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MENA/SWANA Celebration

Eton Avenue, London
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A two day celebration of the work of MENA/SWANA alumni and students from The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (Central), including an evening of performance and Q&As, followed by workshops and installations.

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Alumni Gathering in Hong Kong

10 Old Peak Road Mid-Levels, HKI Hong Kong,
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Central graduate, Alexandra Tan, invites you to join her for an intimate gathering of our alumni based in Hong Kong.

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BA (Hons) Theatre Practice Exhibition 2024

Eton Avenue, London
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A celebration of the work and accomplishments of final year Design, Production and Crafts graduating students of the BA (Hons) Theatre Practice programme.

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Blog

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Tender Submission - Lucas Ho

Lucas Ho, a current student on Writing for Stage and Broadcast Media, MFA chats with us about writing his play 'Tender Submission' staged in Singapore.

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Students on placement: Smiles Africa

Current students on Drama, Applied Theatre and Education, BA share their experiences from their third year placement at Smiles Africa in Kenya.

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Gabriel Mansour and Kristóf Gellén, graduates of our MA Acting for Screen course talk with us about the making of horror film, Beltane. From their whirlwind one-day shoot to Beltane's recent triumphs at prestigious film festivals, they share insights into their filming experiences, their training, and their future aspirations.

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Discover Central Podcast

For this special, bonus episode of the Discover Central podcast, we’re joined by Central students and alumni Will Sebag-Montefiore (Just These, Please) and Adwitha Arumugam, Sam Law and Aadar Malik (The Situationalists) to discuss the process of taking their shows to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

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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.

Collage of a face for Small Axe Big Talks

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.

An Interview with Mairi Hayes and Jake Harders

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