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Main LAMDA building on Talgarth Road
The MacOwan Theatre
The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), founded 1861, is a leading Britishdrama school in west London. Image File history File links LAMDA_building. ... Image File history File links LAMDA_building. ... Image File history File links Macowantheatre. ... Image File history File links Macowantheatre. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... A Drama School is a higher education college which specialises in the vocational teaching of drama. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of the United Kingdom and the largest city of England (strangely, England has no constitutional existence within the United Kingdom, and therefore cannot be said to have a capital). ...
Since 2003, LAMDA has occupied a building near Hammersmith, previously used by the Royal Ballet School. In addition, it owns the MacOwan Theatre, a performing space located in Kensington. The Lyric theatre is just one of the arts and entertainment venues that have made Hammersmith a worthy rival to the West End. ... The Royal Ballet School is a specialist, co-educational school in London, England. ... Kensington is an area to the west of Central London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. ...
As well as being a member of the United Kingdom's national Conservatoire for Dance and Drama, the academy's largest programs, in acting, stage management and theatre technical work, are accredited through the University of Kent. It also offers courses for directors and drama teachers. Additionally, the conservatory conducts the LAMDA examinations and medals, acting qualifications for school students. The Conservatoire for Dance and Drama is a higher education institution in the United Kingdom. ... The University of Kent is a plate glass campus university in Kent, England. ...
LAMDA's president is Timothy West and its principal is Peter James. Timothy West CBE (born October 20, 1934) is a British film, stage and television actor. ...
Alumni
Well known alumni include: An alumn (with a silent n), alum, alumnus, or alumna is a former student of a college, university, or school. ...
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