Course details

Principal study options

During the application and audition process, you must select which instrument(s) you wish to specialise in for the duration of your course. On this course, you can choose from the following options:

Single specialism

Only one instrument is studied. It may be possible to study a further instrument formatively, but this will not contribute towards the qualification.

Instrument/specialisms

For all courses, you must select at least one specialism from the 'primary' list. For those studying primary/secondary pathways, two instruments may be selected – one from the 'primary' list and one from the 'secondary' list. Joint pathway students may select any two instruments from either list.

Modules

Introduction to Actor Training: Every module of this course is based on encouraging you to work creatively from yourself and as a collective. A series of industry professional and practitioner-led workshops and projects will help you assemble your creative and technical tool kit in Acting, Voice, Movement, Singing and Screen & Audio. Our screen training is a world player and we will provide you with individual hands-on training that will allow you to truly bring yourself to the work, and through a single lens, speak to many. This last year has changed the landscape of casting, and the machine of the industry. This includes acting on an LED Volume stage and for Motion Capture. Aside from hands-on work on scenes and screen-acting techniques, you will also review and improve your self-taping skills, learn about film making, editing and audio. New Work and Devising: This exciting module creates the space, time and targeted experiences for you to develop your own artistic voice, unapologetically and with confidence. You’ll work with inspiring and ground-breaking theatre makers of today, who will guide you through the process of a devised project with hands-on tools for writing and theatre making. You will learn how to bring your own ideas to fruition, and gain knowledge of theatrical forms and devices in a series of masterclasses. You will share your work-in-progress pieces with each other, understand more about artist-led feedback, and you will experience what it is like to create as part of an ensemble. This module culminates in an internal sharing of your solo-created pieces. Unlocking Complex Texts: In a contemporary context we question what the classics have to say in the 21st century and where the modern classics are being born in new languages and new artists. We understand that the great writers were the rebels and rule breakers of their day so we look to explore this also in our global context of spoken work artists, poets and playwrights working in heightened styles. We offer you the opportunity to explore classical text through a contemporary lens, to engage with the playfulness in complex poetic drama: rhythm and rhyme, meter and verse, rhetoric and repetition, imagery and word play, and learn what we can bring to this language to bring it to life. Lights, Music, Virtual Production and Sound: Movement and music are powerful tools that help us tell the stories we want to tell, when words just aren’t enough. Train in the most exciting forms of contemporary movement theatre and become confident in non-verbal, playful expression through sessions in movement theatre and dance.   Learn how music can work as a storytelling device, and explore your singing voice and individual musical identity in an accessible, actor-driven way. This module culminates in you telling a story as an ensemble, relying entirely on music and movement. You will also experience the basics of screen acting in a multi-platform way. Learn to love being in front of and behind the camera and acquire skills in operating new technology for film making.  You will get creative with the digital and virtual production by making your own short films and learning to operate and create performances using virtual production. Putting It All Together: You will work with a project director to create and produce a final performance piece drawing upon a chosen text. The culmination will be a Primary Schools Tour followed by a LAMDA in house sharing for family and friends and will demonstrate your skills in technical theatre, devising, producing and being an ensemble and company member.  The company will take on all the roles required to bring a show to life, from producer, dramaturg, associate director, to stage manager, writer and company manager. The play will be rehearsed and performed by you, led by an exciting creative team of industry professionals. Use your newly learned techniques to explore creating and performing a piece of theatre for a young audience.