Musical Theatre

You'll undertake practical modules in singing, acting, and voice training. From this technical base, you'll develop your creative processes by considering how to apply your techniques to an essential repertoire, in order to realise creative and musically intelligent interpretations of materials.

You'll also study dance technique and history, developing your theoretical and technical knowledge of a range of techniques within musical theatre. You'll explore how to break down text and scenes, create characters, and remain in the moment of action.

Performance is emphasised throughout, and you'll continue to enhance your technical and stage skills through a series of performance opportunities across a variety of genres. Our aim is that you'll graduate as a technically-skilled professional, well-versed in collaboration and personal reflection. Collaborative projects require you to work at industry standard, and within professionally recognised time frames.

Year one
You'll explore essential core skills through technical training in dance, movement, voice, singing, and acting, working as an individual and as a member of an ensemble. You'll also develop your academic writing skills in research, analysis, and critique.

Year two
In year two, you'll build on what you've already learned and move into interpretation, analysis, and performance, as a soloist and within an ensemble. You'll collaborate with industry professionals and peers in a range of workshops and performances, developing the technical understanding you'll need to kick-start your career in the musical theatre industry.

Year three
Year three focuses on performance. You'll hone your skills and knowledge, and enhance your employability as a successful performer. Collaboration with industry specialists, combined with strategically selected projects and public performances, encourages professional working relationships and the entrepreneurial capability vital for future employment.

Assessment tasks could take the form of:

• Public performances
• In-class performances of devised or published work
• Oral presentations
• Critical reflection
• Working as part of an ensemble
• Individual and group research projects.

You'll be taught through a range of activities, including lectures, workshops, seminars, skills classes, rehearsals, tutorials, work placements, theatre visits, and theatre productions.

• Acting and Voice 1
• Musical Theatre Singing 1
• Personal and Professional Development
• Ballet and Jazz Dance
• Tap and Musical Theatre Dance
• Musical Theatre History and Repertoire
• Musical Theatre Dance Skills 1
• Musical Theatre Dance Technique and History

• Acting and Voice 2
• Musical Theatre Singing 2
• Musical Theatre Dance Skills 2
• Musical Theatre Performance Processes

• Musical Theatre Independent Study
• The Professional Musical Theatre Performer
• Professional Musical Theatre Projects

BA (Hons) Musical Theatre is taught at University Centre Weston.

Please refer to UCW's website for details on teaching locations, facilities, and resources.