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RADA

RADA

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A famous drama school in London where actors train
  • proper noun
: RADA
  • The new play features a cast of talented performers from RADA who have trained in the arts of theatre.

And I think, you know, my crossing that line has given me that USB, that kid that came out of RADA.

Examples

  • Many famous actors have graduated from RADA, including Richard Burton and Helen Mirren.

  • It's just that some of us went to RADA ...and spent years dreaming of an opportunity like this.

    Midnight in a Toy Shop (1930)

  • -You went to RADA with 20 of my friends.

    The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)

  • They're at RADA with me.

    Stage Fright (1950)

  • And I, I studied acting for two years in New York and I studied in London for a summer at RADA and sort of just went right out of school.

  • I went to RADA.

    London Boulevard (2010)

  • The joy about Gus was that he was Peter Pan incarnate, as lithe and boyish now as when they'd first met at RADA.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • She is proud to say that she studied at RADA, where she honed her acting skills.

Surface Forms

RADA main

Morphology

RADA = R + A + D + A

This is an initialism/acronym (letters stand for a multiword name); the letters do not provide a transparent morphological cue to meaning for learners unless they know the full phrase.

Etymology

RADA is a short form made from the first letters of Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, the school's full name. Each letter stands for a word, with R for 'Royal', A for 'Academy', D for 'Dramatic', and A for 'Art', so RADA is the famous drama school in London.