BA (Hons) Acting: Musical Theatre

• Train to become an accomplished actor with extensive training in singing and dancing;
• Experience a diverse and inclusive range of different performance types, putting your skills in to practice in musicals, classical and contemporary plays;
• Learn from industry professionals alongside our dedicated academic staff in a creative and empowered environment;
• Extensive industry exposure obtained through public productions and a showcase in Central London for agents and casting directors;
• Notable graduates include Ben Hardy, Hannah John-Kamen and Jack Loxton.

Alongside a complete actor training, you will learn the key disciplines of acting through song and movement to develop into a well-rounded performer who can work in musicals and other theatre-focused productions as well as film, television and radio-based performance.

This programme takes a bold approach to musical theatre training, unapologetically placing the skills and experiences of the actor at the forefront. Graduates are often in demand across a range of different performance types with West End and Broadway only some of the many performance destinations that are possible.

Undergraduate actor training at Central

Central’s undergraduate actor training provides a comprehensive grounding in all of the fundamental skills required to be a professional actor for stage, screen and other media forms. Drawing on classical and contemporary playwrights and practitioners, students develop their techniques in an inclusive environment, adopt the approaches that work best for their learning and become adaptable and well-rounded performers. The training also takes advantage of opportunities through emerging technologies such as motion capture.. Central has a rich history of training leading performers found across the creative industries in theatre, film, television and emerging digital content.

Industry-readiness is a core part of the training and all students have opportunities to showcase their skills and build extensive connections and networks that will provide a sustained career way beyond their first professional role. Agent showcases, mock auditions and showreels are just some examples of these opportunities in action, many of which take place in the final year of the course.

Central places importance on developing highly skilled performers, but just as importantly, practitioners who can collaborate effectively and also create their own work.

We place focus at our auditions and on programme on understanding the individual performer and their story; what a student can bring to the training and to the class is just as important as what they get out of it – a rich diversity of stories, experience and backgrounds makes for an inclusive, engaging and impactful training environment.