Conference of Drama Schools explained

Conference of Drama Schools
Abbreviation:CDS
Merged:National Council for Drama Training
Successor:Drama UK
Formation:1969
Dissolved:31 July 2012
Type:Association
Headquarters:The Spotlight, 7 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7RJ
Location:England
Region:United Kingdom

The Conference of Drama Schools (CDS) was the organisation which represented the top 21 accredited UK drama schools in the United Kingdom from 1969 until 2012.[1]

History

Originally founded in 1969 as an educational charitable organization it changed to company status on the 29 June 2000,[2] [3] originally the 22 member schools offered courses in acting, musical theatre, directing, and technical theatre. On 31 July 2012, it merged with the National Council for Drama Training to form Drama UK.[4]

Members

  1. Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA)
  2. The Arts Educational Schools (ArtsEd)
  3. Birmingham School of Acting
  4. Bristol Old Vic Theatre School (BOVTS)
  5. Cygnet Training Theatre
  6. Drama Centre London
  7. Drama Studio London (DSL)
  8. East 15 Acting School (E15)
  9. Guildford School of Acting (GSA)
  10. Guildhall School of Music and Drama (GSMD)
  11. Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
  12. London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA)
  13. The Manchester Metropolitan School of Theatre (The Manchester School of Theatre // ManMet)
  14. Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
  15. The Oxford School of Drama
  16. Queen Margaret University School of Drama and Creative Industries
  17. Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA)
  18. Rose Bruford College (RBC)
  19. Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (RCSSD)
  20. Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (formerly RSAMD)
  21. Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama (RWCMD)

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Dunmore. Simon. Actors' Yearbook 2014. 2013. A&C Black. 9781408185537. 5. en.
  2. Book: Richardson. Jean. Careers in the Theatre. 1998. Kogan Page Publishers. 9780749424206. 30. en.
  3. Web site: THE CONFERENCE OF DRAMA SCHOOLS LIMITED - Overview (free company information from Companies House). beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. H.M. Government, UK, 2013. 17 August 2017. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20170817083401/https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/04027044. 17 August 2017. dead.
  4. News: Snow. Georgia. UK drama training faces crisis after mass exodus from accreditation body News The Stage. 17 August 2017. The Stage. The Stage Newspaper. 25 November 2015.

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