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| − | The '''Central School of Speech and Drama''', officially the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, but colloquially referred to as "Central" is part of the University of London, specialising in speech and drama training. It was founded in 1906 and and was housed at the Royal Albert Hall until 1957, when it moved to the former Embassy Theatre at [[Swiss Cottage]]. It became a college of the University of London in 2005. | + | [[File:Cssd logo.png|thumb|CSSD logo]]The '''Central School of Speech and Drama''', officially the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, but colloquially referred to as "Central" is part of the [[University of London]], specialising in speech and drama training. It was founded in 1906 and and was housed at the Royal Albert Hall until 1957, when it moved to the former Embassy Theatre at [[Swiss Cottage]]. It became a college of the University of London in 2005. |
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*[[Graham Norton]] | *[[Graham Norton]] | ||
*[[Rebecca Root]] | *[[Rebecca Root]] | ||
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[[Stephen Farrier]], senior lecturer at Central, has researched queer theatre. | [[Stephen Farrier]], senior lecturer at Central, has researched queer theatre. | ||
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| + | [[Laurence Harbottle]] was chair of the governors from 1982 to 1999)<ref>https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/2015/laurence-harbottle/ Michael Quinn, "Laurence Harbottle obituary", ''The Stage'' 21 May 2015.</ref> | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*http://www.cssd.ac.uk/ School website | *http://www.cssd.ac.uk/ School website | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Theatre]] | [[Category:Theatre]] | ||
[[Category:Education]] | [[Category:Education]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:40, 29 October 2016
The Central School of Speech and Drama, officially the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, but colloquially referred to as "Central" is part of the University of London, specialising in speech and drama training. It was founded in 1906 and and was housed at the Royal Albert Hall until 1957, when it moved to the former Embassy Theatre at Swiss Cottage. It became a college of the University of London in 2005.
LGBT History
Alumni include:
Stephen Farrier, senior lecturer at Central, has researched queer theatre.
Laurence Harbottle was chair of the governors from 1982 to 1999)[1]
External links
- http://www.cssd.ac.uk/ School website
References
- ↑ https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/2015/laurence-harbottle/ Michael Quinn, "Laurence Harbottle obituary", The Stage 21 May 2015.
