Центральная Школа сценической речи и драматического искусства, Лондонский университет, MA, Music Theatre

Technique cognisance and development; music theatre contexts; adaptation; improvisation and performance; research methods and outputs; contemporary performance; music theatre repertoire; personal portfolio.

Applicants will be able to demonstrate ability in a minimum of 3 disciplines: acting; singing; movement; dance; instrumental performance; musical composition; writing for performance; choreography; degree or equivalent qualification and/or significant and appropriate professional experience, as well as relevant performing experience, and a good level of written and spoken English (IELTS 6.5); admission is by audition, interview, and submission of a 500-word piece of writing, which evaluates the candidates' working process as a performer.

The course is for performers and creators who have appropriate experience and wish to explore the gamut of music theatre in its many forms; the course combines a practical approach emphasising process and performance alongside an academic research base; it alternates between intense periods of rehearsal and production with times when the emphasis is on personal skills development or research; in addition to creating 4 performance projects students may be invited to take part in an international music theatre event which might contribute to the course work; term 1 begins with individual singing, voice, acting, performance, movement and physical skills classes alongside seminars on socio-historical perspectives of music theatre; opportunities to develop composition, writing, choreography and instrumental performance are integrated into the curriculum where required; the culmination is a devised project, in which students learn to collaborate with colleagues as a company and perform in front of an invited audience; term 2 includes a larger-scale music theatre production, explores presentation and audition techniques, and ends with a showcase for professional practitioners and specialists; these are interspersed with professional development opportunities and activities that are designed to help develop students' specialist work as a performer or creator; term 3 allows time for discussion, tutorials and evaluation processes designed to help students to prepare, execute and deliver the final written element of the course: a 12,000 word personal portfolio which combines personal research and reflection, contributing to 30 per cent of the degree.