Rose Bruford College | News & Events

Stage Managers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland gathered at Rose Bruford College, from the 16 July to 21 July, for a week-long symposium.

Our Summer 2017 programme of introductory courses, advanced level masterclasses and workshops, provide you with the opportunity to study with some of the very best teachers and practitioners from across the world.

Rose Bruford College has been awarded a Gold award in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), which was introduced by the Government to recognise and reward excellent teaching in UK higher education providers.

Written by the company under the direction of Stephen Harper (Associate of Told by an Idiot)

See the next generation of actors and actor musicians perform in three new plays in association with Tonic Theatre, Chaskis Theatre & Action To The Word.

In an age of extremes, when the stakes seem impossibly high, the gap between winners and losers grows ever wider. And what’s wrong with that? Martin Crimp’s satire of contemporary obsessions is given a sinister new twist in this multi-media production integrating live music, video projection and a can-do attitude.

Lighting students from Rose Bruford College recently received donation of an ETC Eos lighting console from Daniel Murfin, Lighting Control Manager at the National Theatre.

The government has confirmed that EU students will continue to remain eligible for undergraduate, master’s, postgraduate and advanced learner financial support in academic year 2018 to 2019.

On Us: A Celebration of Womanhood created by Christopher Parks & Company

People Zoo’s The Trial, directed by BA (Hons) Theatre Studies student Craig Sanders, has won the award for Best Fringe Production at the 2017 Manchester Theatre Awards.

We're offering a unique opportunity for you to join students, from our School of Design, Management and Technical Arts, for a rare insight into the work of a production team as they prepare for a performance at Stratford Circus Arts Centre.

An interactive science-fiction concert-installation of 37 performers, guided by the audio tour for 45 participants, called trippers.

BA (Hons) Lighting Design graduate, Joshua Pharo, has been named by The Stage as the young Lighting Designer to watch for in 2017.

In time of stagnation, progress awaits no one.

It is with great sadness that we learnt of the recent passing of our great voice teacher Sally Grace.

Book now for our free workshop for those interested in applying for our BA (Hons) Creative Lighting Control and BA (Hons) Lighting Design programmes.

Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance in Sidcup has been ranked as the safest institution in the university sector in London following the publication of ‘The Complete University Guide’s 2016 Crime Tables’.

This is an opportunity for you to meet fellow students and hear guest speakers on opera - Dr John Andrews Opera Director (he spoke at Buxton), lighting in opera - Hansjörg Schmidt Director of Lighting, Rose Bruford College and study tips from Frank Trew (College Librarian) and Dr Jane Schopf.

As an international drama school, Rose Bruford College is proud of our tradition of welcoming students, staff and industry practitioners from across Europe and the rest of the world. The result of the Referendum does not change our position at all and we remain committed to working with European partners on exchange study and research opportunities.

Foreverland
Directed by Steve Harper & Tom Latter

The uniquely atmospheric Bargehouse is the venue for Dawn King’s dystopian thriller staged with live music.

Over 100 of the world’s leading Stanislavski scholars gathered at the home of the Stanislavski Centre at Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance recently for a three day international symposium.

We are delighted to once again be collaborating with Oily Cart on a week-long training course to introduce the theory and the practice of the company.

Our latest BA (Hons) European Theatre Arts (ETA)  profile, features Artsitic Director of The PappyShow, Kane Husbands.

Butterfly Kiss by Phyllis Nagy

2006 BA (Hons) European Theatre Arts alumnus Sammy Metcalfe tells the story behinf graduate company Sleepwalk Collective.

2012 BA (Hons) European Theatre Arts alumnus Edd Casey tells up what he's been up to since graduating in 2012.

A lively charity performance of Nikolai Gogol’s The Government Inspector, by final year BA (Hons) Acting and BA (Hons) Actor Musicianship students from Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance, has raised a record £500.

BA (Hons) European Theatre Arts graduate Eyrún Ósk Jónsdóttir has won one of Iceland’s most prestigious literature awards for her new book of poems. 

The government have confirmed that European Union students applying for university places in the 2017 to 2018 academic year will still have access to student funding support.

In their first visit to the UK, The Workcenter of Jerzy Grotowski and Thomas Richards will be in residence at Summerhall as part of the Rose Bruford College season during the Edinburgh Fringe Festival..

Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance is proud to be the first drama school to sign up to the #TIME4CHANGE Mental Health Charter.

Final year students from Rose Bruford College’s BA (Hons) Creative Lighting Control programme have used the College’s graduate exhibition to launch their new production company.

Acting technique, directing, endurance in the profession, sexual identity and the vital role of Equity all formed part of a lively discussion between Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Richard Eyre, Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance President, in the College’s Rose Theatre on Wednesday 1 June.

2010 BA (Hons) Acting Graduate Hayley Squire’s latest film, I, Daniel Blake has won the prestigious Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.