Talk:Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

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Contents 1 Prestigious/best/foremost etc. 2 More info? 3 LDA 4 Cleanup tag

[edit] Prestigious/best/foremost etc.

Can people stop putting up judgements of RADA's preeminence supported only by the RADA webite or associated documentation (see talk page for Central, which claims to be 'largest in Europe') - if it's true, evidence should be sourced elsewhere or it just looks like a part of RADA's admissions brochure. Many other schools could make a similar claim in the UK, let alone Tisch, Juilliard et al. Let's keep this NPOV, not prospectus. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Yoram Inger (talk • contribs) 04:16, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] More info?

I wish there could be more information added about this, because I am very interested in it. However, since I have none, and can find none, I hope that maybe someone else who knows something about the courses offered could contribute... :-D Cicadaboy 07:49, 1 July 2006 (UTC)

Just check out their webstite wannes marcelo —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.244.147.186 (talk) 21:35, August 20, 2007 (UTC)

I quite agree! I am amazed that an institution as significant as RADA has such a limited entry. Hundreds of the biggest and most well respected names in British theatre and film were educated here and this has to be the single article most in need of expansion in my wiki experience.

[edit] LDA

I'm not sure why this stuff about another drama school is there. I mean, no-one would paste Oxford's enrty into Cambridge just because Cambridge founders came from Oxford. --Duncan 03:11, 15 April 2007 (UTC)

Founded in the 1970s by Marymount College of Fordham University in the United States, and a select group of tutors from the RADA, London Drama Academy (LDA) at Fordham's London Center provides a lively, intensive, high-quality introduction to the principles of British acting and allows students to perfect their craft using practical rather than strictly theoretical approaches.

Those who attend LDA receive focused training that further develops their skills. Through semester-and year-long sessions at the London Centre LDA students take classes taught by RADA-trained, working theatre professionals—many of whom are experienced performers with the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company.

[edit] Cleanup tag

The history by date section needs to be put into proper paragraphs. If you look back at the old versions of this article, there was a properly formatted history section before, though it was very short. Beorhtric 15:05, 2 June 2007 (UTC)

Not only that, but the "timeline" is copied word for word from RADA's website. Ever wonder why Wikipedia has something of a reputation for plagiarism? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.47.242.160 (talk) 09:13, 4 June 2008 (UTC)