Musical Theatre, BA (Hons)

Course summary

Become an adept in a variety of genres across the highest levels of the Musical Theatre industry

• Graduate as a versatile and imaginative performer, well-equipped for employment and freelance work across the industry.

• Be a "triple threat", with equally-weighted acting, singing, and dance training delivered to the highest standard.

• Study at a location that suits you; choose from one of two exceptional musical theatre schools in the UK.

Develop the essential practical and creative skills and theoretical knowledge you'll need to become a self-motivated artist in the musical theatre industry. This Musical Theatre degree is designed to help you graduate as an adept in a variety of genres, and also to prepare you for postgraduate study.Designed to train you to become a versatile, imaginative, and employable performer - a "triple threat" - this is a rigorous programme. Acting, singing, and dancing are delivered with equal weighting, and you'll gain the kinds of experience required to be an independent thinker, adaptable to the challenges of employment and freelancing.

Modules

During your first year you'll explore essential core skills through technical training in dance, movement, voice, singing, and acting, working as an individual and as a member of an ensemble. You'll also develop your academic writing skills in research, analysis, and critique. In year two, you'll build on what you've already learned and move into interpretation, analysis, and performance, as a soloist and within an ensemble. You'll collaborate with industry professionals and peers in a range of workshops and performance opportunities, developing the technical understanding you'll need to kick-start your career in the musical theatre industry. Year three focuses on performance. You'll hone your skills and knowledge, and enhance your employability as a successful performer. Collaboration with industry specialists, combined with strategically selected projects and public performances, encourages professional working relationships and the entrepreneurial capability vital for future employment.

Assessment method

You'll be taught through a range of activities including lectures, workshops, seminars, skills classes, rehearsals, tutorials, work placements, theatre visits, and theatre productions. Assessment tasks could take the form of public performances, In-class performances of devised or published work, critical reflection, working as part of an ensemble, and research projects.

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During your first year you'll explore essential core skills through technical training in dance, movement, voice, singing, and acting, working as an individual and as a member of an ensemble. You'll also develop your academic writing skills in research, analysis, and critique. In year two, you'll build on what you've already learned and move into interpretation, analysis, and performance, as a soloist and within an ensemble. You'll collaborate with industry professionals and peers in a range of workshops and performance opportunities, developing the technical understanding you'll need to kick-start your career in the musical theatre industry. Year three focuses on performance. You'll hone your skills and knowledge, and enhance your employability as a successful performer. Collaboration with industry specialists, combined with strategically selected projects and public performances, encourages professional working relationships and the entrepreneurial capability vital for future employment.