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The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, University of London, is a conservatoire and centre of study and research in drama, theatre and performance. 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.
The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (CSSD) is a drama school founded by Elsie Fogerty in 1906, as The Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art, to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for young actors and other students.
From the first year you undertake speculative design projects that will challenge and test ideas in a broad range of performance contexts, from text-based drama to opera, dance, site-specific performance and installations, under the guidance of professional directors, designers and choreographers.
Undergraduate Courses. Our intensive and professional-focused training will prepare you for careers across the creative industries. We have three degree areas which each contain a range of specialist courses which you can explore further below.
The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama website. Browse our courses. Central is a thriving hub of award-winning research, arts practitioners and teachers, and transformative civic engagement, creating some of the most important arts training in the UK.
General information and advice on the application process for undergraduate courses at The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
The school is a member of the Federation of Drama Schools and offers undergraduate, postgraduate, research degrees, and short courses in acting, actor training, applied theatre, design, stage management and other variety of disciplines related to speech and drama.
