the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
/ðə ˌrɔɪəl əˌkædəmi əv drəˌmætɪk ˈɑːt/
/ðə ˌrɔɪəl əˌkædəmi əv drəˌmætɪk ˈɑːrt/
(abbreviation RADA)
- a college in central London, for training professional actors. It was established in 1904 by the actor Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, and contains the Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre and other theatres, where students perform plays.