Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama - Coleg Brenhinol Cerdd a Drama Cymru

Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama - Coleg Brenhinol Cerdd a Drama Cymru As Wales’ national conservatoire, we train actors, musicians, designers, technicians & arts managers. www.rwcmd.ac.uk
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The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama nurtures and challenges the best creative talent from across the globe, empowering excellence, firing imagination and driving innovation. As Wales’ national conservatoire and a dynamic arts centre, we train more than 900 actors, musicians, designers, technicians and arts managers from over 40 countries, training them for a sustainable career in the arts as

leaders of the next generation of artists. Based in the capital city Cardiff, our students are immersed in a live industry environment, working across drama, music and design from the moment they arrive. Our students push the boundaries of what the arts can do, collaborating and creating new work across a range of professional and community settings. As Wales’ largest producing house, the College attracts leading international artists, providing opportunities integral to students’ training and an opportunity to learn directly from some of the world's most renowned performers. The College’s events calendar encompasses over 500 public performances and exhibitions every year from classical to the contemporary, including orchestral concerts, drama, opera, puppetry and musical theatre. Our dedicated teachers have a wealth of professional and industry experience. The College collaborates with high-profile arts organisations, including BBC, Welsh National Opera and a wide range of visiting artists and directors, to ensure that the unique vocational nature of our training reflects current industry practice. Inspired by the possibilities of performance and creative diversity we champion collaboration and empower excellence in all its forms. Passion and craft entwine with experience and play to elevate, provoke, push and transform.

06/12/2025

Catch up now on BBC Radio Wales!

Singers from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama joined Lucy Owen this morning to chat about WNO's A Chorus Christmas, performing a beautiful rendition of the Plygain Carol 'Ar Gyfer Heddiw'r Bore.'

Listen to the interview here (timestamped: 09:15): https://buff.ly/0wxvMHs

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Dal i fyny nawr ar BBC Radio Cymru!

Ymunodd cantorion o Goleg Brenhinol Cerdd a Drama Cymru â Lucy Owen bore yma i sgwrsio am Corws y Nadolig WNO, gan berfformio fersiwn hyfryd o’r garol Blygein Ar Gyfer Heddiw’r Bore.

Gwrandewch ar y cyfweliad yma (amsernod: 09:15): https://buff.ly/0wxvMHs

Singers | Canwyr: Ifan Thomas, James Oakley, Josh St Quintin-Griffin.

05/12/2025

RWCMD Associate and acting graduate Alex Vlahos was here last week talking about his industry experience with our final year students - and encouraging us to use Welsh here in College:

Instead of wishing the cast good luck, you could say ‘break a leg’ / ‘torrwch goes’.

Don’t forget to come to RWCMD and try out your Welsh with us!

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Roedd Alex Vlahos, Aelod Cyswllt ac un o raddedigion actio CBCDC, yma yr wythnos ddiwethaf yn siarad gyda'n myfyrwyr blwyddyn olaf am ei brofiad yn y diwydiant - ac yn ein hannog i ddefnyddio'r Gymraeg yma yn y Coleg:

Yn lle dymuno pob lwc i'r cast, gallech ddweud 'break a leg' / ‘torrwch goes’.

Peidiwch ag anghofio dod i CBCDC a rhoi cynnig ar eich Cymraeg gyda ni

Comisiynydd y Gymraeg Welsh Language Commissioner

05/12/2025

Ali de Souza, our Head of Drama Performance shares why RWCMD is one of the UK’s best places to develop your craft.

- MFA in Directing (Theatre, Opera and Musical Theatre)
- MFA in Movement Direction
- MFA in Voice, Speech and Text Coaching
- MFA in Writing Drama

We’d love to invite you to an online introduction to the four new courses on 15th.Dec: https://www.rwcmd.ac.uk/events/study-mfa-courses-online-webinar

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Mae Ali de Souza, ein Pennaeth Perfformio Drama, yn cyfleu pam fod CBCDC yn un o'r lleoedd gorau yn y Deyrnas Unedig i ddatblygu eich crefft.

- MFA mewn Cyfarwyddo (Theatr, Opera a Theatr Gerdd)
- MFA mewn Cyfarwyddo Symudiad
- MFA mewn Hyfforddi Llais, Lleferydd a Thestun
- MFA mewn Ysgrifennu Drama

Hoffem eich gwahodd i weminar ar-lein yn cyflwyno cyrsiau newydd ar 15fed Rhagfyr: https://www.rwcmd.ac.uk/cy/events/study-mfa-courses-online-webinar

Llongyfarchiadau to our two students, Ashleigh Graham and Alana Ruddy, nominated for the Luke Westlake Scholarship 202...
04/12/2025

Llongyfarchiadau to our two students, Ashleigh Graham and Alana Ruddy, nominated for the Luke Westlake Scholarship 2025. And all the best for the final tonight at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre.

Set up by Just Add Milk (JAM) Theatre company, the scholarship supports actors from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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Llongyfarchiadau i’n myfyrwyr actio Ashleigh Graham ac Alana Ruddy, sydd wedi’u henwebu ar gyfer Ysgoloriaeth Luke Westlake 2025. A phob lwc yn y rowndiau terfynol heno yn y Lyric Hammersmith.

Wedi’i sefydlu gan gwmni theatr Just Add Milk (JAM), mae’r ysgoloriaeth yn cefnogi actorion o gefndiroedd difreintiedig.

04/12/2025

“It was the perfect place for me...”

Last month we spoke to International Baritone and alumni, Lluis Calvet i Pey, about his experience studying in the Opera School at RWCMD.

Dreaming of a career in opera? 🎭✨ The David Seligman Opera School could be your next big step.
With world-class training and opportunities to perform, it’s the perfect place begin your operatic career.

🔗 rwcmd.ac.uk/department/music/opera

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“Roedd yn lle perffaith i mi...”

Fis diwethaf wnaethon ni siarad â’r canwr opera rhyngwladol a chyn-fyfyrwyr , Lluís Calvet i Pey, am ei brofiad yn astudio yn Ysgol Opera CBCDC.

Breuddwydio am yrfa ym myd opera? 🎭✨ Efallai fydd yr Ysgol Opera David Seligman yn eich cam mawr nesaf.
Gyda hyfforddiant o’r radd flaenaf a chyfleoedd i berfformio, dyma’r lle perffaith i ddechrau eich gyrfa operatig.

🔗 rwcmd.ac.uk/department/music/opera

Starting this week! Don’t miss the moving and magical adaptation of the personal history and observations of David Coppe...
03/12/2025

Starting this week! Don’t miss the moving and magical adaptation of the personal history and observations of David Copperfield. And there’s deception, seduction and chaos in the comic masterpiece, Tartuffe, The Imposter!


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Yn dechrau’r wythnos hon! Peidiwch â cholli’r addasiad cyffrous a hudolus o hanes personol a sylwadau David Copperfield. A cheir twyll, hudo ac anhrefn yn y campwaith comig, Tartuffe, The Imposter!

03/12/2025

On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we’re highlighting our partnership with Craidd.

A partnership of five mainstream theatre companies, it aims to create long-term change in Wales’ theatre sector by improving the representation of disabled people, including Deaf, neurodivergent and learning-disabled artists.

Together, we’re working to embed inclusive practice in our artistic training to equip the next generation of creative professionals.

Find out about productions where we have integrated British Sign Language, giving performers new skills and welcoming new audiences to the College.

https://www.rwcmd.ac.uk/community/craidd

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Ar Ddiwrnod Rhyngwladol Pobl ag Anableddau, rydym yn tynnu sylw at ein partneriaeth â Craidd.

Partneriaeth o bum cwmni theatr prif ffrwd yw hon, a’i nod yw creu newid hirdymor yn sector theatr Cymru drwy wella cynrychiolaeth pobl anabl, gan gynnwys artistiaid Byddar, niwroamrywiol a rhai ag anableddau dysgu.

Gyda’n gilydd, rydym yn gweithio i ymgorffori arfer cynhwysol yn ein hyfforddiant artistig er mwyn galluogi’r genhedlaeth nesaf o weithwyr proffesiynol creadigol.

Dysgwch fwy am gynyrchiadau lle rydym wedi integreiddio Iaith Arwyddion Prydain, gan roi sgiliau newydd i berfformwyr a chroesawu cynulleidfaoedd newydd i’r Coleg.

https://www.rwcmd.ac.uk/cy/community/craidd

Last night, the Linbury Prize, the stage design world’s most prestigious award, opened its showcase at the National Thea...
02/12/2025

Last night, the Linbury Prize, the stage design world’s most prestigious award, opened its showcase at the National Theatre in London, bringing together 12 outstanding emerging designers.

Congratulations to graduates Haiyan Hester Xue and Kezi Ferguson, two of the 12 designers awarded the Linbury Prize for Stage Design 2025, continuing the College’s strong track record in nurturing new talent.
Time to add two more to the RWCMD Linbury Prize WINNER wall of fame!

Catch the exhibition at the National Theatre celebrating the next generation of theatre designers:
https://www.thelinburyprize.com/2025-prize

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Neithiwr, agorodd Gwobr Linbury, gwobr fwyaf mawreddog y byd cynllunio llwyfan, ei harddangosfa yn y National Theatre yn Llundain, gan ddod â 12 o gynllunwyr rhagorol sy’n dod i’r amlwg ynghyd.

Llongyfarchiadau i raddedigion Haiyan Hester Xue a Kezi Ferguson, dau o’r 12 cynllunydd a ddyfarnwyd Gwobr Linbury am Gynllunio Llwyfan 2025 iddynt, gan barhau â hanes cryf y Coleg o feithrin talent newydd.

Amser ychwanegu dau arall at wal enwogrwydd CBCDC ENILLYDD Gwobr Linbury!

Gallwch weld yr arddangosfa yn y National Theatre yn dathlu’r genhedlaeth nesaf o gynllunwyr theatr.
https://www.thelinburyprize.com/2025-prize

National Theatre

02/12/2025

There’s so much to like about our Fellow Matthew Rhys – and him speaking Welsh is definitely one of them!

After our video last week, we were inundated with comments about his American accent as Nile Jarvis in The Beast in Me.

For the record: Matthew is 100% Welsh and speaks it beautifully! Da iawn, Matthew.

Don’t forget to use your Welsh when you visit us, no matter your level!
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Mae cymaint i’w hoffi am ein Cymrawd Matthew Rhys – ac mae’r ffaith ei fod yn Gymro Cymraeg yn sicr yn un ohonyn nhw!

Ar ôl ein fideo yr wythnos diwethaf, cawsom ein boddi â sylwadau am ei acen Americanaidd yn chwarae rhan Nile Jarvis yn The Beast in Me.

Er mwyn i bawb gael gwybod: mae Matthew yn Gymro glân gloyw! Peidiwch ag anghofio defnyddio’ch Cymraeg pan fyddwch chi’n ymweld â ni, beth bynnag yw eich lefel!

Comisiynydd y Gymraeg Welsh Language Commissioner

01/12/2025

At RWCMD we’re encouraging everyone in our community to use Welsh in every day situations.

Our Welsh Society is here to help feel students more at ease using their Welsh around campus.

For they’ve shared some useful phrases you can try when you come and watch a show with us.

Which one is your favourite? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿❤️

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Yn CBCDC rydym yn annog pawb yn ein cymuned i ddefnyddio’r Gymraeg mewn sefyllfaoedd pob dydd.

Mae ein Cymdeithas Gymraeg yma i helpu myfyrwyr i deimlo’n fwy cyfforddus yn defnyddio eu Cymraeg o amgylch y campws.

Ar gyfer maen nhw wedi rhannu rhai ymadroddion defnyddiol y gallwch chi roi cynnig arnyn nhw pan ddewch i wylio sioe yma.

Pa un yw eich ffefryn? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿❤️

Comisiynydd y Gymraeg Welsh Language Commissioner

28/11/2025

We want to make the College a place where people feel confident speaking the Welsh language, whether they’re fluent or just starting out.

As part of , we asked our staff to share a few phrases you can try when you next visit us.

What other useful phrases do you think people should know? Comment below.👇

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Rydym am wneud y Coleg yn fan lle mae pobl yn teimlo’n hyderus yn siarad Cymraeg, boed yn rhugl neu fel dechreuwr.

Fel rhan o , gwnaethom ofyn i’n staff rannu ychydig o ymadroddion y gallwch chi roi cynnig arnyn nhw pan fyddwch yn ymweld â ni nesaf.

Pa ymadroddion defnyddiol eraill ydych chi’n meddwl y dylai pobl eu gwybod? Rhowch sylwadau isod.👇

Comisiynydd y Gymraeg Welsh Language Commissioner

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The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, the National Conservatoire of Wales, and part of the University of South Wales Group, competes alongside an international peer group of conservatoires and specialist arts colleges for the best students globally, enabling students to enter and influence the world of music, theatre and related professions. Artistic Voice - The College educates some of the most talented students from around the world, aiming to give them not just the technical and craft skills they’ll need to succeed at the top levels of the profession, but also to help them to develop their individual artistic ‘voice.’ Creative Diversity - The College’s events calendar encompasses over 300 public performances every year including orchestral concerts, recitals, drama, opera and musical theatre. The creative diversity of the college ensures a stimulating environment and broad experience for students of all disciplines. Pushing Boundaries - Our dedicated teachers have a wealth of professional and industry experience and the college collaborates with a number of high-profile arts organisations, including Welsh National Opera, BBC NOW, visiting artists and directors, to ensure that the unique vocational nature of our training programmes reflect the current practices and conditions of the professional world. The College is constantly pushing boundaries with innovative and exciting programmes of study tailored to the demands of contemporary arts and creative industries. In 2009, its 60th anniversary year, the College became the UK’s first All-Steinway Conservatoire. The focus is always on the future and we take immense pride in the world-class talent of our students.