Rose Bruford College | News & Events

On Saturday 21 March 2020, Junior Ready Steady Light will return to Rose Bruford College for the seventh year.

We will be in Romerike, Norway on Sunday 8 March 2020 running a workshop and auditions for applicants.  

We will be at the Chicago URTAs in January 2020 auditioning applicants for our MA/MFA programmes. 

Our 2019 Autumn Season of classic plays will run from 29 October to 23 November 2019 in The Rose Theatre.

a play by Samuel Adamson, based on the film by Pedro Almodóvar

by Georg Kaiser in a new version by Dennis Kelly

Rose Bruford College Fellow, Bernadine Evaristo MBE, has been named as joint winner, alongside Margaret Attwood, of the prestigious Booker Prize for her novel Girl, Woman, Other.

Four graduates from the College’s BA (Hons) Lighting Design programme have been shortlisted for the 2019 Knight of Illumination (KOI) awards.

We caught up with 2014 BA (Hons) European Theatre Arts graduate Alex Cofield before he heads up to the Edinburgh Fringe with his comedy show Supernova.  

Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance is very sorry to hear of the death of Freddie Jones, one of the institution’s most distinguished alumni. 

The latest in our Spotlight series features BA (Hons) European Theatre Arts (ETA) graduate Molly Freeman who is co-artistic director of the award-winning Smoking Apples Theatre Company. 

Music and Lyrics by David Fallon, book by Sophie Bevan

A new musical inspired by the events of AIDS activist group: ACT UP New York.

Rose Bruford College is delighted to present a season of new writing. Join final year students from BA (Hons) Acting and BA (Hons) Actor Musicianship programmes performing new work for three days of innovative and thought provoking theatre at Hoxton Hall. 

2015 BA (Hons) Acting graduate Bally Gill has won the prestigious Ian Charleson Award, which is given to an actor under the age of 30 for playing a classical role.

Audiences of students, staff, alumni and members of the public helped raise over £130 for the Graeae Ensemble campaign following the theatre company’s two performances of And Others in the College’s Rose Theatre, Sidcup on Tuesday 16 April 2019.

Students from Rose Bruford College's Theatre for Young Audiences and Actor-Musicianship MA programmes have collaborated with local students on a groundbreaking project exploring how classic theatre texts can be unlocked for a range of ages. 

A talent show featuring Rose Bruford College students and graduates has raised over £160 for Mind in Bexley.

Belfast and Brighton have been announced as new locations for the College's popular Acting Foundation Course, starting in September 2019.

Oscar-winning actor Gary Oldman returned to Rose Bruford College, on Thursday 14 February 2019, for an inspirational talk to students.  

BA (Hons) European Theatre Arts in collaboration with BA (Hons) Creative Lighting Control, BA (Hons) Lighting Design & BA (Hons) Stage Management presents:

Quisquilia

A performance by final year BA (Hons) Acting and BA (Hons) Actor Musicianship students from Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance has raised over £550 for the Mayor of Bexley’s charity appeal.

Our 2018 Autumn Season of classic plays will run from 30 October to 24 November in The Rose Theatre.

Performed by final year students on our BA (Hons) Acting and BA (Hons) Actor Musicianship programmes, in collaboration with the School of Design, Management and Technical Arts, it's the ideal opportunity to see the next generation of performers, designers and technicians before they embark on their careers.

The outcome of the 2018 National Student Survey shows an increase in student satisfaction at Rose Bruford College. The overall satisfaction score of 87% is above that of 2017 and significantly above the overall satisfaction score for the sector of 83%.

Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance and the Lighting Education Trust (LET) have announced a prestigious partnership to develop a new undergraduate Lighting Design degree pathway in Space and Architecture. 

Award winning Emma MacLennan is the latest graduate in our BA (Hons) European Theatre Arts spotlight series. 

New Writing Season 2018

New Writing Season 2018

There was double success at the National Stage Managers Awards, held at Alexandra Palace on Wednesday 6 June 2018, with BA (Hons) Stage Management student Emily Walters and 2014 graduate Linnea Fridén Grønning both receiving awards.  

Our latest profile of a BA (Hons) European Theatre Arts graduate is on 2003 graduate Kate Papi. 

Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance is to develop a new £3.5 million Centre for Digital Creation and Production with investment and support from industry partners, including leading companies such as; Autodesk, Cast Ltd., Disguise (formerly d3 Technologies), ETC (Electronic Theatre Controls) Ltd., Philips Lighting, Robe and White Light.

In our latest spotlight on a BA (Hons) European Arts graduate feature, we catch up with  New York based actor, model and illustrator Eva Solveig. 

Rose Bruford College lighting students Owen Yelland and Jordan Tinniswood were selected from students across the country to work for internationally renowned lighting company Robe at the prestigious TPi Lighting Awards at Battersea Evolution in London on 26 February 2018. 

Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance has announced a new full-time online BA (Hons) Theatre Studies degree as an affordable alternative route to more traditional undergraduate programmes.  

Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance announced today the appointment of Clarie Middleton, currently Chief Executive of the Hackney Empire, as its new Principal and Chief Executive Officer.