Rose Bruford College | News & Events

In the last two LSi magazine issues, we have been fortunate to have two graduates featured in the early stagers section.

 

Bernadine Evaristo is made an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

The College is saddened to learn of the recent death of Ronald Swains, one of its fellows and long-time supporters.

Rose Bruford College must both listen and lead in the current conversations about addressing racism, supporting our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) students, staff and alumni, and enabling learning and working spaces with true equality and inclusion at their heart.

London’s Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance has launched a range of online summer masterclasses and workshops run by internationally renowned practitioners including; Catherine Fitzmaurice (Fitzmaurice Voicework), Michele Shay (Acting August Wilson), Forrest McClendon (Character Driven Dramaturgy for Storytellers) and Wendell Beavers (The Somatic Performer and Six Viewpoints).

Trevor Rhone, one of Rose Bruford College's most distinguished early alumni, has been remembered in Sidcup. The Lamorbey and Sidcup Local History Society has designed and installed a number of banners of notable people who have been associated with Sidcup.

Thanks to Robe Lighting, Rose Bruford College students from BA (Hons) Creative Lighting Control and BA (Hons) Lighting Design programmes had the unique opportunity to work at the prestigious Total Production International (TPi) Awards.

It is with much sadness that we have to report the recent death of Professor Simon Trussler, Emeritus Professor of the College and a former Senior Research Fellow here. 

Rose Bruford College has appointed Dr Brian Lobel as Professor of Theatre and Performance to continue the development and reputation of the College’s research profile and culture.

Grade II listed Lamorbey House and grounds will be open to the public as part of the Open House London event on Saturday 21 September 2019. 

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. 

Second year BA (Hons) Lighting Design student Jake Paige has been given a unique opportunity to work with Arcadia at this year’s Glastonbury Festival thanks to Robe Lighting. 

Final year students from the BA (Hons) European Theatre Arts programme will be presenting a festival of 35 performances showcasing distintive and innovative new work in the College's Barn and Rose Theatres over a three-week period in April and May 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. 

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

History was made when the first ever Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance degrees were awarded at a graduation ceremony in The Rose Theatre, Sidcup on Friday 14 September 2018.  

100% of 2018 BA (Hons) Acting and BA (Hons) Actor Musicianship graduates, eligible to work in the UK, have either had agent offers or progressed into employment. Agents signed to include; Olivia Bell Management, Global Artists and Howard Cook Associates and The Artists Partnership. 

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

Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance has been ranked as the top drama school in the world and one of only two creative arts specialist higher education institutions in the top 25 globally ranked universities for student mobility. 

Thursday 17 May 2018 saw the official release of Brecht: A Practical Handbook a new book by BA (Hons) Acting Programme Director David Zoob. 

Pupils from Trinity School in Belvedere had the unique opportunity to light the National Theatre as part of their prize for winning Junior Ready Steady Light 2018.

Our latest BA (Hons) European Theatre Arts spotlight is on 2007 graduate and Freelance Theatre Practitioner Kate Bradnam. 

Our latest spotlight is on film and TV actor James Eeles who graduated for BA (Hons) European Theatre Arts in 2003. 

Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance are building on their reputation as world leaders in the training of actor-musicians by launching a new Actor-Musicianship* MA/MFA programme from October 2018. 

Steven Dykes, Programme Director for American Theatre Arts, spent the summer in New York performing with theatre company PTP/NYC, his fourth season with the critically acclaimed ensemble.

Professor Michael Earley, who has served as Principal and Chief Executive Officer of Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance for the past eight-and-a-half years, retired on 15 September 2017.

Rose Bruford College were pleased to host a conference on Mental Health and Well being for Performing Arts Colleges on June 30th...

2012 Graduate and Milkshake presenter Olivia Birchenough is the latest in our series of BA (Hons) European Theatre Arts alumni profiles.

This semester sees 11 second year students from Rose Bruford College’s unique BA (Hons) European Theatre Arts (ETA) programme travel deep into the Polish countryside to live and train with the world-renowned Gardzienice.

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

A host of industry guests, including Oscar winner and Honorary Fellow Jenny Beavan, attended the 2016 Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance New Theatre Contemporaries Graduate Exhibition and New Writing Season, at the prestigious Bargehouse on London’s South Bank from the 8-12 June 2016.

Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance is delighted to announce the opening of the Chris Johnston Memorial Fund – we are now accepting applications for the 2018 award.