Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman was an English actor and director. Known for his distinctive deep, languid voice, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London and became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), performing in modern and classical theatre productions. He played the Vicomte de Valmont in the RSC stage production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses in 1985, and after the production transferred to the West End in 1986 and Broadway in 1987, he was nominated for a Tony Award.
Rickman in 2011
Rickman studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London from 1972 to 1974. He was elected to the RADA council in 1993 where he was also vice-chairman, a role he served until his death in 2016.
My Name Is Rachel Corrie—a play co-written and directed by Rickman—playing at the Playhouse Theatre, London, March 2006
Rickman at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival
The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, commonly abbreviated to RADA, is a drama school in London, England, which provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in Bloomsbury, Central London, close to the Senate House complex of the University of London, and is a founding member of the Federation of Drama Schools.
Main entrance on Gower Street, London
The sculpture above the entrance to RADA features masks which depict Tragedy (pictured) and Comedy (which appears opposite). A symbol of theatre, they are also known as Sock and Buskin.
RADA entrance sign
The RADA building on Chenies Street, London
