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    MFA Full-time: 2 years

Course Description

As a musical theatre performer, you will be passionate and creative, and able to form a deep connection with your story, character and audience.

Guildford School of Acting (GSA) is one of the most highly regarded musical theatre schools in the world, and our two-year MFA in Musical Theatre will provide you with the very best conservatoire training in a top UK university environment.

Building on our international reputation in musical theatre, this is the only two-year postgraduate programme in Europe is unique in the way it combines training to enhance your skills with professional opportunities and chances to launch your career.

You will be taught by academics who have extensive industry links and who bring their connections into the classroom. Our staff are active in the performing arts industry and balance their performing commitments with their teaching duties.

Successful entry onto GSA’s MFA Musical Theatre means you’ll be part of a carefully selected and committed ensemble of performers-in-training, equipped with the self-discipline and motivation to master new skills and refine existing capabilities.

Entry Requirements

A minimum of a 2:2 UK honours degree, or a recognised equivalent international qualification.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

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Student Destinations

GSA has an excellent reputation as a conservatoire, and graduates are sought for a variety of roles in the performing arts, as performers, creatives and as production staff. We consistently nurture students to become highly employable and resilient graduates, with a sophisticated toolkit of transferable skills, and the Graduate Outcomes 2023, HESA showed that 97 per cent of our Guildford School of Acting postgraduate students go on to employment or further study.

GSA offers careers advice throughout your study course and fully supports students with their first steps into the profession. We strive to ensure that our graduates develop the skills to help them enter the profession industry-ready.

Module Details

YEAR 1

  • MUSICAL THEATRE PRACTICE: 1 Compulsory 1
  • PUBLIC PERFORMANCE Compulsory 2
  • ACTING TECHNIQUES Compulsory Year-long
  • DANCE TECHNIQUES Compulsory Year-long
  • MUSICAL THEATRE PRACTICE: 2 Compulsory Year-long
  • VOCAL TECHNIQUES Compulsory Year-long

YEAR 2

  • PEDAGOGIES Compulsory 1
  • PUBLIC PERFORMANCE 2 – COLLABORATIVE ENSEMBLE Compulsory 1
  • ADVANCED SKILLS TECHNIQUES Compulsory Year-long
  • PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE Compulsory Year-long
  • PUBLIC PERFORMANCE 3 – NEW MUSICAL Compulsory Year-long

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