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Our mission is to inspire, educate and train the performers, practitioners and change-makers of tomorrow to shape the future of theatre and the performing arts.

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Diploma Information Session

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Join Course Leader, Mairi Hayes, to find out more about what you will learn on the Gap Year Diploma, Acting Diploma and the Online Acting Diploma.

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KISS

Eton Avenue, London
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View the event page for all performance dates: 15 - 18 June 2022

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Performed by BA (Hons) Acting (Musical Theatre). Designed by MFA Scenography. Produced by BA (Hons) Theatre Practice. Written by MA Writing for Stage and Broadcast Media

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STR Edward Gordon Craig Lecture 2022: Scene/Change

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The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and the Society for Theatre Research are pleased to announce an open panel discussion for the 2022 Edward Gordon Craig Lecture with representatives from Scene/Change, including Set & Costume Designers Soutra Gilmour and Simon Kenny.

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A Thousand Papercuts Still Skin Deep - Hector Huang

24 May 2022

Hector T.J. Huang, a current student on the Writing for Stage and Broadcast Media, MFA about the play he has written, A Thousand Papercuts Still Skin Deep.

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Exhibition Theatre - Sam Kioni Roberts

23 May 2022

Sam Kioni Roberts, a current student on the Advanced Theatre Practice, MFA about his art project Exhibition Theatre and new art event It Was Fated... .

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A Thousand Papercuts Still Skin Deep - Lasse Bohnsack

18 May 2022

Lasse Bohnsack, a current student on the Creative Producing MA, spoke with us about the current play he is producing, A Thousand Papercuts Still Skin Deep.

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Discover Central Podcast

For our final episode of Series 3, Central's Access and Participation Manager Victoria Edwards sits down with alumni Tim Chaundy and Maame Atuah to talk all things Central Outreach.

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We catch up with Mairi Hayes and Jake Harders, graduates of Central who now work across the School's Diplomas and Short Courses to find out more about their work. We also hear from Diploma graduates Sonny Kong and Luke fox about their experiences studying at Central.

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In March, we were joined by Dr Katharine Low, a Senior Lecturer in Community Performance and Applied Theatre at Central, for a discussion about her research, her newly published book, and the work that she and her students have been undertaking over several years and in collaboration with partner organisations in South Africa.

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