Course Modules

This module will begin by setting out the basic requirements, skills and techniques applicable to stage management. You will explore the production planning process, the nature and function of the rehearsal environment, and the roles and function of the personnel […]

The module introduces you to key skills in examining repertoire drawn from succeeding periods of musical theatre history, supporting an examination of musical structure with a parallel focus on developments in dance and drama within the genre.

This vocal development module uses technical study to explore a variety of skills particular to your individual voice with vocal teachers. The instrument is strengthened and nurtured to support stylistic and dramatic choices which are expressed in solo and ensemble

You will develop fundamental skills in theatre performance, connection to and understanding of self, truthfulness and character. You will achieve this through acting exercises and techniques, for example, Stanislavski, Meisner, improvisation as well as through narrative and script work as

You will be taught by professional dancers and choreographers and receive training in jazz, contemporary, ballet, and tap, with daily technique and body conditioning sessions. You will be placed into a class that reflects your ability. This module supports one

This module will assess your current repertoire and you will begin to explore new work under the direction of individual vocal specialist teachers and in singing masterclass sessions. You will have a dedicated teacher who will look after your technical

This class will develop your acting effectiveness within a performing group, under the direction of specialist acting tutors. It will improve your confidence in ensemble performance and you will learn how to sustain energy through text and how to interpret

The module will review the ever increasing range of fundraising practices used to attract and retain individual donors to fundraising programmes that seek multiple low-level donations, from collection tins to legacies. You will consider the history of multiple low-level gift

You will explore the importance of observing and contrasting screen acting technique and styles through lectures and screenings, and will be expected to articulate the context of performances in group discussion.

You will explore contemporary and recent examples of musical theatre, with a particular focus on transferring that knowledge into a practical community based project, culminating in the students working both on and off campus with children from local schools.