Rose Bruford College is a drama school offering professional vocational training and university-level studies to almost a 1,000 students. It is located in Sidcup, London, not far from the famous West End, on a singular campus, centred around a Grade II listed building.
Background and history
The college was founded by its namesake, Rose Bruford, who was a teacher at the Royal Academy of Music, in 1951 under the name The Rose Bruford Training College for Speech and Drama. The college burgeoned in the post-war years and in 1975 created and began offering the first UK Honours Degree in professional acting and theatre practice.
Location and accessibility
Due to its location in the capital, the college benefits from excellent transport links and is within easy reach of bus, road and train commuters.Buses 51, 160, 229, 233, 269, 286, 492 and 726 all pass within a short walk of the college grounds. Trains travel to and from Sidcup every 15 minutes and the college is a short walk north from the station. For road users the A2 is the best route to the campus and there is some parking available on-site.
What's on offer?
The college has four on-site production spaces which the students have use of, whether they are studying on the college's vocational professional programmes or if they are on one of the undergraduate/postgraduate courses. Vocational qualifications are accredited by the National Council for Drama, while the University of Manchester awards the HE programmes and courses. There is also an extensive research department within the college.