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Study Details: 1 year FT
Our MA Musical Theatre: Acting and Performance course is an intensive, one-year training programme designed around the key musical theatre skills of acting, singing, and dance/movement. At the heart of the course is a focus on acting skills for musical theatre both in sung and spoken text. This program is designed for performers who possess a solid background in musical theatre and are eager to move into professional careers. Whether your aspirations lie in musical theatre, contemporary theatre, other forms of acting and performance, new media, or other creative sectors, our course empowers you to navigate diverse opportunities with confidence.
Offers will be based on merit alone. Scholarships are available.
Our students come from many and diverse backgrounds and disciplines. We recognise that a diverse and global student cohort is essential to the sustainability of the theatre industry and our art forms. We also recognise that many who come to study Musical Theatre: Acting and Performance may not have had formal training or studied musical theatre in the past, but encourage all with skills and interest to apply.
You should normally have an undergraduate degree in a relevant field, (drama, theatre or performance studies), however, we consider applications from graduates of other subjects as well as candidates without a degree but who have significant prior experience. Some experience as a performer is essential. Entry is by a two-stage audition, which is used to assess the candidate’s ability to succeed on the course.
We particularly encourage applications from groups currently under-represented in higher education and the UK theatre, such as students with disabilities and Black and Global Majority students.
See our website for fees
Graduate employment includes*:
West End
Sweeney Todd (ENO), The Commitments, The Scottsboro Boys, The Book Of Mormon, The Lion King, The Colour Purple, Ghost The Musical, Legally Blonde, Chicago, The Bodyguard, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical, Exposure: The Musical, Aladdin, Phantom Of The Opera, Les Misérables, Made In Dagenham.
UK
Kiss Me Kate (Opera North and Welsh National Opera); Fiddler On The Roof (Grange Park Opera, the Proms); Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (UK tour); Love Story (Southwark Playhouse); On A Clear Day You Can See Forever (Union Theatre); Little Shop Of Horrors (tour); Blood Brothers (tour), Parade (Manchester); Dirty Dancing (tour); Singin’ In The Rain (tour); Calamity Jane (tour).
Film
Skyfall; The White King; Perfect Hunch Of An Agoraphobe; Everyone Knows.
Television
Casualty, Cuffs, One Child, (BBC); Hollyoaks, The Future Wags of Great Britain (Channel 4); The Girl’s Guide To Depravity (Cinemax, US).
Video games
Evie Frye in Assassin’s Creed Syndicate.
Theatre
The Oresteia, Measure For Measure, 946: The Amazing Story Of Adolphus Tips (Shakespeare’s Globe); Caroline Or Change, The Amen Corner, A Pacifist’s Guide To The War On Cancer (National Theatre); Feast, Been So Long (Young Vic Theatre); Porgy And Bess (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre); Posh (Duke of York’s Theatre).
*The above reflects graduates of MA Music Theatre.
The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama is a small specialist institution of the theatrical and performing arts within the University of London....
