Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art

The Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, formerly the Webber Douglas School of Singing and Dramatic Art, was a drama school, and originally a singing school, in London. It was one of the leading drama schools in Britain, and offered comprehensive training for those intending to pursue a professional performance career. During its existence, the Academy produced many established actors of stage and screen, including Angela Lansbury, Julian Fellowes, Shaun Williamson, Antony Sher, Donald Sinden, Hugh Bonneville, Minnie Driver, Amanda Root, Julia Ormond, Terence Stamp, Gregory Finnegan, Rupert Evans, Matthew Goode and John Sackville.[1]

The school was founded in London in 1926 as the Webber Douglas School of Singing, by Walter Johnstone Douglas and Amherst Webber. It was created from the singing academy founded in 1906 in Paris by Jean de Reszke.[2] By 1932, the school had added full theatrical training to its curriculum, and was renamed the Webber Douglas School of Singing and Dramatic Art.[3][4] It was located at 30 Clareville St in South Kensington.

In 2006, the academy was absorbed into the Central School of Speech and Drama. Many of the academy's past alumni have formed a theatre company dedicated to keeping the original spirit of the school alive.

In 2009 the Central School of Speech and Drama renamed its Embassy Studio the Webber Douglas Studio.

Alumni
See Alumni of the Webber Douglas Academy

Notes
  1. "Alumni of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art Topics at DuckDuckGo". duckduckgo.com.
  2. "Central and Webber Douglas to Merge." The Stage. 20 April 2004.
  3. Chambers, Colin. Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre. Continuum, 2002. p. 221.
  4. Gunn, John. Acting for You. London: Lutterworth Press, 1957. p. 145.
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