About Central & Performance Arts

About Central School of Speech & Drama

The Central School of Speech and Drama has been going much longer than a great many university drama departments. It was founded in 1906 by Elsie Fogerty to offer an entirely new form of training in speech and drama for young actors and other students. The choice of name - the Central School - highlighted the School's commitment to a broad range of training systems for vocal and dramatic performance. It espoused principles that were firmly held yet responsive to change. That sense of continuing critical openness to new developments is a lasting hallmark of the School.
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About Performance Arts

The Performance Arts programme at Central reflects and explores the interchange that has taken place across and between theatre, new writing, performance art, dance and digital media. We are interested in an evolution of experience for both artist and audience. Ours is a programme for those who wish to make, research and discuss performance. We learn a range of skills that test, challenge and push us and are provided with a route into a range of potential careers in the live arts.
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