About Us

LOCATION

The London School of Dramatic Art is situated in the heart of South Kensington, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, an exciting location full of art and culture with a host of theatres, cinemas, museums and galleries in the vicinity. The LSDA is also an easy distance to the West End and theatre district.

For travel details and a map go to the Contact Us page.

The Royal Court Theatre

The Royal Court Theatre, located in Sloane Square, opened in 1956 with a commitment to producing new British and international plays. The Royal Court continues its tradition of strong drama with exciting seasons. It offers special discounts to students and has a good book shop.

The Cine Lumiere

Opened by Catherine Deneuve in 1998, the Cine Lumiere is an independent cinema showing European and world films, a mix of new releases and classics, retrospectives and themed seasons. Its repertory features over 900 screenings a year. There is an adjoining library.

The Victoria and Albert Museum

A short walk from the college, the V&A is a great resource for the actor in terms of costume and period research.
The redisplay of the Theatre Collections at the V&A provides an exciting centre for the enjoyment, understanding and study of live performance.
The new gallery displays highlights from the V&A's extensive Theatre Collections and focuses on the process of performance, from the initial concept, through the design and development stages, to audiences' reactions. Arranged in three main themes - creating performance, staging performance and experiencing performance - the displays feature highlights from the Theatre Collections which include costumes, set models, stage props, original posters and playbills, theatrical prints, paintings, and photographs.
The largest of their type in the world, the Theatre Collections show the history, development and practice of the performing arts in the UK. The collections cover all the major performing arts sectors: drama, dance, opera, musical theatre, circus, rock and pop and popular entertainment. The objects range in size from stage machinery and architecture through to theatre tickets and tokens.

The Chelsea Theatre

Based in the Kings Road, this is one of London's favourite small theatres, dedicated to fostering new voices, particularly through Live Art and the community, and staging provocative productions.

The Royal Albert Hall

The Royal Albert Hall is a centre of culture in the capital, home to the annual BBC Proms, and a key venue for performances by contemporary musicians such as Coldplay, classical concerts, ballet, opera and talks.

The Troubadour

The Troubadour is a 1950's coffee house with the reputation as a centre of peace and artistic energy. It also has a club downstairs in which Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan and Paul Simon all played in the 1960's. Today, the Troubadour has a full programme of live music, poetry and comedy. It is the perfect spot to unwind with a cup of coffee and a book.

The Finborough Arms

Founded in 1980, this is one of London¨s hip venues for new writing talent. The Finborough Arms presents contemporary work and revivals, music theatre and UK premieres of foreign plays from the U.S. and Ireland.

The Serpentine Gallery

Located in Kensington Gardens, The Serpentine has gained a reputation for exciting exhibitions of modern art. It's one of the top galleries in London and within a pleasant walking distance from the LSDA.

For more information on Kensington check out the following websites:

www.south-kensington.com
www.rbkc.gov.uk/locallife/general/default.asp
www.kensington-chelsea.com/
www.mykensington.co.uk/

For lots of London information, you can try:

www.infolondon.co.uk/ www.studylondon.ac.uk www.visitlondon.co.uk