HONE YOUR SKILLS AND PREPARE FOR A FULFILLING CAREER IN MUSICAL THEATRE WITH OUR ONE-YEAR POSTGRADUATE COURSE
Rigorous training will give you an in-depth understanding of the profession and equip you with the skills you need to succeed.
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Applications for MA/PG Cert Musical Theatre September 2024 entry are now open.
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The Musical Theatre Department functions as a theatre company. Our day-to-day acting, voice, speech and movement tuition is taught by current practitioners, offering a direct link to the industry, with projects and masterclasses being led by top professionals.
We have created an environment in which individuality is nurtured and diversity embraced. Opportunities to perform throughout the year are a priority, enabling students to learn by doing. Our aim is to create artists with a voracious appetite for investigation and ongoing discovery.
Recent Musical Theatre graduates have been cast in productions including Hamilton, Les Misérables, Cabaret, Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera and Tina in the West End/London, The Crucible and Hex
at the National Theatre, and The Magician’s Elephant for the RSC. Tours include Les Misérables in the UK and USA, and Aladdin, Miss Saigon, Avenue Q and The Phantom of the Opera in the UK. Television includes Mamma Mia! I Have A Dream (ITV.)
Musical Directing graduates’ recent credits include Guys and Dolls (Bridge Theatre), My Neighbour Totoro (RSC), Oliver (Leeds Playhouse), and The Lion King (UK tour.)
Scholarships and Bursaries
Many of our students are eligible for financial help in the form of a bursary or scholarship. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of merit, and bursaries are given to students based on financial need.
Scholarships for Musical Theatre include the Disney Theatrical Productions Scholarship, which was established to encourage greater ethnic and cultural diversity in the industry, and to enable outstandingly talented artists from underrepresented backgrounds to take advantage of the world-class training and opportunities the Academy has to offer.
For further information on scholarships and bursaries, including the Disney Scholarship, please see the Scholarships and Bursaries page.
This is the Hour - a celebration of the music of Claude-Michel Schönberg
@royalacadofmusic Ahead of their sold-out concert next Tuesday, a few of our Musical Theatre students share their favourite things about the Musical Theatre Company… #musicaltheatre #musicaltheatrecompany #musicaltheatretok #royalacademyofmusic #musicaltheatrestudents #musicaltheatreauditions #musicconservatoire #performingarts #musicaltheatreprogram #musicaltheatrecourse ♬ Rockin - Chris Alan Lee