BA Hons in Musical Theatre

Validated by the University of East Anglia
Accredited by the National Council for Drama Training

Autumn Intake

Students are offered many opportunities to explore, develop and strengthen all the skills needed for a career in performance, not only within theatre but also in other media including television, pop, cabaret and session work.
The course reflects the demands of the contemporary professional musical theatre for highly-skilled performers able to combine Acting, Singing and Movement in their presentation of a seamless journey of character. In the training, therefore, equal emphasis is given to the disciplines of Singing, Dance, Movement, Voice and Acting to enable the performer to flow from text into song and dance with no loss of character.

In the second year students develop skills to devise and write a musical. The very first musical devised, Let Him Have Justice (1999), about Derek Bently, has been published by Samuel French Ltd, London.

Musical Theatre students also benefit from weekly one-to-one singing lessons and regular one-to-one vocal coaching sessions.

The Final Year
The third year of the course focuses on public performances, directed by experienced Theatre Directors with support from professional Musical Directors and Choreographers. Productions are presented in our own venues and other London theatres.

Showcase
In the final term students present a West End Showcase attended by Agents, Casting Directors and prominent members of the industry.

Course content

• Acting
• Approach to Text
• Improvisation
• Building a Character
• Performance Projects
• Singing
• Microphone Technique
• Song Presentation
• Music Theory
• Sight-Singing
• Dance
• Movement
• Voice
• Speech
• Sight-Reading
• Alexander Technique
• Stage Combat
• Television Technique
• Audition Technique
• Devising
• Assessment

Plus
• Specialist Workshops
• Masterclasses
• Career Development