Faculty

BADA is unique among drama schools in that its faculty is drawn entirely from the professional theatre world.

It is our belief that students can most effectively learn from working with successful practitioners of the craft they are studying. All acting classes are taught by leading actors and directors of the British stage, productions are mounted by professional directors, drama criticism is taught by leading critics and producers, and so on. The effect is to dissolve the wall between the professional and the conservatory world in order to give the student a very real sense of what it is to work in the theatre, as well as to encourage the student to stretch to his or her utmost limits.

This philosophy is very much in keeping with the British theatrical tradition of passing the tools of its crafts from one generation to the next. Just as Sir John Gielgud and Dame Peggy Ashcroft, two legends of the British theatre, taught the first master classes at BADA many years ago, so too do many of the distinguished men and women who have followed in their footsteps pass the baton on to you.

For further faculty details for each program, visit the relevant program page.