757
3758  
3759    
3760
3761
3762<section class="section">
3763  
3764    <div class="grid__column">
3765      
3766        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA Talks: Imelda Staunton and O-T Fagbenle</h3>
3767      
3768      
3769        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 23 March 2021, 5:27pm</div>
3770      
3771    </div>
3772  
3773  
3774  <div class="container">
3775    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
3776      <div class="grid__column">
3777        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="4tm8m">We are thrilled to announce the next event in our RADA Talks series. RADA graduates Imelda Staunton and O-T Fagbenle will be in conversation broadcast on DICE on Sunday 18 April, 5pm and Wednesday 21 April, 8pm (available to watch for 24hrs).</p><p data-block-key="cf1ub"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-talks-imelda-staunton-and-o-t-fagbenle-conversation/">Read more and book</a></p></div>
3778
3779        
3780      </div>
3781      
3782        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
3783          
3784            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/RADA_DICE_final_Staunton_Fagbenle_.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
3785          
3786        </div>
3787      
3788    </div>
3789  </div>
3790
3791</section>
3792
3793  
3794    
3795
3796
3797<section class="section">
3798  
3799    <div class="grid__column">
3800      
3801        <h3 class="progress__title">MA Theatre Lab applications open</h3>
3802      
3803      
3804        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 16 March 2021, 11:30am</div>
3805      
3806    </div>
3807  
3808  
3809  <div class="container">
3810    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
3811      <div class="grid__column">
3812        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="jt8an">We are pleased to let you know that applications for our MA Theatre Lab are now open.</p><p data-block-key="ihwzp">The MA Theatre Lab course runs from January 2022 for a year, and is a collaborative training course building on and extending students' previous experience in performance with rigorous experimentation.</p><p data-block-key="k6b9c"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/ma-theatre-lab-applications-open/">
3812Find out more and apply here</a></p></div>
3813
3814        
3815      </div>
3816      
3817        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
3818          
3819            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/028A4303.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
3820          
3821        </div>
3822      
3823    </div>
3824  </div>
3825
3826</section>
3827
3828  
3829    
3830
3831
3832<section class="section">
3833  
3834    <div class="grid__column">
3835      
3836        <h3 class="progress__title">Nominees announced at the BAFTA Film Awards 2021</h3>
3837      
3838      
3839        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 10 March 2021, 3:45pm</div>
3840      
3841    </div>
3842  
3843  
3844  <div class="container">
3845    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
3846      <div class="grid__column">
3847        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="3i0nu">Nominees were announced this week for the BAFTA Film Awards 2021, and we're thrilled to see nominations for actors who trained at RADA on both our full-time courses and with our Access and Participation projects.</p><p data-block-key="4qonc"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/nominees-announced-bafta-film-awards-2021/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
3848
3849        
3850      </div>
3851      
3852        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
3853          
3854            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/Wunmi_Mosaku_His_House_Netflix__Co.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Netflix/Courtesy Everett Collection" width="720">
3855          
3856        </div>
3857      
3858    </div>
3859  </div>
3860
3861</section>
3862
3863  
3864    
3865
3866
3867<section class="section">
3868  
3869    <div class="grid__column">
3870      
3871        <h3 class="progress__title">Kenneth Branagh and Ralph Fiennes in conversation for RADA Talks</h3>
3872      
3873      
3874        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 10 February 2021, 2pm</div>
3875      
3876    </div>
3877  
3878  
3879  <div class="container">
3880    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
3881      <div class="grid__column">
3882        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="fj1l6">As part of the RADA Talks series, we are pleased to announce a conversation with Kenneth Branagh and Ralph Fiennes, chaired by RADA’s Head of Film, Television and Radio, Pamela Jikiemi. Join us for this streamed event online on Friday 26 February at 8pm.</p><p data-block-key="zq1fv"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/kenneth-branagh-and-ralph-fiennes-conversation-rada-talks/">Read more</a></p></div>
3883
3884        
3885      </div>
3886      
3887        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
3888          
3889            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/RADA_DICE_final_web.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
3890          
3891        </div>
3892      
3893    </div>
3894  </div>
3895
3896</section>
3897
3898  
3899    
3900
3901
3902<section class="section">
3903  
3904    <div class="grid__column">
3905      
3906        <h3 class="progress__title">Awards round-up: nominations and awards for graduates on stage and screen</h3>
3907      
3908      
3909        <div class="progress__time">Friday 5 February 2021, 12:58pm</div>
3910      
3911    </div>
3912  
3913  
3914  <div class="container">
3915    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
3916      <div class="grid__column">
3917        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="ckb0a">As awards season gets under way, several RADA graduates have been recognised for their stage and screen work.</p><p data-block-key="uz479"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/awards-round-nominations-graduates-stage-and-screen/">Read the full story</a></p><p data-block-key="zowqk"></p></div>
3918
3919        
3920      </div>
3921      
3922        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
3923          
3924            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/Anthony_Hopkins_The_Father.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Lionsgate" width="720">
3925          
3926        </div>
3927      
3928    </div>
3929  </div>
3930
3931</section>
3932
3933  
3934    
3935
3936
3937<section class="section">
3938  
3939    <div class="grid__column">
3940      
3941        <h3 class="progress__title">OnComm finalists announced</h3>
3942      
3943      
3944        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 27 January 2021, noon</div>
3945      
3946    </div>
3947  
3948  
3949  <div class="container">
3950    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
3951      <div class="grid__column">
3952        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="y2myq">The finalists have been announced for the OnComm Awards, celebrating excellence in productions by independent, alternative and fringe theatres that are presented online. We're delighted to see lots of shows that include work from RADA graduates, as theatre-makers in many different disciplines adjust to new ways of working.</p><p data-block-key="zuy3f"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/oncomm-finalists-announced/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
3953
3954        
3955      </div>
3956      
3957        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
3958          
3959            <img alt="Kathryn Hunter sits on stage wearing black against an acid green brick wall in a scene from The House of Bernarda Alba" height="480" src="/media/images/Kathryn_Hunter_House_of_Bernarda_A.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Jonathan Oakes" width="720">
3960          
3961        </div>
3962      
3963    </div>
3964  </div>
3965
3966</section>
3967
3968  
3969    
3970
3971
3972<section class="section">
3973  
3974    <div class="grid__column">
3975      
3976        <h3 class="progress__title">Edward Kemp to step down as Director of RADA</h3>
3977      
3978      
3979        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 19 January 2021, 2pm</div>
3980      
3981    </div>
3982  
3983  
3984  <div class="container">
3985    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
3986      <div class="grid__column">
3987        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="3061d">Edward Kemp has today announced that he will step down after 14 years as Director of RADA, during the 2020-2021 academic year.</p><p data-block-key="0nfjv"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/edward-kemp-step-down-director-rada/">Read more</a></p></div>
3988
3989        
3990      </div>
3991      
3992        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
3993          
3994            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/RADA_logo_with_box_copy_v2.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
3995          
3996        </div>
3997      
3998    </div>
3999  </div>
4000
4001</section>
4002
4003  
4004    
4005
4006
4007<section class="section">
4008  
4009    <div class="grid__column">
4010      
4011        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA graduates nominated at the Critics&#x27; Choice Awards</h3>
4012      
4013      
4014        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 9 February 2021, 5pm</div>
4015      
4016    </div>
4017  
4018  
4019  <div class="container">
4020    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
4021      <div class="grid__column">
4022        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="x82yg">The Critics' Choice Award nominees for television and film have been announced recently, with several RADA graduates nominated.</p><p data-block-key="lbiqf"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-graduates-nominated-critics-choice-awards/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
4023
4024        
4025      </div>
4026      
4027        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
4028          
4029            <img alt="Actress Wunmi Mosaku sits at a bar in a sequinned dress in a scene from TV show Lovecraft Country" height="480" src="/media/images/wunmi-mosaku_lovecraft_country_Pho.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Eli Joshua Ade/HBO" width="720">
4030          
4031        </div>
4032      
4033    </div>
4034  </div>
4035
4036</section>
4037
4038  
4039    
4040
4041
4042<section class="section">
4043  
4044    <div class="grid__column">
4045      
4046        <h3 class="progress__title">Short courses: endless possibilities</h3>
4047      
4048      
4049        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 17 December 2020, 5:29pm</div>
4050      
4051    </div>
4052  
4053  
4054  <div class="container">
4055    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
4056      <div class="grid__column">
4057        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="kkzlc">Join us in 2021 to explore your talent, as we launch new online short courses in acting.</p><p data-block-key="1zpcm">Our courses offer a range of opportunities for budding actors to focus on various aspects of acting. With topics that cover a wide variety of interests and techniques, there really is something for everyone.</p><p data-block-key="jq953">Find out more about our 2021 courses <a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/short-courses-endless-possibilities/">here</a>.</p></div>
4058
4059        
4060      </div>
4061      
4062        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
4063          
4064            <img alt="A group of RADA short course participants" height="454" src="/media/images/short_
4064courses_landscape_white.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="680">
4065          
4066        </div>
4067      
4068    </div>
4069  </div>
4070
4071</section>
4072
4073  
4074    
4075
4076
4077<section class="section">
4078  
4079    <div class="grid__column">
4080      
4081        <h3 class="progress__title">Graduates nominated at the 2020 BIFAs</h3>
4082      
4083      
4084        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 9 December 2020, 11:48am</div>
4085      
4086    </div>
4087  
4088  
4089  <div class="container">
4090    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
4091      <div class="grid__column">
4092        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="jx7u5">Nominations have been announced for this year's British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs), with several RADA acting graduates making the shortlists.</p><p data-block-key="gyswx"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/graduates-nominated-2020-bifas/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
4093
4094        
4095      </div>
4096      
4097        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
4098          
4099            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/County_Lines_Ashley_Madekwe_photog.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Julian Fritz" width="720">
4100          
4101        </div>
4102      
4103    </div>
4104  </div>
4105
4106</section>
4107
4108  
4109    
4110
4111
4112<section class="section">
4113  
4114    <div class="grid__column">
4115      
4116        <h3 class="progress__title">Awards for RADA Festival Homemakers commissions</h3>
4117      
4118      
4119        <div class="progress__time">Monday 30 November 2020, 7pm</div>
4120      
4121    </div>
4122  
4123  
4124  <div class="container">
4125    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
4126      <div class="grid__column">
4127        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="30h70">We're thrilled that several of our RADA Festival commissions for the Homemakers digital festival have received awards and nominations, and been screened at international film festivals.</p><p data-block-key="6a8ur"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/awards-rada-festival-homemakers-commissions/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
4128
4129        
4130      </div>
4131      
4132        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
4133          
4134            <img alt="Painterly photograph of woman lying next to flowers from the aspect of the top of her head" height="480" src="/media/images/HesterUllyart.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
4135          
4136        </div>
4137      
4138    </div>
4139  </div>
4140
4141</section>
4142
4143  
4144    
4145
4146
4147<section class="section">
4148  
4149    <div class="grid__column">
4150      
4151        <h3 class="progress__title">2020 South Bank Sky Arts Awards nominees</h3>
4152      
4153      
4154        <div class="progress__time">Monday 30 November 2020, 6:05pm</div>
4155      
4156    </div>
4157  
4158  
4159  <div class="container">
4160    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
4161      <div class="grid__column">
4162        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="84vuc">The nominees have been announced for this year's South Bank Sky Arts Awards, and it is fantastic to see nominations for work created and performed by many RADA graduates.</p><p data-block-key="omf8g"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/2020-south-bank-sky-arts-awards-nominees/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
4163
4164        
4165      </div>
4166      
4167        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
4168          
4169            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/2020_South_Bank_Sky_Arts_Awards_no.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Sky Arts" width="720">
4170          
4171        </div>
4172      
4173    </div>
4174  </div>
4175
4176</section>
4177
4178  
4179    
4180
4181
4182<section class="section">
4183  
4184    <div class="grid__column">
4185      
4186        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA appoints Leeds Beckett University as anti-racism consultants</h3>
4187      
4188      
4189        <div class="progress__time">Friday 27 November 2020, noon</div>
4190      
4191    </div>
4192  
4193  
4194  <div class="container">
4195    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
4196      <div class="grid__column">
4197        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="u0k6g">Leeds Beckett University (LBU) is partnering with RADA to help develop a culture of anti-racism. The initiative will be led by Professor Vini Lander and colleagues from the Centre for Race, Education and Decoloniality (CRED), part of the Carnegie School of Education at LBU, who will act as specialist consultants.</p><p data-block-key="5ws8o"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-appoints-leeds-beckett-university-anti-racism-consultants/">Read more details</a></p></div>
4198
4199        
4200      </div>
4201      
4202        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
4203          
4204            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/RADA_logo_with_box_copy_v2.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
4205          
4206        </div>
4207      
4208    </div>
4209  </div>
4210
4211</section>
4212
4213  
4214    
4215
4216
4217<section class="section">
4218  
4219    <div class="grid__column">
4220      
4221        <h3 class="progress__title">See RADA graduates in Steve McQueen&#x27;s Small Axe</h3>
4222      
4223      
4224        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 18 November 2020, 4:48pm</div>
4225      
4226    </div>
4227  
4228  
4229  <div class="container">
4230    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
4231      <div class="grid__column">
4232        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="8vzpw">The first film in Steve McQueen's <i>Small Axe</i> collection was broadcast on BBC One last Sunday to critical acclaim. We are proud to see several RADA graduates involved in the series in front of and behind the camera.</p><p data-block-key="twqn1"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/see-rada-graduates-steve-mcqueens-small-axe/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
4233
4234        
4235      </div>
4236      
4237        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
4238          
4239            <img alt="In a scene from the film Mangrove, a group of black men and women including RADA grads Shaun Parkes sit in the dock a dark wooden court room." height="414" src="/media/images/Small_Axe.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© BBC" width="622">
4240          
4241        </div>
4242      
4243    </div>
4244  </div>
4245
4246</section>
4247
4248  
4249    
4250
4251
4252<section class="section">
4253  
4254    <div class="grid__column">
4255      
4256        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA takes part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge 2020</h3>
4257      
4258      
4259        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 11 November 2020, 6:07pm</div>
4260      
4261    </div>
4262  
4263  
4264  <div class="container">
4265    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
4266      <div class="grid__column">
4267        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="l05tw">RADA’s annual campaign with match-funding platform The Big Give returns this year from Tuesday 1 to Tuesday 8 December, raising funds for our access and participation projects. All donations, of any size, made during this week will be doubled.</p><p data-block-key="6k8ei"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-takes-part-big-give-christmas-challenge-2020/">Read the full story and register your interest in donating</a></p></div>
4268
4269        
4270      </div>
4271      
4272        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
4273          
4274            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/The_Next_Stage_2020_RADA_Helen_Mur.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Photo by Helen Murray" width="720">
4275          
4276        </div>
4277      
4278    </div>
4279  </div>
4280
4281</section>
4282
4283  
4284    
4285
4286
4287<section class="section">
4288  
4289    <div class="grid__column">
4290      
4291        <h3 class="progress__title">BAFTA Breakthrough awards for RADA actors</h3>
4292      
4293      
4294        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 17 November 2020, 12:27pm</div>
4295      
4296    </div>
4297  
4298  
4299  <div class="container">
4300    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
4301      <div class="grid__column">
4302        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="zh6ra">This year's BAFTA Breakthrough UK artists have been announced, and we're delighted to see graduate Tamara Lawrance and Youth Company member Bukky Bakray named among this year's recipients.</p><p data-block-key="yvwg6"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/bafta-breakthrough-awards-rada-actors/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
4303
4304        
4305      </div>
4306      
4307        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
4308          
4309            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/Bukky_Bakray_Rocks__Altitude_Relea.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Altitude Releasing" width="720">
4310          
4311        </div>
4312      
4313    </div>
4314  </div>
4315
4316</section>
4317
4318  
4319    
4320
4321
4322<section class="section">
4323  
4324    <div class="grid__column">
4325      
4326        <h3 class="progress__title">Olivier Awards for RADA graduates</h3>
4327      
4328      
4329        <div class="progress__time">Monday 26 October 2020, 11:21am</div>
4330      
4331    </div>
4332  
4333  
4334  <div class="container">
4335    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
4336      <div class="grid__column">
4337        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="pm1lt">After the ceremony was postponed earlier this year, the winners of the 2020 Olivier Awards were announced on Sunday 25 October. Congratulations to all the RADA graduates who won awards.</p><p data-block-key="n11w7"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/olivier-awards-rada-graduates-2020/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
4338
4339        
4340      </div>
4341      
4342        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
4343          
4344            <img alt="Andrew Scott and Indira Varma sit clsoe together on a couch looking into each other&#x27;s eyes sceptically in a performance of Present Laughter" height="480" src="/media/images/Old_Vic_Present_Laugher_indira-var.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Manuel Harlan" width="720">
4345          
4346        </div>
4347      
4348    </div>
4349  </div>
4350
4351</section>
4352
4353  
4354    
4355
4356
4357<section class="section">
4358  
4359    <div class="grid__column">
4360      
4361        <h3 class="progress__title">&#x27;Rocks&#x27; released on Netflix UK</h3>
4362      
4363      
4364        <div class="progress__time">Friday 2 October 2020, 2:47pm</div>
4365      
4366    </div>
4367  
4368  
4369  <div class="container">
4370    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
4371      <div class="grid__column">
4372        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="5p8qg">Yesterday the critically acclaimed film <i>Rocks</i> was released on Netflix UK. Written by Theresa Ikoko and Claire Wilson and directed by Sarah Gavron and Anu Henriques, the film tells the story of Shola 'Rocks' Omotoso, a teenage girl who struggles to look after herself and her younger brother after being abandoned by their mother.</p><p data-block-key="cai0z"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rocks-released-netflix-uk/">Read the full story here</a></p></div>
4373
4374        
4375      </div>
4376      
4377        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
4378          
4379            <img alt="In a scene from the film Rocks, six girls stand in a line leaning against a railing in a city setting against a bright blue sky, smiling together." height="480" src="/media/images/Rocks_films.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
4380          
4381        </div>
4382      
4383    </div>
4384  </div>
4385
4386</section>
4387
4388  
4389    
4390
4391
4392<section class="section">
4393  
4394    <div class="grid__column">
4395      
4396        <h3 class="progress__title">Graduates nominated at the Black British Theatre Awards</h3>
4397      
4398      
4399        <div class="progress__time">Friday 25 September 2020, 12:04pm</div>
4400      
4401    </div>
4402  
4403  
4404  <div class="container">
4405    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
4406      <div class="grid__column">
4407        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="f5l8j">This week the nominees were announced for the second Black British Theatre Awards, and we are thrilled that three graduates are nominated.</p><p data-block-key="5xe47"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/graduates-nominated-black-british-theatre-awards/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
4408
4409        
4410      </div>
4411      
4412        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
4413          
4414            <img alt="Actress Stacy Abalogun on stage at the Globe playing a wrestler. She is 
4414in the splits with her arms raised above her head, looking strong and powerful" height="480" src="/media/images/Stacy_Abalogun_As_You_Like_It_Glob.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Helen Murray" width="720">
4415          
4416        </div>
4417      
4418    </div>
4419  </div>
4420
4421</section>
4422
4423  
4424    
4425
4426
4427<section class="section">
4428  
4429    <div class="grid__column">
4430      
4431        <h3 class="progress__title">Update from RADA&#x27;s Anti-Racism Steering Group</h3>
4432      
4433      
4434        <div class="progress__time">Friday 21 August 2020, 5:20pm</div>
4435      
4436    </div>
4437  
4438  
4439  <div class="container">
4440    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
4441      <div class="grid__column">
4442        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="4o0if">An update on progress from RADA's Anti-Racism Steering Group, shared with all RADA students, staff and graduates on Friday 21 August 2020.</p><p data-block-key="7j1mq"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/update-radas-anti-racism-steering-group/">Read more</a></p></div>
4443
4444        
4445      </div>
4446      
4447        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
4448          
4449            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/RADA_logo_with_box_copy_v2.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
4450          
4451        </div>
4452      
4453    </div>
4454  </div>
4455
4456</section>
4457
4458  
4459    
4460
4461
4462<section class="section">
4463  
4464    <div class="grid__column">
4465      
4466        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA actors and designers nominated for The Stage Debut Awards</h3>
4467      
4468      
4469        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 13 August 2020, 3:15pm</div>
4470      
4471    </div>
4472  
4473  
4474  <div class="container">
4475    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
4476      <div class="grid__column">
4477        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="h0j88">Three RADA graduates from technical and acting courses have been nominated at this year's The Stage Debut Awards.</p><p data-block-key="0b665"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-actors-and-designers-nominated-stage-debut-awards/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
4478
4479        
4480      </div>
4481      
4482        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
4483          
4484            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/Liam_Bunster_design_THE-TAMING-OF-.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Johan Persson" width="720">
4485          
4486        </div>
4487      
4488    </div>
4489  </div>
4490
4491</section>
4492
4493  
4494    
4495
4496
4497<section class="section">
4498  
4499    <div class="grid__column">
4500      
4501        <h3 class="progress__title">Short courses: endless possibilities</h3>
4502      
4503      
4504        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 13 August 2020, 4:02pm</div>
4505      
4506    </div>
4507  
4508  
4509  <div class="container">
4510    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
4511      <div class="grid__column">
4512        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="6cgb9">We are running online acting courses throughout autumn and winter 2020, kicking off with our Winter Shorts, bookable through our website.</p><p data-block-key="l4as3"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/short-courses-endless-possibilities/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
4513
4514        
4515      </div>
4516      
4517        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
4518          
4519            <img alt="RADA&#x27;s Winter Shorts, a series of online acting courses" height="480" src="/media/images/web_grid_150dpi_UJmyPCb.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
4520          
4521        </div>
4522      
4523    </div>
4524  </div>
4525
4526</section>
4527
4528  
4529    
4530
4531
4532<section class="section">
4533  
4534    <div class="grid__column">
4535      
4536        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA launches new five-part fiction podcast</h3>
4537      
4538      
4539        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 12 August 2020, 11:54am</div>
4540      
4541    </div>
4542  
4543  
4544  <div class="container">
4545    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
4546      <div class="grid__column">
4547        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="jvb39">We are pleased to launch <i>This Weird Normal</i>, available to listen to on Apple Podcasts and Spotify now.</p><p data-block-key="nx1n1">A new five-part fiction podcast about seven young actors who had planned to take a theatre show to the Edinburgh Festival.</p><p data-block-key="zz6du"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-launches-five-part-audio-fiction-podcast/">Read the full story.</a></p></div>
4548
4549        
4550      </div>
4551      
4552        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
4553          
4554            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/V1_youtube_whats_on_hero.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
4555          
4556        </div>
4557      
4558    </div>
4559  </div>
4560
4561</section>
4562
4563  
4564    
4565
4566
4567<section class="section">
4568  
4569    <div class="grid__column">
4570      
4571        <h3 class="progress__title">Updates and guidance on Covid-19</h3>
4572      
4573      
4574        <div class="progress__time">Friday 11 September 2020, 10am</div>
4575      
4576    </div>
4577  
4578  
4579  <div class="container">
4580    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
4581      <div class="grid__column">
4582        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="do2ex">Please read our latest guidance regarding Covid-19 <a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/update-guidance-coronavirus-jul-2020/">here</a>.</p></div>
4583
4584        
4585      </div>
4586      
4587        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
4588          
4589            <img alt="stone front entrance of Royal Academy of Dramatic Art with carvings" height="455" src="/media/images/about_us_gower_st.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="684">
4590          
4591        </div>
4592      
4593    </div>
4594  </div>
4595
4596</section>
4597
4598  
4599    
4600
4601
4602<section class="section">
4603  
4604    <div class="grid__column">
4605      
4606        <h3 class="progress__title">BAFTA TV Awards for RADA graduates</h3>
4607      
4608      
4609        <div class="progress__time">Monday 3 August 2020, 10am</div>
4610      
4611    </div>
4612  
4613  
4614  <div class="container">
4615    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
4616      <div class="grid__column">
4617        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="ke7k8">Several RADA graduates have won BAFTA TV Awards across acting and craft categories.</p><p data-block-key="vev45"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/bafta-tv-awards-rada-graduates/">Read the full story</a>.</p></div>
4618
4619        
4620      </div>
4621      
4622        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
4623          
4624            <img alt="The stage set in a TV studio for Strictly Come Dancing with bright pink &amp; red lights shining across the stage, back wall and out towards the audience" height="480" src="/media/images/Strictly_Come_Dancing_lighting.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© BBC" width="720">
4625          
4626        </div>
4627      
4628    </div>
4629  </div>
4630
4631</section>
4632
4633  
4634    
4635
4636
4637<section class="section">
4638  
4639    <div class="grid__column">
4640      
4641        <h3 class="progress__title">Cynthia Erivo leads Culture in Quarantine singing masterclass</h3>
4642      
4643      
4644        <div class="progress__time">Friday 3 July 2020, noon</div>
4645      
4646    </div>
4647  
4648  
4649  <div class="container">
4650    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
4651      <div class="grid__column">
4652        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="09pqd">We were delighted that RADA graduate and Tony Award winner Cynthia Erivo was able to lead a singing masterclasses for graduating RADA student Daniel Bowerbank as part of the BBC Arts Culture in Quarantine series.</p><p data-block-key="vugbh"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/cynthia-erivo-leads-culture-quarantine-singing-masterclass/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
4653
4654        
4655      </div>
4656      
4657        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
4658          
4659            <img alt="A screenshot from BBC iPlayer. The split screen shows actress Cynthia Erivo, left and student Daniel Bowerbank, right. They are both smiling widely." height="480" src="/media/images/Cynthia_Erivo_Daniel_Bowerbank_mas.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.png" title="© BBC Arts" width="720">
4660          
4661        </div>
4662      
4663    </div>
4664  </div>
4665
4666</section>
4667
4668  
4669    
4670
4671
4672<section class="section">
4673  
4674    <div class="grid__column">
4675      
4676        <h3 class="progress__title">Anti-Racism at RADA</h3>
4677      
4678      
4679        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 1 July 2020, 4:55pm</div>
4680      
4681    </div>
4682  
4683  
4684  <div class="container">
4685    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
4686      <div class="grid__column">
4687        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="50jer">RADA needs radical change and must work together as a community to achieve it. We are committed to working with students, staff, graduates and the industry to create an anti-racist culture and institution.</p><p data-block-key="afs8k"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/anti-racism-rada/">Read more</a></p></div>
4688
4689        
4690      </div>
4691      
4692        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
4693          
4694            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/RADA_logo_with_box_copy_v2.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
4695          
4696        </div>
4697      
4698    </div>
4699  </div>
4700
4701</section>
4702
4703  
4704    
4705
4706
4707<section class="section">
4708  
4709    <div class="grid__column">
4710      
4711        <h3 class="progress__title">Graduates nominated at the IFTA Film and Drama Awards</h3>
4712      
4713      
4714        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 14 July 2020, 3:01pm</div>
4715      
4716    </div>
4717  
4718  
4719  <div class="container">
4720    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
4721      <div class="grid__column">
4722        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="obf1w">Nominations have been announced for this year's IFTA Film and Drama Awards, celebrating the best of Irish film and television. We're delighted that several RADA graduates have been nominated in the acting categories.</p><p data-block-key="eyo8e"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/graduates-nominated-ifta-film-and-drama-awards/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
4723
4724        
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4728          
4729            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/Jessie_Buckley_Chernobyl_IFTA.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
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4735
4736</section>
4737
4738  
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4740
4741
4742<section class="section">
4743  
4744    <div class="grid__column">
4745      
4746        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA Festival partners with HOME</h3>
4747      
4748      
4749        <div class="progress__time">Friday 26 June 2020, 11am</div>
4750      
4751    </div>
4752  
4753  
4754  <div class="container">
4755    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
4756      <div class="grid__column">
4757        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="9iwvq">The RADA Festival is proud to be announced as a commissioning partner for Homemakers, a digital festival created by HOME in Manchester.</p><p data-block-key="8a1e6"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-festival-partners-home-digital-homemakers-festival/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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4762        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
4763          
4764            <img alt="A red moon in the middle of a black sky" height="480" src="/media/images/leaphia_-_weblistings.2e
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4770
4771</section>
4772
4773  
4774    
4775
4776
4777<section class="section">
4778  
4779    <div class="grid__column">
4780      
4781        <h3 class="progress__title">Graduates nominated at the 2020 BAFTA Television and TV Craft Awards</h3>
4782      
4783      
4784        <div class="progress__time">Monday 15 June 2020, noon</div>
4785      
4786    </div>
4787  
4788  
4789  <div class="container">
4790    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
4791      <div class="grid__column">
4792        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="ykmsc">The BAFTA Television and TV Craft Awards nominations were announced recently, and a number of RADA graduates have been nominated.</p><p data-block-key="66na8"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/graduates-nominated-2020-bafta-television-and-tv-craft-awards/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
4793
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4806</section>
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4810
4811
4812<section class="section">
4813  
4814    <div class="grid__column">
4815      
4816        <h3 class="progress__title">Graduates nominated for the Ian Charleson Award</h3>
4817      
4818      
4819        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 26 May 2020, 3:30pm</div>
4820      
4821    </div>
4822  
4823  
4824  <div class="container">
4825    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
4826      <div class="grid__column">
4827        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="lgfbm">We are delighted that three RADA graduates have been nominated at this year's Ian Charleson Awards, celebrating the best classical performances by actors under 30. Congratulations to Ronke Adékoluẹjo, Kitty Archer and Kit Young.</p><p data-block-key="q6xxv"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/graduates-nominated-ian-charleson-award/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
4828
4829        
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4831      
4832        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
4833          
4834            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/Ronke_Adekoluejo_is_shortlisted_fo.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Richard Davenport" width="720">
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4840
4841</section>
4842
4843  
4844    
4845
4846
4847<section class="section">
4848  
4849    <div class="grid__column">
4850      
4851        <h3 class="progress__title">Watch our acting graduates on stage from home</h3>
4852      
4853      
4854        <div class="progress__time">Friday 22 May 2020, 5:22pm</div>
4855      
4856    </div>
4857  
4858  
4859  <div class="container">
4860    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
4861      <div class="grid__column">
4862        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="276kp">As theatres were forced to close their doors during the UK lockdown, there has been a boom in theatres streaming their previous shows online, with many opportunities to see RADA graduates on stage.</p><p data-block-key="b6ack"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/watch-our-acting-graduates-stage-home/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
4863
4864        
4865      </div>
4866      
4867        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
4868          
4869            <img alt="" height="400" src="/media/images/CyprusAvenue_feb19.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Royal Court" width="600">
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4872      
4873    </div>
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4875
4876</section>
4877
4878  
4879    
4880
4881
4882<section class="section">
4883  
4884    <div class="grid__column">
4885      
4886        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA Business launches Virtual Stage programme</h3>
4887      
4888      
4889        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 6 May 2020, 2:25pm</div>
4890      
4891    </div>
4892  
4893  
4894  <div class="container">
4895    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
4896      <div class="grid__column">
4897        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="mrlfx">RADA Business helps people at work become brilliant communicators. We build on the work of one of the world’s most respected drama schools to deliver world-class training programmes and coaching for organisations and individuals. All our profits are gifted to the academy to support the next generation of actors and technicians.</p><p data-block-key="axgud">We want to help organisations adapt to the 'new normal', and by this we mean accepting and adapting to a world where communicating across virtual media such as video calls is a fundamental part of everyday working life, as things may never go back to exactly how they were.</p><p data-block-key="xjg5m">The Virtual Stage offer covers a wide variety of online training options for individuals and organisations.</p><p data-block-key="7zdx3"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-business-launches-virtual-stage-programme/">Learn more</a></p></div>
4898
4899        
4900      </div>
4901      
4902        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
4903          
4904            <img alt="A woman stands on a dark stage in an empowered pose, with a strong stance and her arms outstretched." height="480" src="/media/images/RADA_OOH_2019-220.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
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4910
4911</section>
4912
4913  
4914    
4915
4916
4917<section class="section">
4918  
4919    <div class="grid__column">
4920      
4921        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA graduates in the Lockdown Theatre Festival</h3>
4922      
4923      
4924        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 6 May 2020, 4:32pm</div>
4925      
4926    </div>
4927  
4928  
4929  <div class="container">
4930    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
4931      <div class="grid__column">
4932        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="npunt">As theatres and artists continue to find new ways to share creative work in the digital sphere, it is great to see many RADA graduates getting involved in a range of productions and performances.</p><p data-block-key="qs66r">One such project is the Lockdown Theatre Festival, created by acting graduate Bertie Carvel.</p><p data-block-key="ygqbh"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-graduates-lockdown-theatre-festival/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
4933
4934        
4935      </div>
4936      
4937        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
4938          
4939            <img alt="A head and shoulders view of actor Josh Zare wearing a dark red polo shirt in front of a black backdrop, on stage at the Orange Tree Theatre" height="480" src="/media/images/Josh-Zare-in-THE-MIKVAH-PROJECT-by.2e
493916d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© The Other Richard" width="720">
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4945
4946</section>
4947
4948  
4949    
4950
4951
4952<section class="section">
4953  
4954    <div class="grid__column">
4955      
4956        <h3 class="progress__title">Royal Television Society awards for RADA graduates</h3>
4957      
4958      
4959        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 18 March 2020, 11:10am</div>
4960      
4961    </div>
4962  
4963  
4964  <div class="container">
4965    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
4966      <div class="grid__column">
4967        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="61lzo">The Royal Television Society (RTS) announced the winners of their Programme Awards this week - and we're thrilled to see RADA graduates Tamara Lawrance, Tanya Moodie and Phoebe Waller-Bridge on the list of winners.</p><p data-block-key="p2d82"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/royal-television-society-nominations-rada-graduates/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
4968
4969        
4970      </div>
4971      
4972        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
4973          
4974            <img alt="In a publicity shot for The Long Song, Tamara Lawrance walks through a field through long grass looking towards the camera" height="480" src="/media/images/Tamara_Lawrance_-_The_Long_Song_BB.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© BBC" width="720">
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4980
4981</section>
4982
4983  
4984    
4985
4986
4987<section class="section">
4988  
4989    <div class="grid__column">
4990      
4991        <h3 class="progress__title">Student success at the Carleton Hobbs Bursary Award</h3>
4992      
4993      
4994        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 17 March 2020, 2:49pm</div>
4995      
4996    </div>
4997  
4998  
4999  <div class="container">
5000    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
5001      <div class="grid__column">
5002        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="9crce">Final year RADA acting students have received awards and commendations at this year's Carleton Hobbs Bursary Award, which took place in March.</p><p data-block-key="x4skx">Ian Dunnett Jnr was selected as one of four overall winners, and all four members of the team received commendations.</p><p data-block-key="uorpo"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/student-success-carleton-hobbs-bursary-award/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
5003
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5007        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
5008          
5009            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/Carleton_Hobbs_bursary_award_-_Cop.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
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5016</section>
5017
5018  
5019    
5020
5021
5022<section class="section">
5023  
5024    <div class="grid__column">
5025      
5026        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA graduates nominated at 2020 Olivier Awards</h3>
5027      
5028      
5029        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 3 March 2020, 2:14pm</div>
5030      
5031    </div>
5032  
5033  
5034  <div class="container">
5035    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
5036      <div class="grid__column">
5037        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="0z3e1">The nominees have been announced for this year's Olivier Awards, with several RADA graduates in the running.</p><p data-block-key="a14h4"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-graduates-nominated-2020-olivier-awards/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
5038
5039        
5040      </div>
5041      
5042        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
5043          
5044            <img alt="Andrew Scott and Indira Varma sit clsoe together on a couch looking into each other&#x27;s eyes sceptically in a performance of Present Laughter" height="480" src="/media/images/Old_Vic_Present_Laugher_indira-var.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Manuel Harlan" width="720">
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5046        </div>
5047      
5048    </div>
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5050
5051</section>
5052
5053  
5054    
5055
5056
5057<section class="section">
5058  
5059    <div class="grid__column">
5060      
5061        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA graduates nominated at the 2020 Academy Awards</h3>
5062      
5063      
5064        <div class="progress__time">Monday 13 January 2020, 4:15pm</div>
5065      
5066    </div>
5067  
5068  
5069  <div class="container">
5070    <div class="grid grid--two-columns">
5071      <div class="grid__column">
5072        <div class="richtext">
5073          <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="d2kpp">Following last week's <a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/bafta-film-nominations-announced/">BAFTA Film Award nominations</a>, the Academy today announced the nominees for this year's Oscars, and we're thrilled to see three RADA graduates nominated across four categories. Congratulations to Cynthia Erivo, Jonathan Pryce and Sir Anthony Hopkins.</p><p data-block-key="oucnp"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-graduates-nominated-2020-academy-awards/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
5074
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5111</section>
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5117<section class="section">
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5119    <div class="grid__column">
5120      
5121        <h3 class="progress__title">BAFTA Film nominations announced</h3>
5122      
5123      
5124        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 8 January 2020, 3:18pm</div>
5125      
5126    </div>
5127  
5128  
5129  <div class="container">
5130    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
5131      <div class="grid__column">
5132        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="h8ein">As awards season continues, the nominees for this year's BAFTA Film Awards have been announced, with more nominations for RADA graduates.</p><p data-block-key="93b2i"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/bafta-film-nominations-announced/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
5133
5134        
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5136      
5137        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
5138          
5139            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/jessie-buckley_Wild_Rose_c_NEON.2e
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5146</section>
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5148  
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5150
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5152<section class="section">
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5155      
5156        <h3 class="progress__title">Golden Globe Awards for Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Taron Egerton</h3>
5157      
5158      
5159        <div class="progress__time">Monday 6 January 2020, 10:50am</div>
5160      
5161    </div>
5162  
5163  
5164  <div class="container">
5165    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
5166      <div class="grid__column">
5167        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="djk05">The winners of the Golden Globes took place in LA last night, and we're thrilled that Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Taron Egerton were both announced as winners.</p><p data-block-key="nfmsx"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/golden-globes-awards-phoebe-waller-bridge-and-taron-egerton/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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5173          
5174            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/Taron_Egerton_Rocketman.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
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5181</section>
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5187<section class="section">
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5190      
5191        <h3 class="progress__title">Screen Actors Guild Awards nominees announced</h3>
5192      
5193      
5194        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 11 December 2019, 4:25pm</div>
5195      
5196    </div>
5197  
5198  
5199  <div class="container">
5200    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
5201      <div class="grid__column">
5202        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="t2eqh">Following the recent <a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/golden-globe-nominations-rada-graduates/">Golden Globes nominations</a>, there has been further recognition for RADA graduates Taron Egerton, Cynthia Erivo and Phoebe Waller-Bridge as the Screen Actors Guild Awards nominees were announced.</p><p data-block-key="mfix8"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/screen-actors-guild-awards-nominees-announced/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
5203
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5221
5222<section class="section">
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5225      
5226        <h3 class="progress__title">Golden Globes nominations for RADA graduates</h3>
5227      
5228      
5229        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 10 December 2019, 10:01am</div>
5230      
5231    </div>
5232  
5233  
5234  <div class="container">
5235    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
5236      <div class="grid__column">
5237        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="j5w99">We're delighted that several RADA graduates have been nominated at this year's Golden Globes - with five out of the six graduates nominated for playing real-life roles.</p><p data-block-key="0la9n"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/golden-globe-nominations-rada-graduates/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
5238
5239        
5240      </div>
5241      
5242        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
5243          
5244            <img alt="" height="372" src="/media/images/Cynthia_Erivo_-_Harriet_Glen_Wilso.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Glen Wilson/AP" width="558">
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5260      
5261        <h3 class="progress__title">Stephen Sondheim awarded Honorary Fellowship in New York</h3>
5262      
5263      
5264        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 19 November 2019, 12:53pm</div>
5265      
5266    </div>
5267  
5268  
5269  <div class="container">
5270    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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5272        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="mlwk7">We were delighted to present renowned composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim with his RADA Honorary Fellowship at a special event in New York last week.</p><p data-block-key="u0kuj">Hosted by the British Consul-General, the evening included performances by RADA graduates Jenna Augen and Jamie Bogyo.</p><p data-block-key="mff73"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/stephen-sondheim-awarded-honorary-fellowship-new-york/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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5279            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/_BKS7127.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Kurt Sneddon" width="720">
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5295      
5296        <h3 class="progress__title">Graduates shortlisted for BBC Audio Drama Awards</h3>
5297      
5298      
5299        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 19 November 2019, 11:36am</div>
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5305    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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5307        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="wnp5o">Several RADA graduates have been shortlisted for this year's BBC Audio Drama Awards, celebrating the range, originality and quality of audio dramas, including performers, writers, directors and s
5307ound designers.</p><p data-block-key="ilbav"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/graduates-shortlisted-bbc-audio-drama-awards/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
5308
5309        
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5314            <img alt="" height="360" src="/media/images/Katherine_Kelly_-_A_Badge_-_BBC_Au.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="540">
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5320
5321</section>
5322
5323  
5324    
5325
5326
5327<section class="section">
5328  
5329    <div class="grid__column">
5330      
5331        <h3 class="progress__title">Evening Standard Theatre Awards nominations</h3>
5332      
5333      
5334        <div class="progress__time">Monday 18 November 2019, 11:09am</div>
5335      
5336    </div>
5337  
5338  
5339  <div class="container">
5340    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
5341      <div class="grid__column">
5342        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="3bovy">This year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards will take place on 24 November in London. This year RADA graduates Tom Hiddleston, Juliet Stevenson and Fly Davis are nominated, across performance and design categories.</p><p data-block-key="pbpsg"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/evening-standard-theatre-awards-nominations/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
5343
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5346      
5347        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
5348          
5349            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/Appropriate_Donmar_-_designer-fly-.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Marc Brenner" width="720">
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5355
5356</section>
5357
5358  
5359    
5360
5361
5362<section class="section">
5363  
5364    <div class="grid__column">
5365      
5366        <h3 class="progress__title">BIFA nominations for RADA graduates</h3>
5367      
5368      
5369        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 30 October 2019, 10:30am</div>
5370      
5371    </div>
5372  
5373  
5374  <div class="container">
5375    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
5376      <div class="grid__column">
5377        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="5t0ix">Jessie Buckley, Sally Hawkins and Tom Burke have all been nominated for acting awards at this year's BIFAs, as the shortlists were announced today.</p><p data-block-key="d8t2t"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/bifa-nominations-rada-graduates/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
5378
5379        
5380      </div>
5381      
5382        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
5383          
5384            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/jessie-buckley_Wild_Rose_c_NEON.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© NEON" width="720">
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5390
5391</section>
5392
5393  
5394    
5395
5396
5397<section class="section">
5398  
5399    <div class="grid__column">
5400      
5401        <h3 class="progress__title">Audition and interview for RADA&#x27;s training across the UK</h3>
5402      
5403      
5404        <div class="progress__time">Monday 29 October 2018, 5:30pm</div>
5405      
5406    </div>
5407  
5408  
5409  <div class="container">
5410    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
5411      <div class="grid__column">
5412        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="m8pfg">We are pleased to announce the dates for this year's acting auditions and theatre production interviews, which will take place across the UK and overseas.</p><p data-block-key="gyzsa">New for this year are our auditions in Glasgow (acting and theatre production) and Sheffield. We will also be returning to Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle, Plymouth and Bristol, as well as to Dublin, New York and L
5412os Angeles.</p><p data-block-key="4hbf5"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/audition-for-radas-acting-training-across-the-uk/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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5426</section>
5427
5428  
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5430
5431
5432<section class="section">
5433  
5434    <div class="grid__column">
5435      
5436        <h3 class="progress__title">Graduates honoured at the Hollywood Film Awards</h3>
5437      
5438      
5439        <div class="progress__time">Monday 21 October 2019, 3:04pm</div>
5440      
5441    </div>
5442  
5443  
5444  <div class="container">
5445    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
5446      <div class="grid__column">
5447        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="xu5nh">RADA graduates Cynthia Erivo and Taron Egerton will be honoured at the 2019 Hollywood Film Awards, taking place next month.</p><p data-block-key="l8sgq"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/graduates-honoured-hollywood-film-awards/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
5448
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5454            <img alt="" height="372" src="/media/images/Cynthia_Erivo_-_Harriet_Glen_Wilso.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Glen Wilson/AP" width="558">
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5461</section>
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5463  
5464    
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5466
5467<section class="section">
5468  
5469    <div class="grid__column">
5470      
5471        <h3 class="progress__title">Emmy Awards for Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Ben Whishaw</h3>
5472      
5473      
5474        <div class="progress__time">Monday 23 September 2019, 8:55am</div>
5475      
5476    </div>
5477  
5478  
5479  <div class="container">
5480    <div class="grid grid--two-columns">
5481      <div class="grid__column">
5482        <div class="richtext">
5483          <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="3fxxd">The winners of the 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards have been announced in LA, with awards going to RADA graduates Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Ben Whishaw.</p><p data-block-key="3nx7w"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/emmy-awards-phoebe-waller-bridge-and-ben-whishaw/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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5527<section class="section">
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5530      
5531        <h3 class="progress__title">Bloomsbury Festival programme announced</h3>
5532      
5533      
5534        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 22 August 2019, 8:42am</div>
5535      
5536    </div>
5537  
5538  
5539  <div class="container">
5540    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
5541      <div class="grid__column">
5542        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="nw9da">The programme for this year's Bloomsbury Festival has been announced, with several recent RADA MA graduates presenting new work at the festival.</p><p data-block-key="74rts"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/bloomsbury-festival-programme-announced/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
5543
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5548          
5549            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/Bloomsbury_Fest_2019_-_be-wilder_t.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© be•wilder theatre" width="720">
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5556</section>
5557
5558  
5559    
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5562<section class="section">
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5565      
5566        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA at the Edinburgh Fringe</h3>
5567      
5568      
5569        <div class="progress__time">Friday 26 July 2019, 9:45am</div>
5570      
5571    </div>
5572  
5573  
5574  <div class="container">
5575    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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5577        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="cvpgh">As the Edinburgh Festival Fringe kicks off for another year next week, we're once again pleased to see many RADA graduates taking their work to the festival as performers, writers, lighting designers, directors, stage managers and more.</p><p data-block-key="pnjma"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-edinburgh-fringe/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
5578
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5580      </div>
5581      
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5583          
5584            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/RADA_KNOCK_KNOCK_7311.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Knock Knock by Hot Coals Theatre. Photo by Alicia Clarke" width="720">
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5597<section class="section">
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5600      
5601        <h3 class="progress__title">2019 Emmy nominations announced</h3>
5602      
5603      
5604        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 23 July 2019, 11:07am</div>
5605      
5606    </div>
5607  
5608  
5609  <div class="container">
5610    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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5612        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="jfrep">This year's Primetime Emmy nominations have been announced, with nominations for Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Sian Clifford, Fiona Shaw and Ben Whishaw - and particular success for <i>Fleabag</i> and <i>Killing Eve</i>.</p><p data-block-key="gw71b"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/2019-emmy-nominations-announced/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
5613
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5616      
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5618          
5619            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/Sian_Clifford__Phoebe_W-B_Fleabag-.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Everett Collection Inc / Alamy Stock Photo" width="720">
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5626</section>
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5632<section class="section">
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5635      
5636        <h3 class="progress__title">Four new Honorary Fellows appointed at RADA</h3>
5637      
5638      
5639        <div class="progress__time">Monday 15 July 2019, 1:35pm</div>
5640      
5641    </div>
5642  
5643  
5644  <div class="container">
5645    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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5647        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="sws7o">Mona Hammond OBE, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Stephen Sondheim, and Francine Watson Coleman have been made Honorary Fellows of RADA</p><p data-block-key="u3w66">These renowned industry figures have been appointed in recognition of their influential contribution to the industry, on and off the stage and screen.</p><p data-block-key="01nfq"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/four-new-honorary-fellows-appointed-rada/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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5670      
5671        <h3 class="progress__title">Jessie Buckley wins at the South Bank Sky Arts Awards</h3>
5672      
5673      
5674        <div class="progress__time">Monday 8 July 2019, 2:48pm</div>
5675      
5676    </div>
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5682        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="sycok">RADA graduate Jessie Buckley is one of the winners in this year's South Bank Sky Arts Awards, which took place at the weekend.</p><p data-block-key="0r8xo"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/jessie-buckley-wins-south-bank-sky-arts-awards/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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5689South_Bank_Sky_Arts.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Sky News" width="720">
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5705      
5706        <h3 class="progress__title">Tony Awards for RADA acting graduates</h3>
5707      
5708      
5709        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 11 June 2019, 6:30pm</div>
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5718          <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="gk8ro">The winners of this year's Tony Awards have been announced in New York, with awards for two RADA acting graduates - Bertie Carvel and Rosemary Harris.</p><p data-block-key="95jtx"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/tony-awards-rada-acting-graduates/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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5766        <h3 class="progress__title">Two RADA graduates are 2019 BAFTA TV Award winners</h3>
5767      
5768      
5769        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 15 May 2019, 3:39pm</div>
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5771    </div>
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5778          <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="lw5e1">Two RADA graduates have won acting awards at this year's BAFTA TV Awards, which were announced in London at the weekend.</p><p data-block-key="nn0iw">Ben Whishaw and Fiona Shaw won awards for Best Supporting Actor and Actress, for <i>A Very English Scandal</i> and <i>Killing Eve</i>.</p><p data-block-key="vtbxi"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/two-rada-graduates-are-bafta-tv-award-winners/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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5818        <h3 class="progress__title">Tony Award nominations announced</h3>
5819      
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5821        <div class="progress__time">Friday 3 May 2019, 5:35pm</div>
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5830          <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="tek83">Nominations have been announced for this year's Tony Awards, which celebrate excellence in theatre on Broadway.</p><p data-block-key="d0s7q">Graduates Janet McTeer and Bertie Carvel are both nominated, while Rosemary Harris will be awarded a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theater.</p><p data-block-key="9igou"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/tony-award-nominations-announced/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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5878        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA and Audible: what Britain&#x27;s best brands can teach the world</h3>
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5881        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 30 April 2019, 11am</div>
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5887    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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5889        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="apayp">Now published exclusively on Audible, <i>How To Outperform: What Britain's Best Brands Can Teach the World</i> takes a look behind the scenes of some of Britain's oldest and most well-known institutions to see how they have stood the test of time.</p><p data-block-key="5r1s5">You can now listen to episode two in the series, to learn more about RADA - its heritage, and what it is like today - from our staff, students and graduates.</p><p data-block-key="aatvd"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-and-audible-what-britains-best-brands-can-teach-world/">Find out more</a></p></div>
5890
5891        
5892      </div>
5893      
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5895          
5896            <img alt="A RADA Business tutor presents to a group of business people in a theatre space. His left arm is outstretched toward the audience." height="480" src="/media/images/rada_business_overview_about_us.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© J Turner" width="720">
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5902
5903</section>
5904
5905  
5906    
5907
5908
5909<section class="section">
5910  
5911    <div class="grid__column">
5912      
5913        <h3 class="progress__title">Olivier Awards success for RADA graduates</h3>
5914      
5915      
5916        <div class="progress__time">Monday 8 April 2019, 9:40am</div>
5917      
5918    </div>
5919  
5920  
5921  <div class="container">
5922    <div class="grid grid--two-columns">
5923      <div class="grid__column">
5924        <div class="richtext">
5925          <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="dekkw">The winners of the 2019 Olivier Awards have been announced, and we are thrilled that three RADA graduates have won awards in the acting categories.</p><p data-block-key="e44u3">Chris Walley, Kyle Soller and Patsy Ferran all picked up awards.</p><p data-block-key="ws3ua"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/olivier-awards-success-rada-graduates/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
5926
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5969<section class="section">
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5973        <h3 class="progress__title">
5973Clinton Greyn, 1933-2019</h3>
5974      
5975      
5976        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 4 April 2019, 10:06am</div>
5977      
5978    </div>
5979  
5980  
5981  <div class="container">
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5984        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="7uzy5"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/clinton-greyn/">Clinton Greyn</a>, who trained at RADA in the 1950s, passed away recently at the age of 85.</p><p data-block-key="ldknp">As well as a career spanning stage and screen, he was an active member of Equity and had a passion for contemporary architecture.</p><p data-block-key="yuilh"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/clinton-greyn-1933-2019/">Read an obituary here</a></p></div>
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5991            <img alt="" height="455" src="/media/images/ClintonGreyn.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="684">
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6004<section class="section">
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6007      
6008        <h3 class="progress__title">Otis and Eunice: a Virtual Conservatoire collaboration</h3>
6009      
6010      
6011        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 3 April 2019, 10:28am</div>
6012      
6013    </div>
6014  
6015  
6016  <div class="container">
6017    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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6019        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="74spi">RADA was recently part of a collaboration with five other music and drama conservatoires bringing together four years of the Virtual Conservatoire project.</p><p data-block-key="ijtkp">A unique production of <a href="https://www.rcm.ac.uk/events/details/?id=1663278"><i>Otis and Eunice</i></a> was performed simultaneously to audiences in London and Bristol on 29 and 30 March.</p><p data-block-key="av8ez"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/otis-and-eunice-virtual-conservatoire-collaboration/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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6039<section class="section">
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6042      
6043        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA graduates nominated at the BAFTA TV Awards</h3>
6044      
6045      
6046        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 28 March 2019, 10:22am</div>
6047      
6048    </div>
6049  
6050  
6051  <div class="container">
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6054        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="8yg2q">The nominations have been announced for this year's BAFTA TV Awards, and we are thrilled that three graduates - Fiona Shaw, Ben Whishaw and Daisy May Cooper - have been shortlisted in the acting categories.</p><p data-block-key="ijmj8"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-graduates-nominated-bafta-tv-awards/">Read the full story</a>.</p></div>
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6060          
6061            <img alt="" height="372" src="/media/images/Fiona_Shaw_Killing_Eve_c_Robert_Vi.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Robert Viglasky/Sid Gentle Films" width="558">
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6077      
6078        <h3 class="progress__title">Chris Hayes</h3>
6079      
6080      
6081        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 27 March 2019, 6:04pm</div>
6082      
6083    </div>
6084  
6085  
6086  <div class="container">
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6089        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="fqepf">It is with great sadness we report that Chris Hayes has passed away. Chris worked at RADA for over 25 years in a number of different roles.</p><p data-block-key="mvdj1">Read more about Chris' time at RADA and his career <a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/chris-hayes/">here</a>.</p></div>
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6113        <h3 class="progress__title">Nominees announced for the 2019 Olivier Awards</h3>
6114      
6115      
6116        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 6 March 2019, 9:53am</div>
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6121  <div class="container">
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6124        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="gyo8j">Nominees have been announced for the 2019 Olivier Awards, and we are thrilled that seven RADA graduates have been nominated this year.</p><p data-block-key="gjrhc"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/nominees-announced-2019-olivier-awards/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
6125
6126        
6127      </div>
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6131            <img alt="Sophie Okonedo sits on stage in a long, champagne-coloured silk dress pointing to her right, in the role of Cleopatra" height="480" src="/media/images/Sophie_Okonedo_in_Antony__Cleopatr.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Johan Persson" width="720">
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6144<section class="section">
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6147      
6148        <h3 class="progress__title">Festival screenings for RADA short film</h3>
6149      
6150      
6151        <div class="progress__time">Friday 15 February 2019, 4:30pm</div>
6152      
6153    </div>
6154  
6155  
6156  <div class="container">
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6159        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="nkti1">We are delighted that short film <i>Deadpan</i>, written by Marcelo Dos Santos and directed by Edward Hicks, has been selected to screen at two festivals: <a href="http://omahafilmfestival.org/">Omaha Film Festival</a> (5-10 March 2019) and the 10th <a href="http://cpiff.co.uk/">Crystal Palace International Film Festival</a> (7-30 March 2019).</p><p data-block-key="olxvy"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/festival-screenings-rada-short-film/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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6173</section>
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6175  
6176    
6177
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6179<section class="section">
6180  
6181    <div class="grid__column">
6182      
6183        <h3 class="progress__title">Success for RADA graduates at the Critics&#x27; Circle Awards</h3>
6184      
6185      
6186        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 31 January 2019, 11:45am</div>
6187      
6188    </div>
6189  
6190  
6191  <div class="container">
6192    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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6194        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="46vih">As the winners of the Critics' Circle Theatre Awards were announced in London this week, we were delighted that all four acting awards were won by RADA graduates.</p><p data-block-key="fuyhz"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/success-rada-graduates-critics-circle-awards/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
6195
6196        
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6201            <img alt="Patsy Ferran in rehearsal for Summer and Smoke in a studio with piano on back wall." height="400" src="/media/images/Patsy_Ferran_Summer_and_Smoke_rehe.eaf8b0fd.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Marc Brenner" width="600">
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6208</section>
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6217      
6218        <h3 class="progress__title">Applying for our BA (Hons) in Technical Theatre and Stage Management</h3>
6219      
6220      
6221        <div class="progress__time">Monday 28 January 2019, 12:30pm</div>
6222      
6223    </div>
6224  
6225  
6226  <div class="container">
6227    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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6229        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="354qn">Students on RADA's <a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/theatre-production/foundation-degree-technical-theatre-stage-management/">FdA in Technical Theatre and Stage Management</a> (TTSM) will be automatically considered for the <a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/theatre-production/ba-hons-technical-theatre-and-stage-management-progression-year/">BA (Hons) progression year</a> from September 2021.</p><p data-block-key="840j9"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/applying-our-ba-hons-technical-theatre-and-stage-management/">
6229Read more here</a></p></div>
6230
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6235          
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6253        <h3 class="progress__title">Home: two shows premiered at the RADA Festival return for Wales Week London</h3>
6254      
6255      
6256        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 15 January 2019, 5:34pm</div>
6257      
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6260  
6261  <div class="container">
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6264        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="mohzm">Two shows which premiered at the RADA Festival 2018 combine for a special double bill at this year's Wales Week London.</p><p data-block-key="uvn74"><i>Fly Half</i> and <i>Salt</i> will form two halves of <i>Home</i>, a celebration of Welsh theatre taking place at RADA Studios.</p><p data-block-key="a3tsv"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/home-two-shows-premiered-rada-festival-return-wales-week-london/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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6271            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/Matt_Cardy_Port_Talbot_Steelworks_.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Matt Cardy" width="720">
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6284<section class="section">
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6287      
6288        <h3 class="progress__title">Jennie Buckman</h3>
6289      
6290      
6291        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 9 January 2019, 4:35pm</div>
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6299        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="52dyt">Renowned acting teacher at RADA and theatre director Jennie Buckman has died after a long battle with cancer on 4 January 2019.</p><p data-block-key="1k67y">Nicholas Barter, former Principal of RADA, pays tribute <a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/jennie-buckman/">here</a>.</p></div>
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6323        <h3 class="progress__title">Golden Globes win for Ben Whishaw</h3>
6324      
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6326        <div class="progress__time">Friday 11 January 2019, 3pm</div>
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6334        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="ukbbf">We are delighted that RADA acting graduate Ben Whishaw has won Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie for his performance as Norman Scott in <i>A Very English Scandal</i>.</p><p data-block-key="r1pqe"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/golden-globes-win-ben-whishaw/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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6336        
6337      </div>
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6341            <img alt="A scene from BBC&#x27;s A Very English Scandal. Ben Whishaw, looking pensive, stands in front of the Houses of Parliament holding a scruffy white terrier." height="480" src="/media/images/ben-whishaw-a-very-british-scandal.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© BBC" width="720">
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6358        <h3 class="progress__title">Nominees announced for the BAFTA EE Rising Star Award</h3>
6359      
6360      
6361        <div class="progress__time">Monday 7 January 2019, 1:30pm</div>
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6370          <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="bf6pj">RADA graduates Cynthia Erivo and Jessie Buckley have both been nominated for the BAFTA EE Rising Star Award this year, celebrating performers who have shown outstanding talent on the big screen. Both have made their film debuts in the past year with roles in <i>Widows</i>, <i>Bad Times at the El Royale</i> and <i>Beast</i>.</p><p data-block-key="3xj4h">It is the only BAFTA film award voted for by the public.</p><p data-block-key="mrxtb"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/nominees-announced-bafta-rising-star-award/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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6418        <h3 class="progress__title">Graduates and staff nominated at the WhatsOnStage Awards</h3>
6419      
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6421        <div class="progress__time">Monday 10 December 2018, 2pm</div>
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6429        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="qv1is">Six RADA graduates and one member of the RADA faculty have been nominated at this year's WhatsOnStage Awards, which are currently open for public voting.</p><p data-block-key="49rqa"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/graduates-and-staff-nominated-whatsonstage-awards/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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6436            <img alt="Graduate Jamael Hamilton sings on stage in period costume in the lead role of Alexander Hamilton backed by ensemble dancers" height="480" src="/media/images/Jamael_Westman_Alexander_Hamilton_.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Matthew Murphy" width="720">
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6449<section class="section">
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6452      
6453        <h3 class="progress__title">Continued success stories from the RADA Festival</h3>
6454      
6455      
6456        <div class="progress__time">Friday 7 December 2018, 5:15pm</div>
6457      
6458    </div>
6459  
6460  
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6464        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="xjyq2">Several productions seen at the RADA Festival 2018 are continuing to make waves beyond RADA, with further development and new performances at a range of festivals and venues.</p><p data-block-key="mpz43"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/continued-success-stories-rada-festival/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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6488        <h3 class="progress__title">Short courses: lasting impact</h3>
6489      
6490      
6491        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 31 October 2018, 12:49pm</div>
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6499        <div class="rich-text"><h4 data-block-key="wcgx5">Acting and Technical Production applications now open</h4><p data-block-key="kn2ij">Last spring and summer we welcomed 500 students onto our Short Courses aged between 16-70 from over 30 countries - to give them a taste of our training.</p><p data-block-key="u6q4e">From the feedback we gain and the relationships we build with our attendees, we know that our Short Courses have a lasting impact on people’s lives - and many people return to us each year.</p><p data-block-key="sajld"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/short-courses-lasting-impact/">Join us next spring/summer</a></p></div>
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6522      
6523        <h3 class="progress__title">Awards for RADA graduates on stage and screen</h3>
6524      
6525      
6526        <div class="progress__time">Monday 3 December 2018, 9:30am</div>
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6535          <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="igf57">In recent weeks, RADA graduates have won awards for both stage and screen work, at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards and BIFA Awards.</p><p data-block-key="kxjqw">Ralph Fiennes, Sophie Okonedo and Jamael Westman all won awards for their stage work, while Jessie Buckley won at the British Independent Film Awards.</p><p data-block-key="nritw"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/awards-rada-graduates-stage-and-screen/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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6598      
6599        <h3 class="progress__title">Graduates collaborate on and off stage for new play</h3>
6600      
6601      
6602        <div class="progress__time">Friday 9 November 2018, 9:30am</div>
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6605  
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6610        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="s5sce">A new production at the Tristan Bates Theatre in London is demonstrating the talents of RADA graduates across many areas of a production: performing, writing, directing and design.</p><p data-block-key="xbffn"><i>Drowned or Saved?</i> follows chemist, writer and Auschwitz survivor Primo Levi decades after World War II as he struggles to complete his latest story.</p><p data-block-key="huxwa"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/graduates-collaborate-and-stage-new-play/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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6633      
6634        <h3 class="progress__title">Evening Standard Theatre Awards shortlist announced</h3>
6635      
6636      
6637        <div class="progress__time">Monday 29 October 2018, 4pm</div>
6638      
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6640  
6641  
6642  <div class="container">
6643    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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6645        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="anmt7">Shortlists have been announced for this year's Evening Standard Theatre Awards, with six RADA graduates nominated for awards.</p><p data-block-key="g8bgu">Ralph Fiennes, Kyle Soller, Sophie Okonedo, Robert Hastie, Jamael Westman and Chris Walley are all in the running for awards this year.</p><p data-block-key="ia8lt"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/evening-standard-theatre-awards-shortlist-announced/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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6652            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/centre-Jamael-Westman-Alexander-Ha.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Matthew Murphy" width="720">
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6665<section class="section">
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6668      
6669        <h3 class="progress__title">Graduates cast in new BBC thriller &#x27;Informer&#x27;</h3>
6670      
6671      
6672        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 16 October 2018, 6:45pm</div>
6673      
6674    </div>
6675  
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6677  <div class="container">
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6680        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="3wvfy">Four RADA graduates have been cast in thrilling new BBC One drama <i>Informer</i>. The new series explores networks of police informants and the role they play in the 'war on terror'.</p><p data-block-key="9d0rj">Jessica Raine, Fehinti Balogun, Robert Whitelock and Irfan Shamji all appear in the show.</p><p data-block-key="fvsfu"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/graduates-cast-new-bbc-thriller-informer/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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6687            <img alt="Johan Persson" height="400" src="/media/images/Fehinti_Balogun_Johan_Persson.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© RADA graduate and actor Fehinit Balogun sits on stage in conversation with Ben Whishaw in a scene from Against at the Almeida Theatre" width="600">
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6704        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA partners with Extant on new Pathways training programme</h3>
6705      
6706      
6707        <div class="progress__time">Friday 14 September 2018, 4pm</div>
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6715        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="txeix"><a href="http://extant.org.uk/">Extant</a>, Britain's leading professional performing arts company for visually impaired people, is excited to launch <a href="http://extant.org.uk/news/pathways_year_one">Pathways</a>, a programme developed to address the lack of accessible progression routes for visually impaired artists into professional theatre.</p><p data-block-key="0ihck">RADA is delighted to be a partner for this new programme.</p><p data-block-key="s4j8g"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-partners-extant-new-pathways-training-programme/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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6738      
6739        <h3 class="progress__title">Emmy Award for RADA graduate Matthew Rhys</h3>
6740      
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6742        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 25 September 2018, 10am</div>
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6751          <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="s60ye">Acting graduate Matthew Rhys has won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for <i>The Americans.</i></p><p data-block-key="kr2n0">Also nominated was Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who was shortlisted for her first Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for her thriller <i>Killing Eve.</i></p><p data-block-key="60t5g"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/emmy-award-nominations-rada-acting-graduates/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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6790      
6791        <h3 class="progress__title">West End cast announced for The Inheritance</h3>
6792      
6793      
6794        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 21 August 2018, 2:30pm</div>
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6802        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="7grrr">Full casting has been announced for the West End transfer of Matthew Lopez's <i>The Inheritance</i>, after its sell-out run at the Young Vic earlier this year.</p><p data-block-key="f3xi5">
6802The cast includes RADA Acting graduates Hubert Burton, Syrus Lowe, Kyle Soller, Michael Walters and Jack Riddiford.</p><p data-block-key="3sous"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/west-end-cast-announced-inheritance/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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6826        <h3 class="progress__title">The Stage Debut Award nominations for two recent RADA graduates</h3>
6827      
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6829        <div class="progress__time">Monday 20 August 2018, 5:30pm</div>
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6838          <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="s14eh">We are delighted that two RADA actors from the 2018 graduating year have been nominated at The Stage Debut Awards for their professional theatre debuts.</p><p data-block-key="kvzvv">Kitty Archer has been nominated for Best Actress in a Play for her role in Cordelia Lynn's <i>One for Sorrow</i> at the Royal Court. Chris Walley is up for Best Actor in a Play for his role as Davey in Martin McDonagh's <i>The Lieutenant of Inishmore,</i> directed by Michael Grandage.</p><p data-block-key="qgqel"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/stage-debut-award-nominations-two-recent-rada-graduates/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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6886        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA short film set for New Orleans festival screening</h3>
6887      
6888      
6889        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 15 August 2018, 4pm</div>
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6897        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="93glv">RADA short film <i>The Heart Shaped Stone</i> has been selected for screening at the NOLA Horror Film Festival.</p><p data-block-key="53xmi">The festival takes place from 20-23 September in New Orleans, and celebrates the craft and the art of genre film-making, in particular the genre of horror films, as well as science fiction, action, thriller and dark comedies. <i>The Heart Shaped Stone</i> will be screened in a segment focused on sci-fi short films.</p><p data-block-key="4euuk"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-short-film-set-new-orleans-festival-screening/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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6928        <h3 class="progress__title">Acting training from Theatre Royal Stratford East and RADA</h3>
6929      
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6931        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 9 August 2018, 3pm</div>
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6939        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="zje9o">Applications are open to join Cohort 2 of Theatre Royal Stratford East's Acting Course, run in partnership with RADA, Guildhall and Young &amp; Talented.</p><p data-block-key="x2ttl">The course is open to 17-24 year olds wanting to take their acting to the next level, and who are interested in future full-time drama training and/or professional work.</p><p data-block-key="e5syv"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/acting-training-theatre-royal-stratford-east-and-rada/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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6966        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 24 July 2018, 11:20am</div>
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6975          <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="2j5oh">As the Edinburgh Festival Fringe returns for its 71st year this summer, many RADA graduates are once again heading to the Scottish capital as writers, performers, directors, lighting and sound designers and more at the biggest arts festival in the world.</p><p data-block-key="jnehs"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-graduates-edinburgh-fringe/">Find out more</a></p></div>
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7046      
7047        <h3 class="progress__title">Lucie Sword wins Spotlight Prize 2018</h3>
7048      
7049      
7050        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 18 July 2018, 10am</div>
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7059          <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="nk2fs">We are thrilled that Lucie Sword, who graduated from RADA's BA (Hons) in Acting this month, has won the Spotlight Prize 2018 for Best Stage Performance.</p><p data-block-key="r4peg">Twenty finalists drawn from drama schools across the UK and Ireland performed in front of an expert industry panel on Tuesday 17 July in a special showcase.</p><p data-block-key="ddrcy"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/lucie-sword-wins-spotlight-prize-2018/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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7076                        <img alt="Actress Lucie Sword sits on stage in RADA&#x27;s GBS Theatre holding wooden stool wrapped in red thread in a production of The House of Bernarda Alba" height="480" src="/media/images/bernarda_alba_a_spring_2018_ljc_33.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" width="720">
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7115        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA appoints three new honorary fellows</h3>
7116      
7117      
7118        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 17 July 2018, 10:30am</div>
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7126        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="fw2qw">We are delighted to announce the appointment of three new Honorary Fellows at RADA, recognising contributions to the theatre industry in the fields of vocal coaching, producing and performance.</p><p data-block-key="m8zpr">Leading vocal coach Cicely Berry, celebrated producer Thelma Holt and recent Tony Award winner Glenda Jackson have all accepted the position.</p><p data-block-key="hony5"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-appoints-three-new-honorary-fellows/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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7149      
7150        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA students perform Shakespeare across Europe</h3>
7151      
7152      
7153        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 11 July 2018, 4:30pm</div>
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7161        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="rvhzq">RADA second year Acting students are performing their Shakespeare For Young Audiences productions across Europe in a series of festivals and forums. The productions were first staged at RADA and toured to state schools in Greater London this June-July.</p><p data-block-key="vdg3f">Students will travel to Gdansk, Florence and Alpbach, Austria, to take part in performances and workshops this summer.</p><p data-block-key="c8vju"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-students-perform-shakespeare-across-europe/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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7184      
7185        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA graduates join West End transfer of The Jungle</h3>
7186      
7187      
7188        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 12 June 2018, 12:45pm</div>
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7196        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="k1amz">The acclaimed Young Vic production of <i>The Jungle</i> transfers to the West End this month, with several RADA graduates working on the show.</p><p data-block-key="hzgus">Acting graduate Rachel Redford transfers to the West End having previously appeared in the show at the Young Vic. She is joined by new cast members Freddie Meredith and Eric Sirakian. Technical graduates Lauren Ione and Tom Turner are also working on the show in stage management and lighting.</p><p data-block-key="rqtia"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-graduates-join-west-end-transfer-jungle/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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7220        <h3 class="progress__title">Seven RADA graduates join new RSC adaptations</h3>
7221      
7222      
7223        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 12 June 2018, 11:40am</div>
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7231        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="ttrt0">The RSC has announced new productions of <i>Tartuffe</i> and <i>Tamburlaine</i> for their 2018-19 season, with seven RADA Acting graduates joining the two companies. Asif Khan plays the title role, renamed as Tahir Taufiq Arsuf, in an updated version of <i>Tartuffe.</i></p><p data-block-key="q0zrl"><i>Tamburlaine</i> and <i>Tartuffe</i> play in rep at the Swan Theatre, RSC from August and September respectively.</p><p data-block-key="3iukp"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/seven-rada-graduates-join-new-rsc-adaptations/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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7255        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA partners with Deafinitely Theatre on new Hub training project</h3>
7256      
7257      
7258        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 30 May 2018, 3pm</div>
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7266        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="8917q">RADA has partnered with Deafinitely Theatre on their new Hub project, which provides professional theatre training for emerging deaf artists.</p><p data-block-key="nfbxn">The year-long programme comprises a variety of Industry Insights workshops including courses in acting, writing and other aspects of the theatre industry, such as stage management.</p><p data-block-key="bfe0j">Alongside City Lit and the Royal Court, RADA is partnering on the project to assist Deafinitely Theatre in designing and curating a tailored course full of exciting and challenging opportunities.</p><p data-block-key="ehtkt"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-partners-deafinitely-theatre-new-hub/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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7273            <img alt="" height="480" src="/media/images/Deafinitely_Hub_landscape.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© poster image for the new Deafinitely Theatre Hub project with courses in acting, writing, mentoring and deaf theatre studies" width="720">
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7290        <h3 class="progress__title">Sabi Perez in the final of the Sondheim Student Performer Award</h3>
7291      
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7293        <div class="progress__time">Friday 25 May 2018, 6:45pm</div>
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7301        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="dygq9">Current third year Acting student Sabi Perez is in the finals of the 2018 Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year Award.</p><p data-block-key="yd4hb">The annual competition comprises students selected from performing arts schools across the country, with twelve finalists performing a classic Sondheim number and a new musical theatre song.</p><p data-block-key="jtbyn">The final takes place on Sunday 10 June at the Savoy Theatre, West End.</p><p data-block-key="18neb"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/sabi-perez-final-sondheim-student-performer-award/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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7308            <img alt="Sabi Perez performs in RADA&#x27;s production of Stephen Sondheim&#x27;s Assassins in the Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre" height="480" src="/media/images/assassins_2_spring_2018_ljc_297.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
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7325        <h3 class="progress__title">Off West End Award nominations for RADA graduates</h3>
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7327      
7328        <div class="progress__time">Friday 25 May 2018, 10am</div>
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7336        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="ow70n">The Off West End Awards (Offies) gather nominations throughout the calendar year to celebrate the excellence and innovation independent theatre across London.</p><p data-block-key="u94ii">
7336As we approach the halfway point of the year, several RADA graduates have already made the longlist.</p><p data-block-key="r9ty3"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/west-end-award-nominations-rada-graduates/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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7360        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA film wins international festival prize</h3>
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7363        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 17 May 2018, 6:04pm</div>
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7371        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="m9afv">Following screenings at several international short film festivals, RADA short film <i>Prodigal</i> has won Best International Short at the SENE Film Festival in Rhode Island.</p><p data-block-key="9wify">Written by Ursula Rani Sarma, the film was directed by Edward Hicks.</p><p data-block-key="w84nc"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-film-wins-international-festival-prize/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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7395        <h3 class="progress__title">Tony Award nominations for RADA graduates</h3>
7396      
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7398        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 1 May 2018, 4pm</div>
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7407          <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="wgyhu">The nominations for the 2018 Tony Awards have been announced in New York, with three RADA graduates nominated in the acting categories.</p><p data-block-key="rts54">Glenda Jackson picks up the fifth Tony Award nomination of her 60-year career for Best Leading Actress in a Play. She is nominated for her role in Edward Albee's psychodrama <i>Three Tall Women.</i></p><p data-block-key="6civ7">Graduates Sir Mark Rylance and Jamie Parker are both shortlisted for Best Leading Actor in a Play, for <i>Farinelli and the King</i> and <i>Harry Potter and the Cursed Child</i> respectively.</p><p data-block-key="5zkt6">Also nominated is Dame Diana Rigg, who plays Mrs Higgins</p><p data-block-key="vuqkz"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/tony-award-nominations-rada-alumni/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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7471        <h3 class="progress__title">MA Theatre Lab perform in Europe</h3>
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7474        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 26 April 2018, 10am</div>
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7482        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="4zp19">RADA's MA Theatre Lab students performed at two European theatre festivals this month, taking their interpretation of <i>The Trojan Women</i> to new audiences across Europe.</p><p data-block-key="coinv">The students gave two performances of <i>The Trojan Women</i>
7482 at the SETKÁNÍ/ENCOUNTER International Festival of Theatre Schools in Brno, Czech Republic which ran from 17-21 April. It is the first time that RADA students have participated in the festival.</p><p data-block-key="aebfn">The piece was also performed twice at the International Youth Festival of Ancient Drama in Messene, Greece.</p><p data-block-key="tne2g"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/ma-theatre-lab-perform-europe/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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7489            <img alt="group of MA Theatre Lab students perform The Trojan Women with a puppet on on the stage of an ancient Greek amphitheatre" height="480" src="/media/images/31317992_1691854924228460_90216723.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
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7496</section>
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7502<section class="section">
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7505      
7506        <h3 class="progress__title">Nominees announced for the Ian Charleson Awards</h3>
7507      
7508      
7509        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 17 April 2018, 10am</div>
7510      
7511    </div>
7512  
7513  
7514  <div class="container">
7515    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
7516      <div class="grid__column">
7517        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="oixcz">The nominees have been announced for this year's Ian Charleson Awards, with RADA graduates Ned Derrington and Tamara Lawrance on the shortlist for recent Shakespearean performances.</p><p data-block-key="l219j">The Ian Charleson Awards recognise performances in classical roles (from works written before 1918) by actors under 30. They are named in memory of the renowned British actor Ian Charleson, in particular recognition of his celebrated performance as Hamlet at the National Theatre, shortly before his death at the age of 40.</p><p data-block-key="2cm01"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/nominees-announced-ian-charleson-awards/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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7523          
7524            <img alt="Tamara Lawrance sits in rehearsal for Twelfth Night at the National Theatre" height="388" src="/media/images/tamara_lawrance.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Marc Brenner" width="582">
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7531</section>
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7534    
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7537<section class="section">
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7539    <div class="grid__column">
7540      
7541        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA films continue festival success</h3>
7542      
7543      
7544        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 10 April 2018, 1:09pm</div>
7545      
7546    </div>
7547  
7548  
7549  <div class="container">
7550    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
7551      <div class="grid__column">
7552        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="8h89k">We are delighted that RADA's short films are continuing to find success at international film festivals.</p><p data-block-key="wff44">Having been previously selected for festivals in Berlin, Nevada and Florida, <i>Prodigal</i> will be screened at this year's River Bend Film Festival in Indiana and SENE Film, Music &amp; Arts Festival in Rhode Island. The film was written by Ursula Rani Sarma and directed by RADA's Head of Film, TV and Radio Edward Hicks.</p><p data-block-key="liij3">Also showing at this year's River Bend is RADA film <i>Bitter Lemon</i>, written by Jess Moore and directed by Edward Hicks. The film has also been selected for the 10th Fastnet Film Festival, which takes place in the Irish village of Schull.</p><p data-block-key="360lj">As always we are thrilled to see our films getting recognition around the world. Congratulations to all the writers, directors and students involved. Click <a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/watch-read-listen/watch">here</a> to see more of RADA's film work, including the trailers for this year's films, and keep an eye on our website for future short film screenings.</p></div>
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7562  <div class="video">
7563    <video src="https://player.vimeo.com/external/264050453.sd.mp4?s=f5cc3ebd888a27b713002dbe1dcbcd4c60699900&amp;profile_id=165&amp;oauth2_token_id=1049374235" poster="/media/thumbs/original_images/Bitter_Lemon_2_990x557_qTX_3af1UZEr.jpg" autoplay loop muted playsinline preload></video>
7564  </div>
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7572
7573</section>
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7576    
7577
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7579<section class="section">
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7581    <div class="grid__column">
7582      
7583        <h3 class="progress__title">Olivier Award for graduate Bertie Carvel</h3>
7584      
7585      
7586        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 10 April 2018, 1pm</div>
7587      
7588    </div>
7589  
7590  
7591  <div class="container">
7592    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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7594        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="bwrrq">RADA graduate Bertie Carvel has won Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the 2018 Olivier Awards, which took place on Sunday night.</p><p data-block-key="4ngo2">He received the award in recognition of his performance in James Graham's <i>Ink</i>, in which he played Rupert Murdoch. The play brought to life the early days of <i>The Sun</i> newspaper in the late 1960s; it premiered at the Almeida Theatre in 2017 before transferring to the West End. The show was also nominated for Best New Play and Best Director.</p><p data-block-key="xhecd"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/olivier-award-graduate-bertie-carvel/">Read the full story</a><br/>
7594</p></div>
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7597      </div>
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7601            <img alt="Bertie Carvel on stage as Rupert Murdoch in Ink" height="455" src="/media/images/Bertie_Carvel_-_Ink___Oliviers_201.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Tristram Kenton" width="684">
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7606  </div>
7607
7608</section>
7609
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7611    
7612
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7614<section class="section">
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7616    <div class="grid__column">
7617      
7618        <h3 class="progress__title">Alumni nominated for BAFTA TV Awards</h3>
7619      
7620      
7621        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 17 April 2018, 3:17pm</div>
7622      
7623    </div>
7624  
7625  
7626  <div class="container">
7627    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
7628      <div class="grid__column">
7629        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="lu1vt">The nominations for the 2018 BAFTA TV Awards have been announced, with two RADA alumni in the running for acting awards.</p><p data-block-key="7tf58">Daisy May Cooper has been nominated for Female Performance in a Comedy Programme for her role in mockumentary <i>This Country</i>, which Daisy co-created with her brother Charlie. Also nominated is graduate Sean Bean, who is shortlisted for Leading Actor for playing Father Michael Kerrigan in Jimmy McGovern's <i>Broken</i>.</p><p data-block-key="vi2xn"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/alumni-nominated-bafta-tv-awards/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
7630
7631        
7632      </div>
7633      
7634        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
7635          
7636            <img alt="Daisy May and Charlie Cooper in character for their sitcom This Country" height="480" src="/media/images/This_Country.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© BBC" width="720">
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7638        </div>
7639      
7640    </div>
7641  </div>
7642
7643</section>
7644
7645  
7646    
7647
7648
7649<section class="section">
7650  
7651    <div class="grid__column">
7652      
7653        <h3 class="progress__title">Carleton Hobbs success for RADA students</h3>
7654      
7655      
7656        <div class="progress__time">Friday 16 March 2018, 10am</div>
7657      
7658    </div>
7659  
7660  
7661  <div class="container">
7662    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
7663      <div class="grid__column">
7664        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="1kqgo">RADA has continued its run of success at the BBC Radio Carleton Hobbs Bursary Award, with two current students winning top prizes and a contract with BBC Radio Drama.</p><p data-block-key="nmw8v">Lucy Doyle and Saffron Coomber, who are both current third year students on the BA (Hons) Acting, were named as two of the five winners, gaining five-month contracts with the BBC Radio Drama Company starting in July. The team was completed by Hal Geller (who received a special mention) and Kwaku Mills, with all four students receiving individual commendations in different elements of the competition.</p><p data-block-key="s3qo2">The competition has been running since 1953 and was renamed in 1978 in honour of acclaimed radio actor Carleton Hobbs, wjo trained at RADA. RADA has a very successful record in the competition, with recent winners including Natasha Cowley, Caolan McCarthy, Harry Jardine and Gunnar Cauthery.</p></div>
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7671            <img alt="radio mic in an empty recording studio" height="480" src="/media/images/radio_microphone.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
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7675    </div>
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7677
7678</section>
7679
7680  
7681    
7682
7683
7684<section class="section">
7685  
7686    <div class="grid__column">
7687      
7688        <h3 class="progress__title">New cast for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child</h3>
7689      
7690      
7691        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 14 March 2018, 10am</div>
7692      
7693    </div>
7694  
7695  
7696  <div class="container">
7697    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
7698      <div class="grid__column">
7699        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="cnxmj">As the West End production of <i>Harry Potter and the Cursed Child</i> announces its third cast this week, we are delighted to see that another RADA graduate is taking on a lead role in the record-breaking show.</p><p data-block-key="js0sh">Joe Idris-Roberts, who graduated from RADA's BA (Hons) Acting in 2015, will play Albus Potter from 20 May. He will take over from fellow RADA graduate Theo Ancient, who was cast in the show while still in his final year of training in 2017.</p><p data-block-key="6ir9a"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/new-cast-harry-potter-
7699and-cursed-child/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
7700
7701        
7702      </div>
7703      
7704        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
7705          
7706            <img alt="A group of new cast members of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child with Joe Idris-Roberts in the centre" height="480" src="/media/images/harry_potter_cursed_child_joe_idri.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
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7710    </div>
7711  </div>
7712
7713</section>
7714
7715  
7716    
7717
7718
7719<section class="section">
7720  
7721    <div class="grid__column">
7722      
7723        <h3 class="progress__title">Cynthia Erivo to star in new Steve McQueen thriller</h3>
7724      
7725      
7726        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 29 March 2018, 4:39pm</div>
7727      
7728    </div>
7729  
7730  
7731  <div class="container">
7732    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
7733      <div class="grid__column">
7734        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="6e605">RADA graduate Cynthia Erivo will appear in Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen's upcoming heist thriller <i>Widows</i>, due for release in November 2018.</p><p data-block-key="89cia">Based on the 1983 ITV series of the same name, the film follows four women whose husbands are all killed in a failed heist; teaming up, they decide to complete the crime themselves.</p><p data-block-key="og7aw"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/news-cynthia-erivo-star-new-steve-mcqueen-thriller/">Read the full story</a><br/></p></div>
7735
7736        
7737      </div>
7738      
7739        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
7740          
7741            <img alt="RADA graduate Cynthia Erivo holding microphone taking part in a press conference" height="400" src="/media/images/CynthiaErivo55thNewYorkFilmFestiva.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="600">
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7748</section>
7749
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7751    
7752
7753
7754<section class="section">
7755  
7756    <div class="grid__column">
7757      
7758        <h3 class="progress__title">Asif Khan wins Channel 4 Playwrights’ Scheme</h3>
7759      
7760      
7761        <div class="progress__time">Friday 2 February 2018, 10am</div>
7762      
7763    </div>
7764  
7765  
7766  <div class="container">
7767    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
7768      <div class="grid__column">
7769        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="w4qu5">RADA graduate Asif Khan has been named as one of the winners of this year's Channel 4 Playwrights' Scheme. The awards, which have been running for five years, celebrate the best emerging British playwriting talent.</p><p data-block-key="8ip1g">Actor and writer Asif Khan is among the list of five winners, recognised for his debut play <i>Combustion.</i></p><p data-block-key="h7rh1"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/asif-khan-wins-channel-4-playwrights-scheme/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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7772      </div>
7773      
7774        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
7775          
7776            <img alt="Asif Khan on stage in Love Bombs and Apples" height="480" src="/media/images/asif_khan.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
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7778        </div>
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7780    </div>
7781  </div>
7782
7783</section>
7784
7785  
7786    
7787
7788
7789<section class="section">
7790  
7791    <div class="grid__column">
7792      
7793        <h3 class="progress__title">Casting announced for the National Theatre&#x27;s Macbeth</h3>
7794      
7795      
7796        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 11 January 2018, 10am</div>
7797      
7798    </div>
7799  
7800  
7801  <div class="container">
7802    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
7803      <div class="grid__column">
7804        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="gy1cr">Full casting has been announced for the National Theatre's production of <i>Macbeth</i>, with four RADA alumni featuring in the cast.</p><p data-block-key="hsbhc">Joining Rory Kinnear and Anne Marie-Duff as the titular Macbeths are RADA alumni Parth Thakerar (as Malcolm), Andrew Frame (as Siward), Alana Ramsey (as Murderer) and Michael Balogun (as Doctor).</p><p data-block-key="cmsth"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/casting-announced-national-theatres-macbeth/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
7805
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7807      </div>
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7809        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
7810          
7811            <img alt="the National Theatre lit up at night with statue of Laurence Olivier" height="480" src="/media/images/national_theatre.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
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7813        </div>
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7815    </div>
7816  </div>
7817
7818</section>
7819
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7822
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7824<section class="section">
7825  
7826    <div class="grid__column">
7827      
7828        <h3 class="progress__title">International success for RADA short film</h3>
7829      
7830      
7831        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 16 January 2018, 10am</div>
7832      
7833    </div>
7834  
7835  
7836  <div class="container">
7837    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
7838      <div class="grid__column">
7839        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="bo897"><i>Prodigal</i>, a RADA short film featuring 2017 Acting graduates, has recently been selected to appear at two film festivals in Germany and the USA.</p><p data-block-key="6mcgb">Written by Ursula Rani Sarma and directed by Edward Hicks, the film was created in 2017 and has been screened at RADA at the graduate showcase and the RADA Festival. The film features actors from the 2017 graduating year, with technical support from RADA's Technical Theatre and Stage Management course.</p><p data-block-key="nzgs4"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/international-success-rada-short-film/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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7849  <div class="video">
7850    <video src="https://player.vimeo.com/external/262218083.sd.mp4?s=48d4fb929383d5e62795514e545988b018d775bb&amp;profile_id=165&amp;oauth2_token_id=1049374235" poster="/media/thumbs/original_images/prodigal_still_990x557_WUcRh8FZIe40.jpg" autoplay loop muted playsinline preload></video>
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7859
7860</section>
7861
7862  
7863    
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7866<section class="section">
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7868    <div class="grid__column">
7869      
7870        <h3 class="progress__title">Oscar and BAFTA Film nominations for Sally Hawkins</h3>
7871      
7872      
7873        <div class="progress__time">Monday 11 December 2017, 10am</div>
7874      
7875    </div>
7876  
7877  
7878  <div class="container">
7879    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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7881        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="lietr">RADA graduate Sally Hawkins has added an Oscar nomination to her recent set of nominations for her leading role in fantasy drama <i>The Shape of Water</i>. She has been nominated for the Academy Award for Leading Actress, as well as a BAFTA Film Award for Leading Actress.</p><p data-block-key="xmb08">In the film, Sally plays the role of Elisa Esposito, a woman rendered mute by a traumatic event in her childhood. Living in Baltimore in 1961, she now works as a janitor at a high-security government laboratory and befriends a captured sea creature known as the 'Asset'.</p><p data-block-key="3tt2n"><i>The Shape of Water</i> is currently leading the Oscars race with 13 nominations in total.</p><p data-block-key="q507h"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/oscar-and-bafta-film-nominations-sally-hawkins/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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7884      </div>
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7887          
7888            <img alt="Sally Hawkins with Octavia Spencer in a scene from The Shape of Water" height="360" src="/media/images/sh
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7895</section>
7896
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7904      
7905        <h3 class="progress__title">WhatsOnStage Award for Juliet Stevenson</h3>
7906      
7907      
7908        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 6 December 2017, 10am</div>
7909      
7910    </div>
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7912  
7913  <div class="container">
7914    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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7916        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="vjcbv">RADA alumna Juliet Stevenson has been awarded Best Supporting Actress in a Play at this year's WhatsOnStage Awards, which were announced on Sunday night.</p><p data-block-key="szto2">The only major UK theatre awards voted for by the public, the WhatsOnStage Awards celebrate the best in West End, Off West End and regional theatre.</p><p data-block-key="sn1n8">Juliet won the award for her performance as Gertrude in the Alemida Theatre's production and West End transfer of <i>Hamlet</i>, directed by Robert Icke. The production was nominated for a total of six awards, also picking up Best Play Revival.</p><p data-block-key="1o3gk">RADA alumna Imelda Staunton was also nominated for Best Actress in a Play for her performance as Martha in the West End revival of <i>Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?</i> Visit the <a href="http://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/winners-whatsonstage-awards-2018-david-tennant-full_45866.html?cid=homepage_news">WhatsOnStage website</a> for a full list of winners.</p></div>
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7923            <img alt="Juliet Stevenson with Andrew Scott and Angus Wright raise a glass of champagne to a camera in a scene from Hamlet" height="480" src="/media/images/juliet_stevenson_hamlet_WOS_Awards.7a29e95d.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Manuel Harlan" width="720">
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7930</section>
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7936<section class="section">
7937  
7938    <div class="grid__column">
7939      
7940        <h3 class="progress__title">Full casting announced for the Bridge Theatre&#x27;s Julius Caesar</h3>
7941      
7942      
7943        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 5 December 2017, 10am</div>
7944      
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7948  <div class="container">
7949    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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7951        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="ea4om">Full casting has been announced for the Bridge Theatre's <i>Julius Caesar</i>, which opens at the new central London theatre in January. The previously-announced Ben Whishaw (Brutus) and David Morrissey (Mark Anthony) will be joined by four more RADA alumni: Abraham Popoola, Kit Young, Leaphia Darko and Wendy Kweh.</p><p data-block-key="98rev"><i>Julius Caesar</i> is the second show at the Bridge Theatre, following Young Marx this autumn. Visit the <a href="https://bridgetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/julius-caesar">Bridge Theatre website</a> for more information.</p></div>
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7958            <img alt="the Bridge Theatre lit up at night with theatregoers outside" height="480" src="/media/images/bridge_theatre.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Philip Vile" width="720">
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7974      
7975        <h3 class="progress__title">International Emmy Award for Sir Kenneth Branagh</h3>
7976      
7977      
7978        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 22 November 2017, 10am</div>
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7986        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="imjbi">The International Emmy Awards were announced in New York this week, with RADA graduate and President Kenneth Branagh taking home the award for best actor.</p><p data-block-key="mgqnq">The International Emmys recognise excellence in television produced outside of the United States and in languages other than English, across fields including drama, c
7986omedy, arts, current affairs, documentaries and TV movies. This year the nominations covered programmes made in 18 different countries.</p><p data-block-key="5tp3l">Kenneth Branagh won the award for Best Performance by an Actor for his portrayal of the title role in <i>Wallander</i>.</p><p data-block-key="cqpn0"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/international-emmy-award-sir-kenneth-branagh/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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8010        <h3 class="progress__title">Best Actress Award for Glenda Jackson</h3>
8011      
8012      
8013        <div class="progress__time">Friday 17 November 2017, 10am</div>
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8021        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="xa20a">RADA alumna Glenda Jackson has won Best Actress at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards, which were held at the weekend. She won the award for her title role in the Old Vic's production of <i>King Lear</i>, her first return to the London stage since becoming an MP in 1992. The production also featured RADA alumni Jane Horrocks (Regan) and Danny Webb (Duke of Cornwall), alongside 2016 graduates Fehinti Balogun and Matt Gavan.</p><p data-block-key="1ujq1">The award ceremony was hosted by RADA graduate Phoebe Waller-Bridge; click here to see the full list of winners.</p><p data-block-key="rua6t">Bertie Carvel was also nominated for Best Actor for his performance as Rupert Murdoch in James Graham’s <i>Ink</i>, which premiered at the Almeida to five star reviews and transferred to the West End.</p></div>
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8045        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA regional auditions visit Bristol and Chester</h3>
8046      
8047      
8048        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 30 November 2017, 10:05am</div>
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8056        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="4duz2">For the first time, RADA will audition potential acting students in Bristol and Chester in February and March 2018.</p><p data-block-key="597rx">This year RADA will bring its audition process to Bristol and Chester as part of our regional auditions programme, which also comprises Manchester, Leicester, Plymouth and Newcastle as well as Dublin, New York and L
8056os Angeles. RADA is committed to finding the very best talent from across the UK and internationally, regardless of social or financial background, and the regional auditions enable applicants from these regions to participate in first-round auditions and interviews without high travel and accommodation costs in London.</p><p data-block-key="bugmp"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-regional-auditions-visit-bristol-and-chester-first-time/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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8080        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA alumni named as BAFTA Breakthrough Brits</h3>
8081      
8082      
8083        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 26 October 2017, 10am</div>
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8091        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="mi985">BAFTA has announced its annual list of Breakthrough Brits, celebrating the most exciting new British talents across film, games and television. We're delighted that three RADA graduates - Susan Wokoma, Daisy May Cooper and Jessie Buckley - are amongst this year's successful artists, receiving a year-long mentoring and guidance programme.</p><p data-block-key="9min7"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-alumni-named-bafta-breakthrough-brits/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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8115        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA graduate wins Best Actor at the Stage Debut Awards</h3>
8116      
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8118        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 16 August 2017, 10am</div>
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8126        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="7b9dp">The winners of The Stage Debut Awards were announced in London last night, with RADA graduate Abraham Popoola picking up the award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance as Othello.</p><p data-block-key="ibw6s">The show premiered at the Tobacco Factory Theatre in Bristol, before touring to Exeter, London and the Neuss Globe Shakespeare Festival in Germany. The cast also included fellow 2016 graduate Norah Lopez-Holden as Desdemona, as well as RADA alumni Mark Lockyer as Iago and Kenton Thomas.</p><p data-block-key="t21pe"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-graduate-wins-best-actor-stage-debut-awards/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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8150        <h3 class="progress__title">New season announcement at the National Theatre</h3>
8151      
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8153        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 5 October 2017, 10am</div>
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8161        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="11u72">The National Theatre has announced its upcoming productions for 2018, with RADA alumni cast in two new revivals.</p><p data-block-key="wdndu">As previously reported, RADA alumni Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo will play the title roles in <i>Antony and Cleopatra</i> in the Olivier Theatre from September 2018, directed by Simon Godwin. It is the first time Okonedo has performed at the National since 1999, when she appeared in Trevor Nunn's <i>Troilus and Cressida</i> and John Caird’s production of <i>Money</i> with Simon Russell Beale. Fiennes most recently starred there in Shaw's <i>Man and Superman</i> in 2015, also directed by Simon Godwin.</p><p data-block-key="3azb7">Also in the Olivier Theatre, Indira Varma joins the cast of Ionesco's <i>Exit The King</i> alongside Rhys Ifans, in a new version adapted and directed by Patrick Marber. Varma also appeared alongside Ralph Fiennes in <i>Man and Superman</i>, and has previously worked at the National in Katie Mitchell's <i>Ivanov</i>, Di Trevis's <i>Rememberance of Things Past</i> and Sam Mendes's <i>Othello</i>.</p><p data-block-key="30py6">Visit the <a href="https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/blog/2018-and-beyond">National Theatre website</a> to find out more about their upcoming productions and projects.</p></div>
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8185        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA students perform at the European Forum Alpbach</h3>
8186      
8187      
8188        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 17 April 2018, 7:28pm</div>
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8196        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="aire5">RADA students were amongst the participants of the 2017 European Forum Alpbach this month, which is once again taking place in Alpbach, Austria from 16 August - 1 September.</p><p data-block-key="4fkbm">European Forum Alpbach is an annual gathering of hundreds of people from the fields of media, politics, science, business and culture, with a programme of seminars, talks, courses, exhibitions and other activities. This year's forum took the theme of 'Conflict and Co-operation', with wide-ranging topics including the EU, digital rights, the latest robot technology and global health solutions. The programme also features art and sculpture exhibitions, story-telling sessions and dramatic and musical performances.</p><p data-block-key="hi66n"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-students-perform-european-forum-alpbach/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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8220        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA President Kenneth Branagh directs Tom Hiddleston in Hamlet</h3>
8221      
8222      
8223        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 1 August 2017, 11am</div>
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8232          <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="117kd">Kenneth Branagh’s Olivier Award-winning theatre company will join forces with RADA for a co-production of <i>Hamlet</i>
8232, to support the transformation of RADA’s Chenies Street site in London, further developing the Academy as a world-leader in dramatic arts training.</p><p data-block-key="7zshy">The production will feature RADA alumnus Tom Hiddleston in the title role and will play a strictly limited three week run at RADA’s 160-seat Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre from 1-23 September 2017.</p><p data-block-key="qh77u">All funds raised will support the RADA Attenborough Campaign, which aims to raise £20million, enabling the regeneration of the Academy’s Chenies Street premises.</p><p data-block-key="dlyh4"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-president-kenneth-branagh-directs-tom-hiddleston-hamlet/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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8304        <h3 class="progress__title">Michelle Terry appointed Artistic Director at The Globe</h3>
8305      
8306      
8307        <div class="progress__time">Monday 24 July 2017, 10am</div>
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8315        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="molqk">RADA alumna and Council member Michelle Terry has been appointed the new artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe, taking over the role from Emma Rice in April 2018.</p><p data-block-key="ipwk2">
8315Having graduated from RADA in 2004, Terry's stage career has included roles at the National Theatre, Donmar Warehouse and Royal Court, where she won an Olivier Award in 2010 for her performance in <i>Tribes</i>.</p><p data-block-key="mz63d"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/michelle-terry-appointed-artistic-director-globe/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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8322            <img alt="Michelle Terry sits in the wooden benches at the Globe Theatre" height="455" src="/media/images/Michelle_Terry.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Sarah Lee" width="684">
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8339        <h3 class="progress__title">Graduate cast in lead role for Hamilton</h3>
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8342        <div class="progress__time">Friday 16 June 2017, 10am</div>
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8350        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="tf3i9">We are thrilled to announce that 2016 graduate Jamael Westman will be playing the title role in the West End run of <i>Hamilton: An American Musical</i> currently running on Broadway. The show tells the life of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, with music, lyrics and book by the award-winning Lin-Manuel Miranda.</p><p data-block-key="96y9a">Since leaving RADA Jamael has performed in <i>Torn</i> at the Royal Court, written by fellow RADA alumni Nathaniel Martello-White, and <i>The While Devil</i> at the Shakespeare’s Globe.</p><p data-block-key="too8q"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/graduate-cast-lead-role-hamilton/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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8374        <h3 class="progress__title">CDD receives gold in Teaching Excellence Framework</h3>
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8377        <div class="progress__time">Monday 26 June 2017, 10am</div>
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8385        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="uysrr">HEFCE have recently announced the outcomes of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), with the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama (CDD) receiving a Gold award.</p><p data-block-key="498by">The TEF was introduced by the government to build evidence about the performance of the UK’s world-class higher education sector. Out of 295 providers entered for the TEF, 59 institutions have been awarded Gold, which denotes high levels of excellence in teaching quality, learning environment and educational and professional outcomes. The awards were decided by an independent panel of academics, students and employer representatives.</p><p data-block-key="jtpzo">Visit the <a href="http://www.hefce.ac.uk/news/newsarchive/2017/Name,114556,en.html">HEFCE website</a> to find out more.</p></div>
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8409        <h3 class="progress__title">Queen&#x27;s Birthday Honours for RADA alumnae</h3>
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8420        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="vcwvj">RADA alumna June Whitfield has been made a Dame at the age of 91 for services to drama and entertainment after an acting career of over 70 years in the Queen's Birthday Honours, which were announced this week. Also honoured is fellow alumna Gugu Mbatha-Raw, who receives an MBE for services to drama.</p><p data-block-key="63py6">RADA Council Member and chair of RADA's Development Board Simon Berry - chairman of London-based wine and spirit merchant Berr
8420y Bros. &amp; Rudd - has also been honoured with a CVO (Commander of the Royal Victorian Order).</p><p data-block-key="xojn0"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/queens-birthday-honours-rada-alumnae/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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8444        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA graduate wins Technician of the Year</h3>
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8447        <div class="progress__time">Monday 12 June 2017, 10am</div>
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8455        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="jn0nh">Charlotte Lockyer, graduate of RADA's technical theatre training, has been awarded Technician of the Year at last week's ABTT Awards.</p><p data-block-key="pfqdp">Charlotte completed her Technical Theatre Arts training at RADA in 2007 and now works as an automation engineer, leading teams in the installation, commission and programming of productions across the UK and internationally.</p><p data-block-key="j3mv7"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-graduate-wins-technician-year/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
8456
8457        
8458      </div>
8459      
8460        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
8461          
8462            <img alt="student Charlotte Lockyer is presented with a certificate and trophy for Technician of the Year" height="467" src="/media/images/Charlotte_Lockyer_ABTT_Technican_o.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="700">
8463          
8464        </div>
8465      
8466    </div>
8467  </div>
8468
8469</section>
8470
8471  
8472    
8473
8474
8475<section class="section">
8476  
8477    <div class="grid__column">
8478      
8479        <h3 class="progress__title">Les Enfants Terribles and RADA launch new LET bursary</h3>
8480      
8481      
8482        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 3 May 2017, 10am</div>
8483      
8484    </div>
8485  
8486  
8487  <div class="container">
8488    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
8489      <div class="grid__column">
8490        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="6ombl">We are delighted to be working with theatre company <a href="http://lesenfantsterribles.co.uk/">Les Enfants Terribles</a> to launch the new LET Bursary, raising funds to support an individual through drama training at RADA.</p><p data-block-key="mz933">The first ever LET Bursary has been launched via a crowdfunding campaign that aims to raise £10,000 for an individual without the current financial means to attend drama school, to contribute to tuition fees and living costs for RADA's BA (Hons) Acting course.</p><p data-block-key="os4vv"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/les-enfants-terribles-and-rada-launch-new-let-bursary/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
8491
8492        
8493      </div>
8494      
8495        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
8496          
8497            <img alt="the Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre with house lights on and students working" height="480" src="/media/images/vanbrugh.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
8498          
8499        </div>
8500      
8501    </div>
8502  </div>
8503
8504</section>
8505
8506  
8507    
8508
8509
8510<section class="section">
8511  
8512    <div class="grid__column">
8513      
8514        <h3 class="progress__title">International collaboration reimagines The Tempest</h3>
8515      
8516      
8517        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 18 April 2017, 10am</div>
8518      
8519    </div>
8520  
8521  
8522  <div class="container">
8523    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
8524      <div class="grid__column">
8525        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="c8k77">RADA recently collaborated with the British Council and the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) to create a reworking of Shakespeare's <i>The Tempest</i> in the Philippines.</p><p data-block-key="x1hcd">Directed by Nona Shepphard, the show takes Shakespeare's text into a modern setting and weaves in stories gathered from the survivors of the Haiyan typhoon disaster in Tacloban.<
8525/p><p data-block-key="ifebm"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/international-collaboration-reimagines-tempest/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
8526
8527        
8528      </div>
8529      
8530        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
8531          
8532            <img alt="actors in costume as characters from Shakespeare&#x27;s The Tempest" height="445" src="/media/images/Tempet_Reimagined_Phillipines__Bri.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA)" width="665">
8533          
8534        </div>
8535      
8536    </div>
8537  </div>
8538
8539</section>
8540
8541  
8542    
8543
8544
8545<section class="section">
8546  
8547    <div class="grid__column">
8548      
8549        <h3 class="progress__title">Success for RADA graduates at the BAFTA TV Awards</h3>
8550      
8551      
8552        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 11 April 2017, 10am</div>
8553      
8554    </div>
8555  
8556  
8557  <div class="container">
8558    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
8559      <div class="grid__column">
8560        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="9fffj">Two RADA alumni were awarded BAFTA TV Awards last night, for their performances in BBC drama and comedy.</p><p data-block-key="7fyqx">Alumna Wunmi Mosaku won her first BAFTA, coming away with the award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Gloria Taylor in <i>Damilola, Our Loved Boy</i>, based on the true story of the murder of nine-year-old Damilola Taylor.</p><p data-block-key="u1igj">Meanwhile in the comedy categories, Phoebe Waller-Bridge also won her first BAFTA for Female Performance in a Comedy Programme for her lead role in <i>Fleabag.</i></p><p data-block-key="f0yfr"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/success-rada-graduates-bafta-tv-awards/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
8561
8562        
8563      </div>
8564      
8565        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
8566          
8567            <img alt="Wunmi Mosaku holds her BAFTA TV Award" height="399" src="/media/images/Wunmi_Mosaku_BAFTA_Tv_Awards.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Jeff Spicer/Getty Images Europe" width="600">
8568          
8569        </div>
8570      
8571    </div>
8572  </div>
8573
8574</section>
8575
8576  
8577    
8578
8579
8580<section class="section">
8581  
8582    <div class="grid__column">
8583      
8584        <h3 class="progress__title">2017 BBC Carleton Hobbs Award results announced</h3>
8585      
8586      
8587        <div class="progress__time">Monday 13 March 2017, 10am</div>
8588      
8589    </div>
8590  
8591  
8592  <div class="container">
8593    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
8594      <div class="grid__column">
8595        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="ieba1">RADA has once again enjoyed success at the BBC Carleton Hobbs Bursary Award, as Acting students receive a runners-up award and commendations.</p><p data-block-key="0cmwh">After unprecedented success in <a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about/news-and-press/1897">2016</a>, this year RADA entered a team comprised of third year BA (Hons) Acting students Ralph Davis, Zoe Templeman-Young, Catherine Dryden and Irfan Shamji. Ralph received the runners-up prize along with a commendation, while Irfan also received a commendation for excellent prose sight-reading.</p><p data-block-key="uhbhj"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/2017-bbc-carleton-hobbs-award-results-announced/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
8596
8597        
8598      </div>
8599      
8600        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
8601          
8602            <img alt="radio mic in an empty recording studio" height="480" src="/media/images/radio_microphone.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
8603          
8604        </div>
8605      
8606    </div>
8607  </div>
8608
8609</section>
8610
8611  
8612    
8613
8614
8615<section class="section">
8616  
8617    <div class="grid__column">
8618      
8619        <h3 class="progress__title">Double RTS Awards win for Phoebe Waller-Bridge</h3>
8620      
8621      
8622        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 7 March 2017, 10am</div>
8623      
8624    </div>
8625  
8626  
8627  <div class="container">
8628    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
8629      <div class="grid__column">
8630        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="0x6ku">RADA alumna Phoebe Waller-Bridge has won two Royal Television Society Awards for her hit show <i>Fleabag</i>, while Sophie Okonedo also wins for <i>Undercover</i>.</p><p data-block-key="3xq67">Phoebe Waller-Bridge won both the Breakthrough Award and Best Writer: Comedy for <i>Fleabag</i>. Based on the play of the same name, the comedy centres on a woman attempting to navigate modern life in London and deal with the loss of her best friend. Sophie Okonedo won Best Actor - Female for her performance in BBC thriller <i>Undercover</i>, in which she appeared alongside fellow alumni Adrian Lester and Tamara Lawrance.</p><p data-block-key="t96pv"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/double-rts-awards-win-phoebe-waller-bridge/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
8631
8632        
8633      </div>
8634      
8635        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
8636          
8637            <img alt="Phoebe Waller Bridge sits in her guinea pig cafe in a scene from Fleabag" height="480" src="/media/images/phoebe_waller_bridge_Fleabag.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© BBC Three/Two Brothers Pictures" width="720">
8638          
8639        </div>
8640      
8641    </div>
8642  </div>
8643
8644</section>
8645
8646  
8647    
8648
8649
8650<section class="section">
8651  
8652    <div class="grid__column">
8653      
8654        <h3 class="progress__title">Olivier Awards for Kenneth Branagh and Jamie Parker</h3>
8655      
8656      
8657        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 2 March 2017, 10am</div>
8658      
8659    </div>
8660  
8661  
8662  <div class="container">
8663    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
8664      <div class="grid__column">
8665        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="moiup">RADA President and graduate Sir Kenneth Branagh was presented with the Special Award at the 2017 Olivier Awards on Sunday, for his outstanding contribution to British theatre. Alumnus Jamie Parker also won Best Actor, while Glenda Jackson and Kate O'Flynn were also nominated in the acting categories.</p><p data-block-key="4g8zd">It is the second special recognition award for Branagh in recent months, as he also received the Lebedev Award at November's <a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about/news-and-press/2310">Evening Standard Awards</a> in recognition of the inaugural Branagh Theatre season.</p></div>
8666
8667        
8668      </div>
8669      
8670        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
8671          
8672            <img alt="Kenneth Branagh walks past applauding audience to collect his Olivier Award" height="400" src="/media/images/kb_special_olivier_awards_2017.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Jeff Spicer/Getty Images Europe" width="600">
8673          
8674        </div>
8675      
8676    </div>
8677  </div>
8678
8679</section>
8680
8681  
8682    
8683
8684
8685<section class="section">
8686  
8687    <div class="grid__column">
8688      
8689        <h3 class="progress__title">Jamie Parker wins Best Actor at the 2017 WhatsOnStage Awards</h3>
8690      
8691      
8692        <div class="progress__time">Sunday 19 February 2017, 10am</div>
8693      
8694    </div>
8695  
8696  
8697  <div class="container">
8698    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
8699      <div class="grid__column">
8700        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="98ke3">RADA graduate Jamie Parker has been awarded Best Actor in a Play at this year's WhatsOnStage Awards, which were announced last night in London.</p><p data-block-key="c1qmx">Parker won the award, which is voted for by the public, for his performance as Harry in <i>Harry Potter and the Cursed Child</i>. The hit show opened in the West End last year after months of anticipation to critical and audience acclaim, and the production took away eight awards in total.</p><p data-block-key="0wpi2"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/jamie-parker-wins-best-actor-2017-whatsonstage-awards/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
8701
8702        
8703      </div>
8704      
8705        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
8706          
8707            <img alt="Jamie Parker in costume as Harry Potter for The Cursed Child" height="480" src="/media/images/jamie_parker_harry_potter.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
8708          
8709        </div>
8710      
8711    </div>
8712  </div>
8713
8714</section>
8715
8716  
8717    
8718
8719
8720<section class="section">
8721  
8722    <div class="grid__column">
8723      
8724        <h3 class="progress__title">Cynthia Erivo adds a Grammy to her awards collection</h3>
8725      
8726      
8727        <div class="progress__time">Monday 13 February 2017, 10am</div>
8728      
8729    </div>
8730  
8731  
8732  <div class="container">
8733    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
8734      <div class="grid__column">
8735        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="i9egv">After winning a Tony Award for her lead role in <i>The Color Purple</i> on Broadway, RADA graduate Cynthia Erivo picked up a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album yesterday for her work on the show's cast recording as one of the principal soloists.</p><p data-block-key="vtxi0">The award follows a critically-acclaimed run on Broadway. Based on Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, <i>The Color Purple</i> first played on Broadway in 2005 and came to the Menier Chocolate Factory in London in 2013, where Cynthia first played the role of Celie.</p><p data-block-key="7i9dx">As well as coming away with an award, Cynthia also performed at the Grammy Awards ceremony in LA. Her duet of 'God Only Knows' with John Legend accompanied the In Memoriam tribute to artists who passed away in the last 12 months. Click <a href="http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-Cynthia-Erivo-and-John-Legend-Perform-the-Grammys-In-Memoriam-Segment-20170212">here</a> to see a clip of the performance, and visit the <a href="https://www.grammy.com/nominees">Grammy Awards website</a> for the full list of winners.</p></div>
8736
8737        
8738      </div>
8739      
8740        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
8741          
8742            <img alt="Cynthia Erivo prepares to sing into standing mic at the Grammy Awards ceremony" height="480" src="/media/images/Cynthia_Erivo_Grammy_Awards_2017.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© John Stillwell/PA Wire" width="720">
8743          
8744        </div>
8745      
8746    </div>
8747  </div>
8748
8749</section>
8750
8751  
8752    
8753
8754
8755<section class="section">
8756  
8757    <div class="grid__column">
8758      
8759        <h3 class="progress__title">Winners announced at the 2017 Manchester Theatre Awards</h3>
8760      
8761      
8762        <div class="progress__time">Monday 16 January 2017, 10am</div>
8763      
8764    </div>
8765  
8766  
8767  <div class="container">
8768    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
8769      <div class="grid__column">
8770        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="1t8j7">The winners of the 2017 Manchester Theatre Awards have been announced, with awards for RADA alumni Daniel Rigb
8770y and Norah Lopez-Holden.</p><p data-block-key="tv624">Daniel Rigby was awarded Best Actor for his performance in <i>Breaking The Code</i>, in which he played British scientist Alan Turing at the Royal Exchange Theatre. The show was also awarded Best Production and Best Supporting Actress for Natalie Dew.</p><p data-block-key="dqaa2">Also picking up an award was 2016 graduate Norah Lopez-Holden, who won Best Newcomer for her role as Regine in <i>Ghosts.</i></p><p data-block-key="ln6vk"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/winners-announced-2017-manchester-theatre-awards/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
8771
8772        
8773      </div>
8774      
8775        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
8776          
8777            <img alt="Norah Lopez Holden on stage in a scene from Ghosts" height="480" src="/media/images/norah_lopez-holden_ghosts_manchest.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Jonathan Keenan" width="720">
8778          
8779        </div>
8780      
8781    </div>
8782  </div>
8783
8784</section>
8785
8786  
8787    
8788
8789
8790<section class="section">
8791  
8792    <div class="grid__column">
8793      
8794        <h3 class="progress__title">Alumni cast in the Liverpool Everyman new rep company</h3>
8795      
8796      
8797        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 13 December 2016, 10am</div>
8798      
8799    </div>
8800  
8801  
8802  <div class="container">
8803    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
8804      <div class="grid__column">
8805        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="8ckqx">Two RADA graduates have been announced as part of the Liverpool Everyman's new rep company, the first of its kind at the theatre for 25 years.</p><p data-block-key="laoqr">The company of seven men and seven women will be resident at the theatre from February to July 2017, performing five works from <i>Romeo and Juliet</i>, to children's theatre, to new writing. It includes RADA alumni George Caple, who graduated in 2016, and Tom Kanji, who graduated in 2006.</p><p data-block-key="a3j77"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/alumni-cast-liverpool-everyman-new-rep-company/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
8806
8807        
8808      </div>
8809      
8810        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
8811          
8812            <img alt="George Caple on stage as Romeo in the final scene of Romeo and Juliet" height="480" src="/media/images/Geroge_Caple_Liverpool_Rep.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Gary Calton" width="720">
8813          
8814        </div>
8815      
8816    </div>
8817  </div>
8818
8819</section>
8820
8821  
8822    
8823
8824
8825<section class="section">
8826  
8827    <div class="grid__column">
8828      
8829        <h3 class="progress__title">Evening Standard Awards winners 2016</h3>
8830      
8831      
8832        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 15 November 2016, 10am</div>
8833      
8834    </div>
8835  
8836  
8837  <div class="container">
8838    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
8839      <div class="grid__column">
8840        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="d9feb">The winners of the Evening Standard Theatre Awards were announced on Sunday evening in a star-studded cermony at the Old Vic.</p><p data-block-key="1l7e6">RADA alumnus Ralph Fiennes was awarded Best Actor for his performances in <i>The Master Builder</i> (Old Vic) and <i>Richard III</i> (Almeida).</p><p data-block-key="cufc9">Also honoured at the event was RADA graduate and President Kenneth Branagh, who received the Lebedev Award for his Branagh Theatre season, Plays at the Garrick.</p><p data-block-key="z5xl1"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/evening-standard-awards-winners-2016/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
8841
8842        
8843      </div>
8844      
8845        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
8846          
8847            <img alt="Ralph Fiennes on stage as Richard III at the Almeida Theatre" height="455" src="/media/images/Ralph_Fiennes_Richard_III.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Tristram Kenton" width="684">
8848          
8849        </div>
8850      
8851    </div>
8852  </div>
8853
8854</section>
8855
8856  
8857    
8858
8859
8860<section class="section">
8861  
8862    <div class="grid__column">
8863      
8864        <h3 class="progress__title">Michael Attenborough appointed Director Emeritus at RADA</h3>
8865      
8866      
8867        <div class="progress__time">
8867Thursday 10 November 2016, 4pm</div>
8868      
8869    </div>
8870  
8871  
8872  <div class="container">
8873    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
8874      <div class="grid__column">
8875        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="u672j">We are delighted to announce that Michael Attenborough CBE has been appointed to the honorary post of Director Emeritus, building on his long-standing and greatly valued relationship with the Academy.</p><p data-block-key="ile80">Michael Attenborough was on the RADA Council for 17 years, latterly holding the post of Vice Chairman alongside the late Alan Rickman; his continuing association with RADA also includes over a decade of work with BA Acting students.</p><p data-block-key="5rfzb"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/michael-attenborough-appointed-director-emeritus-rada/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
8876
8877        
8878      </div>
8879      
8880        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
8881          
8882            <img alt="Michael Attenborough speaks into a microphone at a lectern" height="391" src="/media/images/Michael_Attenborough.6adcda8e.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="585">
8883          
8884        </div>
8885      
8886    </div>
8887  </div>
8888
8889</section>
8890
8891  
8892    
8893
8894
8895<section class="section">
8896  
8897    <div class="grid__column">
8898      
8899        <h3 class="progress__title">National Theatre announces 2017 season</h3>
8900      
8901      
8902        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 11 October 2016, 4pm</div>
8903      
8904    </div>
8905  
8906  
8907  <div class="container">
8908    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
8909      <div class="grid__column">
8910        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="tczbu">The National Theatre today announced its 2017 season, with RADA alumni cast in works from Shakespeare to musical theatre.</p><p data-block-key="ldgyz">The season includes revivals of Follies and Angels in America, Shakespeare's classic comedy Twelfth Night and the world premiere of <i>Barber Shop Chronicles.</i></p><p data-block-key="9juw7"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/national-theatre-announces-2017-season/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
8911
8912        
8913      </div>
8914      
8915        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
8916          
8917            <img alt="the National Theatre lit up at night with statue of Laurence Olivier" height="480" src="/media/images/national_theatre.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
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8919        </div>
8920      
8921    </div>
8922  </div>
8923
8924</section>
8925
8926  
8927    
8928
8929
8930<section class="section">
8931  
8932    <div class="grid__column">
8933      
8934        <h3 class="progress__title">Nominations for RADA alumni at the UK Theatre awards 2016</h3>
8935      
8936      
8937        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 15 September 2016, 4pm</div>
8938      
8939    </div>
8940  
8941  
8942  <div class="container">
8943    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
8944      <div class="grid__column">
8945        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="5q9bj">RADA alumni Robert Hastie and James McArdle have been nominated at the 2016 UK Theatre Awards, while several other nominated productions feature RADA alumni in their casts.</p><p data-block-key="6175m">Robert Hastie has been nominated for Best Director for his production of <i>Cat On A Hot Tin Roof</i> at Theatre Clwyd, which played at the Welsh venue in February-March 2016, before touring to Cardiff and Swansea.In the acting categories, alumnus James McArdle has been nominated for Best Performance in a Play for his roles in <i>Ivanov.</i></p><p data-block-key="5tv36"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/nominations-rada-alumni-uk-theatre-awards-2016/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
8946
8947        
8948      </div>
8949      
8950        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
8951          
8952            <img alt="group of actors in rehearsal studio for Platanov including James McArdle standing at the centre" height="400" src="/media/images/James_McArdle_Platanoc_johanpersso.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Johan Persson" width="600">
8953          
8954        </div>
8955      
8956    </div>
8957  </div>
8958
8959</section>
8960
8961  
8962    
8963
8964
8965<section class="section">
8966  
8967    <div class="grid__column">
8968      
8969        <h3 class="progress__title">NSS results put CDD as joint leaders in student satisfaction</h3>
8970      
8971      
8972        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 10 August 2016, 4:30pm</div>
8973      
8974    </div>
8975  
8976  
8977  <div class="container">
8978    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
8979      <div class="grid__column">
8980        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="p1j8k">The results of this year's National Student Survey (NSS) have shown high satisfaction across the Conservatoire for Dance and Drama, with the organisation ranking joint highe
8980st amongst UK performing arts conservatoires.</p><p data-block-key="nb7e8">The survey results, announced today by HEFCE, show an overall student satisfaction rate of 90% across all eight affiliate schools of the CDD. In addition, students rated the quality of teaching highly, with a 92% satisfaction rate – 5% above the sector average.</p></div>
8981
8982        
8983      </div>
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8986          
8987            <img alt="students do vocal warm ups on stage before a performance in the Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre" height="480" src="/media/images/warming_up_before_performance.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
8988          
8989        </div>
8990      
8991    </div>
8992  </div>
8993
8994</section>
8995
8996  
8997    
8998
8999
9000<section class="section">
9001  
9002    <div class="grid__column">
9003      
9004        <h3 class="progress__title">King Lear at the Old Vic features 60 years of RADA training</h3>
9005      
9006      
9007        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 11 August 2016, 4pm</div>
9008      
9009    </div>
9010  
9011  
9012  <div class="container">
9013    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
9014      <div class="grid__column">
9015        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="cxizk">Award-winning actress and RADA alumna Glenda Jackson CBE will return to the London stage this autumn, playing King Lear in a new, gender-blind production at the Old Vic alongside four other RADA alumni. The graduation years of the alumni involved span an amazing sixty years.</p><p data-block-key="ub1u1">This return to the London stage sees Jackson taking on one of theatre's most celebrated roles. She will be joined on stage by RADA alumni Jane Horrocks (Regan) and Danny Webb (Duke of Cornwall), alongside 2016 graduates Fehinti Balogun and Matt Gavan (both ensemble).</p><p data-block-key="bk8xw"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/king-lear-old-vic-features-60-years-rada-training/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
9016
9017        
9018      </div>
9019      
9020        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
9021          
9022            <img alt="Glenda Jackson on stage as Lear in King Lear at the Old Vic" height="480" src="/media/images/king-lear-glenda-jackson-old-vic.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Manuel Harlan" width="720">
9023          
9024        </div>
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9026    </div>
9027  </div>
9028
9029</section>
9030
9031  
9032    
9033
9034
9035<section class="section">
9036  
9037    <div class="grid__column">
9038      
9039        <h3 class="progress__title">RADA alumna wins Grand Prix in Odessa</h3>
9040      
9041      
9042        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 2 August 2016, 12:40pm</div>
9043      
9044    </div>
9045  
9046  
9047  <div class="container">
9048    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
9049      <div class="grid__column">
9050        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="3ukup"><i>Burn Burn Burn</i>, the debut feature film from RADA graduate Chanya Button, has been awarded the Grand Prix at the Odessa International Film Festival in Ukraine.</p><p data-block-key="voo3c">The tragicomic film, which centres on two girls' road trip to scatter their friend's ashes, premiered at the BFI Festival in 2015 and features a cast including RADA alumni Hannah Arterton, Owen Findlay, Lotte Rice and Susan Wokoma. It is the first full-length film directed by Button, who holds an MA in Theatre Directing from RADA.</p><p data-block-key="q5ok3">The film was awarded the Grand Prix Golden Duke, the only award at the festival that is based on an audience vote. The Odessa International Film Festival has been running since 2010 and celebrates films of all genres that were created in the last year and have not premiered in Ukraine.</p><p data-block-key="zxsnt">To find out more about the Odessa International Film Festival, click <a href="http://oiff.com.ua/en/2016/award-winners-2016.htm">here</a> to visit their website.</p></div>
9051
9052        
9053      </div>
9054      
9055        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
9056          
9057            <img alt="group of friends in a car in a scene from Burn Burn Burn" height="357" src="/media/images/Burn-Burn-Burn_Chanya_Button.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Rather Good Films" width="536">
9058          
9059        </div>
9060      
9061    </div>
9062  </div>
9063
9064</section>
9065
9066  
9067    
9068
9069
9070<section class="section">
9071  
9072    <div class="grid__column">
9073      
9074        <h3 class="progress__title">Emmy nominations for RADA alumni</h3>
9075      
9076      
9077        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 14 July 2016, 2pm</div>
9078      
9079    </div>
9080  
9081  
9082  <div class="container">
9083    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
9084      <div class="grid__column">
9085        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="zmykg">Two RADA alumni have been nominated for Emmy Awards, as the shortlists were announced in California today.</p><p data-block-key="kc5m5">Matthew Rhys (1996 graduate) has been nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series for his role as Philip Jennings in <i>The Americans</i>. The series has gained five nominations in total at this year's Emmy Awards.</p><p data-block-key="x3jb9">Also nominated is RADA alumnus Tom Hiddleston (2005) who is up for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his role as undercover agent Jonathan Pine in the BBC's hit drama <i>The Night Manager</i>.</p><p data-block-key="6i322"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/emmy-nominations-rada-alumni/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
9086
9087        
9088      </div>
9089      
9090        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
9091          
9092            <img alt="Matthew Rhys speaks on a payphone in a scene from The Americans" height="433" src="/media/images/Matthew_Rhys_The_Americans_Michael.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Michael Parmelee/FX" width="650">
9093          
9094        </div>
9095      
9096    </div>
9097  </div>
9098
9099</section>
9100
9101  
9102    
9103
9104
9105<section class="section">
9106  
9107    <div class="grid__column">
9108      
9109        <h3 class="progress__title">bricks and pieces at Latitude Festival</h3>
9110      
9111      
9112        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 12 July 2016, 3:14pm</div>
9113      
9114    </div>
9115  
9116  
9117  <div class="container">
9118    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
9119      <div class="grid__column">
9120        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="nszdf"><i>bricks and pieces</i> by Charlene James, which premiered at RADA in May 2016, will be performed at Latitude Festival this week with a cast of graduating students.</p><p data-block-key="01xnr">The play was commissioned by RADA in partnership with the UK's leading African theatre company <a href="http://www.tiatafah
9120odzi.com/">tiata fahodzi</a>, with the aim of providing exciting new work for young black actors.</p><p data-block-key="ciyuq"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/bricks-and-pieces-latitude-festival/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
9121
9122        
9123      </div>
9124      
9125        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
9126          
9127            <img alt="Two Acting students hold hands in a scene from bricks and pieces in RADA&#x27;s Gielgud Theatre" height="480" src="/media/images/bricks_and_pieces_summer_2016_ljc_.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
9128          
9129        </div>
9130      
9131    </div>
9132  </div>
9133
9134</section>
9135
9136  
9137    
9138
9139
9140<section class="section">
9141  
9142    <div class="grid__column">
9143      
9144        <h3 class="progress__title">Alumna in scenic construction feat at the Royal Opera House</h3>
9145      
9146      
9147        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 6 July 2016, 3pm</div>
9148      
9149    </div>
9150  
9151  
9152  <div class="container">
9153    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
9154      <div class="grid__column">
9155        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="7xkcz">Kate Jewitt, RADA alumna, has just completed her most exciting project yet. Kate has just finished working on a moving tank that features prominently in a production of <i>Il Trovatore</i> at the Royal Opera House.</p><p data-block-key="8ebwl">Kate graduated from the Foundation degree in Technical Theatre in Stage Management, and then completed the BA (Hons) progression year specialising in Scenic Construction, with two distinctions in July 2014.</p><p data-block-key="n2589"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/alumna-scenic-construction-feat-royal-opera-house/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
9156
9157        
9158      </div>
9159      
9160        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
9161          
9162            <img alt="a tank backstage at the Royal Opera House" height="480" src="/media/images/tank_kate2.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Royal Opera House, created by RADA graduate Kate Jewitt" width="720">
9163          
9164        </div>
9165      
9166    </div>
9167  </div>
9168
9169</section>
9170
9171  
9172    
9173
9174
9175<section class="section">
9176  
9177    <div class="grid__column">
9178      
9179        <h3 class="progress__title">Graduate success at National Stage Management Awards</h3>
9180      
9181      
9182        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 5 July 2016, 3pm</div>
9183      
9184    </div>
9185  
9186  
9187  <div class="container">
9188    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
9189      <div class="grid__column">
9190        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="9id45">A graduate of RADA's Technical Theatre course is amongst the winners of this year's National Stage Management Awards, which were announced recently at the ABTT Theatre Show at Alexandra Palace.</p><p data-block-key="avryg">Cleo Maynard (2005) was one of a group of stage managers who took away the Team Award for their work on <i>Boy</i>. Cleo worked as ASM on the production, which played at the Almeida Theatre throughout April and May 2016 and was critically acclaimed.</p><p data-block-key="4x4df">The awards are organised annually by the Stage Management Association, which supports and advocates on behalf of stage managers and other backstage staff. Other RADA alumnae nominated at this year's awards were Cassie Adey (Team Award: <i>Aladdin</i>, Oxford Playhouse – ASM) and Lindah Balfour (Team Award: <i>Mrs Henderson Presents</i>, Bath Theatre Royal/Noel Coward Theatre – CSM).</p><p data-block-key="i2dlr">For a full list of winners, see the Stage Management Association website <a href="http://www.stagemanagementassociation.co.uk/conference/awards">here</a>.</p></div>
9191
9192        
9193      </div>
9194      
9195        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
9196          
9197            <img alt="stands in an exhibition hall at The Association of British Theatre Technicians show" height="350" src="/media/images/ABTT_show_stage_mgmt_awards.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="526">
9198          
9199        </div>
9200      
9201    </div>
9202  </div>
9203
9204</section>
9205
9206  
9207    
9208
9209
9210<section class="section">
9211  
9212    <div class="grid__column">
9213      
9214        <h3 class="progress__title">Conservatoire for Dance and Drama judged world-leading in independent HEFCE review</h3>
9215      
9216      
9217        <div class="progress__time">Friday 6 May 2016, 3pm</div>
9218      
9219    </div>
9220  
9221  
9222  <div class="container">
9223    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
9224      <div class="grid__column">
9225        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="6qcmb">
9225The Conservatoire of Dance and Drama (CDD) has been judged as world-leading in its fields of dance, drama, circus arts and technical theatre, as part of a recent Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) review.</p><p data-block-key="w1kty">Edward Kemp, Principal of the CDD and Director of RADA, said:"The Conservatoire schools are dedicated to the training of exceptional artists, and we are delighted to receive formal recognition from such a distinguished and expert panel for the impact of our students, staff and graduates on the industries they serve, both in the UK and internationally.</p><p data-block-key="s3fn3"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/conservatoire-dance-and-drama-judged-world-leading-independent-hefce-review/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
9226
9227        
9228      </div>
9229      
9230        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
9231          
9232            <img alt="students and director in rehearsal for Women Beware Women" height="480" src="/media/images/rehearsal_women_beware_mar_2018_lj.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
9233          
9234        </div>
9235      
9236    </div>
9237  </div>
9238
9239</section>
9240
9241  
9242    
9243
9244
9245<section class="section">
9246  
9247    <div class="grid__column">
9248      
9249        <h3 class="progress__title">Tony Award success for RADA alumna Cynthia Erivo</h3>
9250      
9251      
9252        <div class="progress__time">Tuesday 3 May 2016, 3pm</div>
9253      
9254    </div>
9255  
9256  
9257  <div class="container">
9258    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
9259      <div class="grid__column">
9260        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="uyeog">RADA alumni Cynthia Erivo has won Best Leading Actress in a Musical at the 2016 Tony Awards, which took place last night in New York.</p><p data-block-key="6zc3s">Cynthia won the award for her performance as Celie in <i>The Color Purple</i>. The show marks Cynthia's Broadway debut, and her performance has been greeted with rave reviews. <i>The Color Purple</i> was nominated for four awards in total, and also won Best Revival of a Musical.</p><p data-block-key="jlm4b">Sophie Okonedo was also nominated for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play for her performance as Elizabeth Proctor in <i>The Crucible</i>.</p><p data-block-key="lo7u5"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/tony-award-success-rada-alumna-cynthia-erivo/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
9261
9262        
9263      </div>
9264      
9265        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
9266          
9267            <img alt="Cynthia Erivo sings on stage as Celie in The Color Purple" height="480" src="/media/images/the_color_purple_cynthia_erivo.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Matthew Murphy" width="720">
9268          
9269        </div>
9270      
9271    </div>
9272  </div>
9273
9274</section>
9275
9276  
9277    
9278
9279
9280<section class="section">
9281  
9282    <div class="grid__column">
9283      
9284        <h3 class="progress__title">Lindsay Kemp works with RADA MA students</h3>
9285      
9286      
9287        <div class="progress__time">Monday 25 April 2016, 3pm</div>
9288      
9289    </div>
9290  
9291  
9292  <div class="container">
9293    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
9294      <div class="grid__column">
9295        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="fsr72">Legendary dancer, theatre-maker and artist, precursor of modern physical theatre and acknowledged “creator” of David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust persona, Lindsay Kemp is visiting RADA next month to work with MA Theatre Lab students.</p><p data-block-key="pm0x3">The sessions will be part of Kemp's rare visit to London – his first in 15 years. From Thursday 05 May, Kemp will lead intensive classes at RADA for students on the MA Theatre Lab course, culminating in an open class for invited students and staff.</p><p data-block-key="y12w6"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/lindsay-kemp-works-rada-ma-students/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
9296
9297        
9298      </div>
9299      
9300        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
9301          
9302            <img alt="MA Theatre Lab students in a movement workshop with Lindsay Kemp" height="480" src="/media/images/ma_theatre_lab_2016_lindsay_kemp_l.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="720">
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9304        </div>
9305      
9306    </div>
9307  </div>
9308
9309</section>
9310
9311  
9312    
9313
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9315<section class="section">
9316  
9317    <div class="grid__column">
9318      
9319        <h3 class="progress__title">Oliviers success for Kenneth Cranham and Imelda Staunton</h3>
9320      
9321      
9322        <div class="progress__time">Monday 4 April 2016, 3pm</div>
9323      
9324    </div>
9325  
9326  
9327  <div class="container">
9328    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
9329      <div class="grid__column">
9330        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="oipmj">RADA alumni Kenneth Cranham and Imelda Staunton are celebrating success at the 2016 Olivier Awards, which were announced in London last night in a ceremony at the Royal Opera House.</p><p data-block-key="3982v">Kenneth Cranham won the award for Best Actor for his role in Florian Zeller's <i>The Father</i>, which played at the Tricycle Theatre last year before transferring to the West End. Also taking home an Olivier was Imelda Staunton, who was awarded Best Actress in a Musical for her critically acclaimed performance as Momma Rose in Jonathan Kent's revival of <i>Gypsy.</i></p><p data-block-key="peeyn"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/oliviers-success-kenneth-cranham-and-imelda-staunton/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
9331
9332        
9333      </div>
9334      
9335        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
9336          
9337            <img alt="Kenneth Cranham on stage in The Father" height="480" src="/media/images/Kenneth_Cranham_The_Father_Alastai.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Alastair Muir" width="720">
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9339        </div>
9340      
9341    </div>
9342  </div>
9343
9344</section>
9345
9346  
9347    
9348
9349
9350<section class="section">
9351  
9352    <div class="grid__column">
9353      
9354        <h3 class="progress__title">BAFTA TV awards for RADA alumni</h3>
9355      
9356      
9357        <div class="progress__time">Friday 30 March 2018, 4pm</div>
9358      
9359    </div>
9360  
9361  
9362  <div class="container">
9363    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
9364      <div class="grid__column">
9365        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="e1g5d">The winners for the 2016 BAFTA TV Awards were announced in London yesterday, with winners and nominations for RADA alumni in two categories.</p><p data-block-key="1jghx">We are thrilled to announce that Mark Rylance and Tom Courtenay have won in the category of Leading Actor and Supporting Actor respectively. RADA alumni had four acting graduates nominated across these two categories.</p><p data-block-key="aq9cy"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/bafta-tv-awards-rada-alumni/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
9366
9367        
9368      </div>
9369      
9370        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
9371          
9372            <img alt="Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell in a scene from the BBC&#x27;s Tudor historical drama Wolf Hall" height="387" src="/media/images/Mark_Rylance_Wolf_Hall_BAFTA.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="© Company Productions" width="582">
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9376    </div>
9377  </div>
9378
9379</section>
9380
9381  
9382    
9383
9384
9385<section class="section">
9386  
9387    <div class="grid__column">
9388      
9389        <h3 class="progress__title">Neil Bartlett in residence at RADA</h3>
9390      
9391      
9392        <div class="progress__time">Thursday 24 March 2016, 4pm</div>
9393      
9394    </div>
9395  
9396  
9397  <div class="container">
9398    <div class="grid grid--two-columns grid--two-columns--mobile-reversed">
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9400        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="67wv1">Director and writer Neil Bartlett has been resident at RADA over the last two weeks, running short masterclasses for staff and students alike entitled 'Raising Your Voice'.</p><p data-block-key="vl2as">As part of Neil's research for his upcoming book, he has been delivering the series of short, intensive and confidence-boosting masterclasses on how to handle text.</p><p data-block-key="ueejg"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/neil-bartlett-residence-rada/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
9401
9402        
9403      </div>
9404      
9405        <div class="grid__column grid__column--media">
9406          
9407            <img alt="headshot of Neil Bartlett" height="400" src="/media/images/Neil_Bartlett.2e16d0ba.fill-720x480.jpg" title="" width="600">
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9414</section>
9415
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9420<section class="section">
9421  
9422    <div class="grid__column">
9423      
9424        <h3 class="progress__title">Natasha Cowley wins BBC Carleton Hobbs competition</h3>
9425      
9426      
9427        <div class="progress__time">Wednesday 2 March 2016, 4pm</div>
9428      
9429    </div>
9430  
9431  
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9435        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="g71zf">RADA has enjoyed unprecedented success at the BBC's annual Carleton Hobbs Bursary Award competition, with all four students who entered being recognised, and third year Natasha Cowley announced as a winner. Natasha receives a five-month contract with the BBC Radio Drama Company as part of BBC Radio's commitment to finding new talent.</p><p data-block-key="il2of">RADA's Matt Gavan and Norah Lopez-Holden were both announced as runners-up, and will appear in at least one BBC Radio drama production in the coming months. Furthermore, with every member of the RADA team - Natasha, Matt, Norah and Luke Brady - receiving commendations, it’s been a triumph for RADA this year.</p><p data-block-key="urwy0"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/natasha-cowley-wins-bbc-carleton-hobbs-competition/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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9459        <h3 class="progress__title">Awards and nominations round-up January 2016</h3>
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9470        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="zn6zl">It's awards season with the BAFTA and Oscar nominations having just been announced this week. Here is a round-up of awards and award-nominations for RADA alumni in the last few months.</p><p data-block-key="efa4v"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/awards-and-nominations-round-january-2016/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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9505Rickman commanded a rich and successful career in theatre and film and was a great supporter of RADA.</p><p data-block-key="9mdwt"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/alan-rickman-1946-2016/">Read more</a></p></div>
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9540        <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="mq274">RADA is delighted to be celebrating 25 years of partnership with <a href="http://www.kcl.ac.uk/index.aspx">King’s College London</a>, which started back in 1990 with the formation of a ground-breaking and unique course.</p><p data-block-key="hm91g">Principal of RADA at the time, Dr Oliver Neville, and Professor Katharine Worth at the University of London were the first instigators of the <a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/courses/ma-text-and-performance/">MA Text and Performance course</a> – which combined theoretical and practical approaches to the study of drama.</p><p data-block-key="nr5a5"><a href="https://www.rada.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-press/rada-celebrates-25th-anniversary-with-kings-college-london/">Read the full story</a></p></div>
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