Primary instrument/specialism
- Drama Performance
Course summary
If you want to work as an actor and maker in the creative sector, our MFA acting programme offers an outstanding training. It will position you as an accomplished artist, with the ability to forge your own unique path in the industry. This MFA Professional Acting course is a two-year postgraduate programme for those who already have a BA or BFA degree, or comparable professional experience, and want to take the next steps to develop their talents further and become a successful, entrepreneurial, creative artist. In the two years you’ll be working mainly in small-group classes and will receive frequent, personalised feedback and support to advance your skill-set and accelerate your career. You’ll develop an informed, open, yet questioning, approach to the craft of acting. This will set you up with the skills and confidence to become an independent minded practitioner with considerable professional versatility and creativity. This masters degree in acting provides rigorous, world-class conservatoire training combined with industry-level postgraduate project work. The course is open to those from any background, but especially for those who want to shake up the ecosystem of the creative skills industry, and use their abilities to challenge the status quo and shape new landscapes for dramatic art.
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:
Main specialism
Only one specialism is studied. It may be possible to study a further instrument, 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.
How to apply
This course is closed for the 2024 academic cycle. Please contact the provider or view the 2025 courses.
*If you are an international applicant, or you are applying for a postgraduate course, or are choosing certain assessment locations, the 'on time' deadline may be later in the year - please contact the conservatoire directly.
31Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- MFAP
- Institution code:
- L04
- Campus name:
- LAMDA
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
International applicants
Applicants wishing to be auditioned in North America should apply direct to LAMDA via our website. https://www.lamda.ac.uk/all-courses/acting-directing-courses/mfa-professional-acting
Entry requirements
This MFA Professional Acting course is a two-year postgraduate programme for those who already have a BA or BFA degree, or comparable professional experience, and want to take the next steps to develop their talents further and become a successful, entrepreneurial, creative artist.
Additional entry requirements
Audition
After we have received and processed your application via UCAS [UK/International applicants], we will email you to tell you how to upload your self-tape which is the first-round audition. Direct applications to LAMDA [US Applicants], we will contact you to book you into your preferred city and date. [UK/International applicants] You will have 14 days from the date you receive the email to send LAMDA a link to your self-tape. For your self-tape you should perform two contrasting monologues from a play or script of your choice. One monologue should be a maximum of 3 minutes and one monologue a maximum of two minutes, please do not exceed this time. One of your monologues must be from the list via our link below. Your second monologue should be a contemporary speech of your choice. The LAMDA UK audition process has three potential stages. If you are successful with your self-tape you will be invited to attend an in-person workshop audition. These workshops will take place in London and some regional venues (tbc). We will tell you more about the workshops/recalls when we send you your results. You will either be invited to a second in-person workshop audition then potentially a final recall in person. An extra fee will apply for a final recall but there is no additional charge for the workshop audition. https://www.lamda.ac.uk/all-courses/how-to-apply/audition-process-ukinternational
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6.5 |
You need to be a fluent English speaker. Non-native speakers do not need to provide an English language test report when they apply as we assess English at the interviews. However, you’ll need to provide a valid IELTS test report with an overall score of 6.5 if you’re offered a place. We can only accept IELTS for UKVI.
Assessment locations
In the event of a successful assessment, applicants may be invited for a further interview prior to being made an offer.
Remote assessment recordings may be accepted in the event that you cannot attend an assessment in person.
Single specialism assessment
| Location | On-time Fee | Late Fee |
|---|---|---|
| LAMDA | £15 | £15 |
Joint principal specialism assessment
| Location | On-time Fee | Late Fee |
|---|---|---|
| LAMDA | £36 | £36 |
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £14453* | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £14453* | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £14453* | Year 1 |
| Wales | £14453* | Year 1 |
| International | £24092* | Year 1 |
*This is a provisional fee and subject to change.
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
LAMDA (London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art)
155 Talgarth Road
Kensington and Chelsea
London
W14 9DA