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The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland(RCS) is a place like nowhere else, powered by performance, its people and their passion. Founded in 1847, Scotland’s national conservatoire is a global leader in performing arts education, consistently ranked in the top ten of the QS World University Rankings. Specialist tuition across music, drama, dance, production, film and education under one roof creates an environment where artists move between disciplines, immersed in a culture of creativity and collaboration that sparks bold new work and ways of thinking. Students learn from the best at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, where they work alongside award-winning teaching staff, industry experts and internationally acclaimed guest artists. And as the only conservatoire in the country, RCS is uniquely placed to partner with the nation’s leading artistic companies to provide one-of-a-kind learning experiences. Here, students grow into the artists they want to be, where they’re encouraged to develop not just their art but their power to use it.

LAMDA - Training Exceptional Artists LAMDA is the oldest drama school in the UK. Founded in 1861 as the London Academy of Music, the Academy was the first such institution to offer acting, defining LAMDA’s role as a pioneer and leader in its field. Today, combining our rich history of classical training with contemporary practice, we offer vocational training in the dramatic arts to actors, stage managers, technicians, directors, musical directors and designers.In addition to four validated and funded degree programmes, LAMDA offers a Foundation Course and a number of Diploma, semester and short courses. Our internationally renowned examinations offer a drama and communications based syllabus, leading to accredited and non-accredited awards in the UK and worldwide; more than 105,000 candidates took our examinations in over 35 countries in 2017/18. LAMDA Limited is a limited company and a registered charity, governed by a Board of Trustees.

October 3, 1884: The Academy first opened its doors at The Lyceum Theatre in Manhattan. One hundred and eighteen eager students would soon become The Academy’s first graduating class and the history of acting in America was changed forever. Today, The Academy's New York campus is set in Madison Avenue’s landmark Colony Club building in Midtown Manhattan and encompasses six full stories of classrooms, rehearsal halls, dance studios, dressing rooms, costume and prop departments, a production workshop, a student lounge, and an expansive library designed to serve the specific needs of acting students. Its media studios are equipped with the latest video, lighting and editing systems—everything an actor needs for exceptional on-camera training. Another notable feature is its collection of impressive theatres that offers a variety of training and performance opportunities. The 169-seat proscenium theatre, 164-seat thrust theatre and 103-seat arena-style theatre are all used for classes, rehearsals and full-scale productions. From top to bottom, The Academy's New York campus is ideally outfitted for students to grow and succeed as a working actor.