What is Royal Academy of Dramatic Art?
{{Infobox University |name = Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |latin_name = |image = RADA 62 Gower Street, London WC1E 6ED. Frontage dates from 1905.JPG |caption = The main entrance to RADA on Gower Street |motto = |mottoeng = |established = 1904 |type = [[Drama school]] |endowment = |staff = |chancellor = |director = Edward Kemp |president = Sir Kenneth Branagh |principal = |rector = |students = |undergrad = |postgrad = |doctoral = |colours = |city = London |country = England |campus = |free_label = |free = |affiliations = [[King's College London]]<br />[[Birkbeck, University of London]]<br />[[Conservatoire for Dance and Drama]] |website = {{URL|www.rada.ac.uk}} |logo = Rada logo.jpg }} The '''Royal Academy of Dramatic Art''' ('''RADA''') is a [[drama school]] in [[London]], [[England]]. It is one of the oldest drama schools in the [[United Kingdom]]. It was founded in 1904 by [[Herbert Beerbohm Tree]]. It is thought to be one of the best drama schools in the world.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9064269/Royal-Academy-of-Dramatic-Art RADA] [[Britannica.com]].</ref> Architect [[Bryan Avery]] designed the university. The President of RADA is actor [[Kenneth Branagh]] since the death of [[Richard Attenborough]] in August 2014. The Vice-Chairman is yet to be announced since the last one [[Alan Rickman]] died while in position in January 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rada.ac.uk/about-rada/governance|title=Governance and advisers|accessdate=9 November 2010|publisher=Royal Academy of Dramatic Art|archive-date=26 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926154331/http://www.rada.ac.uk/about-rada/governance|url-status=dead}}</ref> Many famous actors have studied here. ==Notable alumni== {{div col|cols=2}} *[[Gemma Arterton]] (born 1986), movie, stage and television actress *[[Dean Joseph Norris]] (born c. 1962/1963) movie and television actor *[[Richard A