#rada

[modrockmocker]

Brian was very straightforward with me about being gay. We could talk about it quite openly, particularly once we got to know each other. He never hit on me at all. There was never any question of it. We lived so intimately together that there would have been one evening when he was sort of drunk and so on. It would have been in his character to do that. But we didn't really talk about that. I remember sitting in his car one night talking about a girl that he'd once sort of loved at RADA and this was his lost love. His family hadn't liked her. She'd not been up to par or something. Brian had a bit of sorrow about this. I don't know what the strength of it was but we talked a long time about that and he seemed quite sad that it had not worked out. But that was the extent of that. From then on he was just kind of openly gay and none of us minded, really.

Paul McCartney via In My Life by Debbie Geller

[eve-rickmaniac1979]

The Alan Rickman photograph was originally shared/researched by@rickmanticx(Instagram) The archival/research image on the right comes from Build Your Archive.(link) Full credits are provided because sources matter. ❤️

A small note about giving credit where it's due.

Recently, I shared a post about Alan Rickman's participation at the ASRADA (American Supporters of RADA) Fundraiser on January 30, 2011.

The photographs and the accompanying information were originally researched and shared by instagram user @rickmanticx , and I made sure to credit the original source when I shared them.

However I noticed that one of those photographs — together with the accompanying information — had been reposted elsewhere without any acknowledgment of the original source.

Sadly, this is not the first time I have come across similar situations on platforms such as Facebook, where material originally shared by fan accounts, researchers or archive pages is reposted while the original credits are removed.

This is not about claiming ownership of photographs or information. It is about respecting the time, effort and dedication behind this kind of work.

Many people in this fandom spend hours searching, identifying images, verifying dates, reconstructing events and preserving memories from Alan Rickman's career. Their contribution deserves to be acknowledged whenever their work is shared.

Sources matter. Research matters. The people behind that research matter.

If we share material that someone else has carefully researched and documented, let's make sure their work remains visible and credited.

Finally, I would like to thank all the fan accounts, researchers and archive pages who continue to dedicate their time and passion to preserving and sharing pieces of Alan Rickman's history.

Your work, often done quietly and with great care, allows the whole fandom to discover, remember and appreciate these moments. Thank you for everything you do. ❤️

♡ eve-rickmaniac1979

[eve-rickmaniac1979]

Alan Rickman at the ASRADA (American Supporters of RADA) Fundraiser — January 30, 2011 Photos: instagram/@rickmanticx except one uncropped photo sourced from instagram/ @alanrickman.dep

Caption (via @rickmanticx):

“Alan Rickman at the ASRADA (American Supporters of RADA) Fundraiser on January 30, 2011. The program of events started at 12pm with a special benefit luncheon at the home of Francine LeFrak (RADA Ambassador) and Rick Friedberg in Manhattan, followed by a 3pm performance at BAM of JOHN GABRIEL BORKMAN starring Alan Rickman and Fiona Shaw, immediately followed by a Celebrity Guest Reception with British and American RADA alumni Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Erika Slezak, Mark Rylance, Ralph Fiennes, Peter Francis James, Tara Hugo, and other RADA alums and former faculty, in addition to RADA Council Chairman Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen, RADA Artistic Director Edward Kemp, and a number of special guests including Daniel Radcliffe and Alfre Woodard.”

All credit goes to the original photographers and respective sources. Shared for archival and appreciation purposes.

[invisibleicewands]

RADA Summer Party 10/06/2026

[invisibleicewands]

Luke Thompson at RADA Summer Party 2026 at Sotheby's - 10/06/2026

[grrlmusic]

Cannelle, RADA - hypnotic

[alexandersghost]

thank god for underground music

[eve-rickmaniac1979]

A fascinating archival insight into Alan Rickman’s time at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art — originally researched and shared on Instagram (full credit below).

RADA, 1974

“The teacher Elizabeth Pursey made ‘RADA Mouths’ on standard 8mm film* which focused on the mouths of first year students. She then revisited those students at the end of their training to see how the tension around their mouths and their diction had altered. Although Acting is about instinct it is underpinned by technique and discipline, this exercise highlights that. Students mouths on this film include Imelda Staunton and Alan Rickman.

In her semi-retirement, Elizabeth continued to work at RADA, giving precise advice to students. Alan Rickman remembered one such time:

“A group of second-year students had prepared pieces by Dylan Thomas. Elizabeth stood in front of them: upright, elegant and smiling…The students were busy writing down every timeless word she said. Finally, it was their turn. As the first volunteer walked to the front….she turned and, still smiling, lobbed a grenade: ‘And just remember – it’s not about you.’” […] On the mezzanine between the first and second floor of the RADA building, there are several faded cream wooden boards marking the Bancroft Gold, Silver, Bronze and Vanbrugh Awards, the Kendal, Special and Principal’s Prize and the Liverpool Playhouse Award. The awards began in 1905 and stopped in 1985.

One of the recipients of the Bancroft Gold Award, RADA’s highest award, was Alan Rickman, who received it in 1974, the year he graduated.”

(‘RADA.aс.uk’)

* The original 8mm film have not been digitize and are stored in the RADA archive.

Full credit to the original Instagram post by @alan__rickman__ for research, text, and photo sourcing.

Preserving and sharing for appreciation. Please support the original source.