Central School of Speech and Drama
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The Central School of Speech and Drama is a prestigious London-based drama school renowned for training many prominent actors and theatre professionals.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Central School of Speech and Drama canonical | 39 |
| Royal Central School of Speech and Drama | 17 |
| New College of Speech and Drama | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2451681 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Central School of Speech and Drama Context triple: [Kristin Scott Thomas, educatedAt, Central School of Speech and Drama]
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A.
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School is a prestigious drama conservatoire in Bristol, England, renowned for training professional actors and theatre practitioners.
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B.
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art is a prestigious London drama school renowned for training many leading actors and theatre professionals.
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C.
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is one of the United Kingdom’s oldest and most prestigious drama schools, renowned for training many prominent actors for stage, film, and television.
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D.
Sylvia Young Theatre School
Sylvia Young Theatre School is a renowned London performing arts school for children and young people, known for training many successful actors, singers, and entertainers.
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E.
Rose Bruford College
Rose Bruford College is a specialist drama school and higher education institution in Sidcup, England, known for its theatre, performance, and related arts training.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Central School of Speech and Drama Target entity description: The Central School of Speech and Drama is a prestigious London-based drama school renowned for training many prominent actors and theatre professionals.
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A.
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School is a prestigious drama conservatoire in Bristol, England, renowned for training professional actors and theatre practitioners.
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B.
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art is a prestigious London drama school renowned for training many leading actors and theatre professionals.
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C.
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is one of the United Kingdom’s oldest and most prestigious drama schools, renowned for training many prominent actors for stage, film, and television.
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D.
Sylvia Young Theatre School
Sylvia Young Theatre School is a renowned London performing arts school for children and young people, known for training many successful actors, singers, and entertainers.
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E.
Rose Bruford College
Rose Bruford College is a specialist drama school and higher education institution in Sidcup, England, known for its theatre, performance, and related arts training.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama school
ⓘ
higher education institution ⓘ performing arts school ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Conservatoire for Dance and Drama
ⓘ
Federation of Drama Schools ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Central School of Speech and Drama
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surface form:
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
acting
ⓘ
applied theatre ⓘ drama ⓘ performance ⓘ theatre ⓘ theatre design ⓘ theatre directing ⓘ voice studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
industry-focused training
ⓘ
professional theatre practice ⓘ |
| formerLocation | Royal Albert Hall ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Elsie Fogerty ⓘ |
| grantsDegree |
Bachelor of Arts
ⓘ
Doctor of Philosophy ⓘ Master of Arts ⓘ |
| hasCampusType | urban campus ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor |
prestigious drama training
ⓘ
training prominent actors ⓘ training theatre professionals ⓘ |
| inception | 1906 ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
London Borough of Camden ⓘ Swiss Cottage ⓘ |
| movedTo | Swiss Cottage campus ⓘ |
| notableFor |
producing stage and screen actors
ⓘ
strong links with the theatre industry ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
postgraduate degrees
ⓘ
research degrees ⓘ undergraduate degrees ⓘ |
| partOf | University of London ⓘ |
| region | England ⓘ |
| sector | performing arts education ⓘ |
| shortName | Central ⓘ |
| specializesIn | conservatoire-style training ⓘ |
| website | https://www.cssd.ac.uk/ ⓘ |
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Referenced by (57)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
this entity surface form:
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama