The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama london

The principal Gavin Henderson was called out for being racist and wanting this drama school to mainly be 'white' and he claimed that Asians and black people are 'risks'. Asians and black people already struggle to get into drama school because of the lack of diversity and willingness to train people from these backgrounds.

Visited this drama school which offers degree and post graduate courses from University of London. Very impressed with the set up. Famous alumni include Dame Judi Dench, Vanessa Redgrave, Natasha Richardson...plus et al..

Studied my MA here. I am not an international student, but help for international students on our course was sub-par. The second anyone begins to struggle there is a very unveiled impression that you don't belong at the school. Once the school receives your money you’re a ghost to them. (*edit - also just discovered that for graduation you don't even get one complimentary ticket for a partner or family member. RCSSD will squeeze every penny out of you that they can, 'til the second you're off their books)

Great intensive short summer courses. I would highly recommend this school

I like it but it sometimes gets a little to crowded

I attended Royal Central as an international student. I would caution anyone, particularly international students, to consider what you want from your degree before you attend this institution. While the faculty are supportive, the fees are very high with little to no professional development. I felt the emphasis was on an "academic" approach that did little to link that academic training with the practical and creative realities of making theatre. I was on the Writing course, and we produced only one full-length work in the year, and had little interaction with the other programmes --- thus having little opportunity to create work and see it up on its feet, and to develop professional networking relationships that could help develop our artistic and professional lives. I did my degree later in life, with the intent of shifting my career in the theatre industry, but Central did nothing to help me, and offered no support when I expressed interest in remaining in the UK after my degree. Despite winning a place in a theatre workshop at a prestigious London theatre, I could not stay in the UK--and Central did nothing to help. It's not necessarily their job to help, but I felt that the school was in general poorly aware of visa requirements and simply threw up their hands when I wanted guidance. I went to Central to change my life. I took on extra debt, and I got nothing for my pains -- a degree that is essentially a vanity degree and worth nothing in my home country. I advise people to look elsewhere for training.

applied to the course to study props in September 2020 ready to start October 2021. I didn't get a interview till end of march 2021. when I finally had the interview after dot turned up late for it and showed little interest on my portfolio then saying she had to go now and only asking me 2 questions for it. I then waited a further month to hear I didn't get accepted, no reason on why i didn't get accepted or any feedback from dot. i found her being very unprofessional and at the time doubting my skills as a prop maker for it. after reading other reviews I notice this school is very well known for messing people about. would not recommend

Just find where my love of my life is

I no connection with this institution. However, having looked through a number of the reviews I consider that many are fiction or spam. I have reported these to Google. Hence the overall star rating is of dubious accuracy.

Studying MA applied theatre. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Specifically "Whatever shines is not gold!". They are supposed to teach us how to engage with communities and do theatre, but they are themselves trapped in their privileged world. They are obsessed with fundings and how to advertise their projects. Not authentic at all. They are supposed to find us placements in every term, and we had to send all the time emails and visiting the placement office in order to do our placements cause they wouldn't find placements for us. They didn't even have people working full-time in the placement office until february. They talk about ethics, while in the time of corona-virus they were sending as a university to all the students an email saying that there is not confirmed case of corona-virus, so that the university keeps on working, while there had been no tests to the students so how did they know that there was no case? And in my MA there was a student with asthma...high risk...Especially if you are Eu or International student, do not go there!