Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

Royal Central School
of Speech and Drama
The Embassy Theatre, home of the school
Other names
Central, Royal Central, CSSD, RCSSD
Former names
Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art, Central School of Speech and Drama
TypeDrama school and public university conservatoire
Established1906 (1906)
2005: Incorporated into the University of London
FounderElsie Fogerty
Parent institution
University of London
Affiliation
Budget£19.4m (2016/17)[1]
ChairmanJohn Willis
ChancellorAnne, Princess Royal (University of London)
PresidentSonia Friedman (since 2022)
Vice-president
Vice-ChancellorWendy Thomson (University of London)
Principal (since 2021)
PatronPrincess Alexandra
Students1,100 (2019/20)[2]
Undergraduates690 (2019/20)[2]
Postgraduates410 (2019/20)[2]
Address
Embassy Theatre, Eton Avenue
,
London
,
NW3 3HY
,
England, United Kingdom

51°32′39″N 0°10′26″W / 51.5442°N 0.1738°W / 51.5442; -0.1738
CampusUrban
Colours  Red
Websitecssd.ac.uk

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. It became a constituent college of the University of London in 2005 and is a member of Conservatoires UK and the Federation of Drama Schools.[3]

  1. ^ "Where Our Money Comes From" (PDF). Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (University of London). Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Where do HE students study?". Higher Education Statistics Agency. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  3. ^ Granger, Rachel. "Rapid Scoping Study on Leicester Drama School" (PDF). De Montfort University Leicester. Retrieved 7 September 2019.

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