CONFERENCE OF DRAMA SCHOOLS
- PO BOX 34252
NW5 1XJ LONDON
Phone: 020 7692 0032
E-mail: Send messagewww.drama.ac.uk
Short profile:
The Conference of Drama Schools comprises Britain’s 22 leading Drama Schools. CDS exists in order to strengthen the voice of the member schools, to set and maintain the highest standards of training within the vocational drama sector, and to make it easier for prospective students to understand the range of courses on offer and the application process. Founded in 1969, the 22 member schools offer courses in Acting, Musical Theatre, Directing and Technical Theatre training. Graduates of CDS courses are currently working on stage, in front of the camera and behind the scenes in theatres and studios across Britain.
Detailed description:
CDS members offer courses that are: PROFESSIONAL – you will be trained to work in the theatre by staff with professional experience and by visiting professionals. Students have the opportunity to work in professional theatres and studios. INTENSIVE – courses are full-time WORK ORIENTATED – you are being trained to do a job – although courses lead to an academic qualification, including degrees and masters degrees – these courses are practical training for work.
The majority of 3-year acting and stage management programmes are state-funded. This means that students embarking on these courses may have most of their fees paid in the same way as students on standard university degrees and are able to access student loans.
However, some courses, including those of 1 or 2 years’ duration, operate different funding regimes and you will need to check carefully which type of funding, if any, your chosen course attracts.
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