Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance (originally called the Rose Bruford Training College of Speech and Drama) is a United Kingdom drama school, offering university-level and professional vocational training for theatre and performance and the BA and MA degrees, based in Sidcup, Greater London. Founded in 1950, Rose Bruford "pioneered the first acting degree in 1976." It is "one of the largest, most comprehensive providers of vocational degrees in theatre and related arts in Western Europe." According to Rose Bruford College's official website, it provides innovative degree courses in drama training, including degrees in performance like Acting, Actor Musicianship, and European and American Theatre Arts, plus offering courses in other practices and technoligies of theatre, such as Costume Production, Lighting Design, Lighting Control, Performance Sound, Scenic Arts, Theatre Design and Stage Management. Principal and Chief Executive, Professor Michael Earley, was formerly Chief Producer of Plays for BBC Radio Drama and has headed theatre programmes at the University of Lincoln (UK) and Yale University (US).