Advanced Actor Training

  An advanced course in actor training and musical theatre, offering training to reach professional performing standards in Year 2. This is an advanced course for applicants with relevant training. The second year of the programme is entirely production-oriented. Participants work as a performing company and are in production throughout the period of training.  

Course Open

Course Number

23

Duration

2 Years full-time

Certification

FETAC Level 6 Classical Acting ECACT.
Trinity Guildhall London Performance Exam ATCL (in Year 1)

Entry

Entry to the course is by audition /workshop and interview. A minimum of one year previous training in performance is required with experience and qualifications equivalent to the Performance – Drama Foundation Programme.

Employment

Theatre, Film & Television Acting, Teaching Drama,
Theatre-in-Education, Theatre Directing, Entertainment Industry

Number of places available

Thirty

Principal Areas of Study

Year 1
Elizabethan and Restoration

• Theatre Advanced Acting and Improvisation
• Dance, Singing, Voice
• Stage Management 
• Wardrobe Management 
• Audition Preparation 
• Musical Theatre 

Year 2
19th and 20th Century Theatre

• Naturalism and Realism 
• Brecht and Absurdist Style 
• 20th Century Developments 
• Musical Theatre 
• Solo Acting Programme

Features of the course

• Over the course of two years eight productions are staged in public venues.
• Performance students studying at all levels in the College participate in the staged musical, as performers or technicians. 
• This course is designed for committed students who wish to train and practice their craft in a fully professional environment.

Progression

Higher Education

Higher Education