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Train to be a professional actor, theatre maker or performer at this leading drama school in Manchester. Explore courses, events, news and alumni stories of the School of Theatre.
- BA (Hons) Acting
Led by a team of specialist and highly experienced...
- About Us
Manchester School of Theatre at Manchester Metropolitan...
- Apply & Audition
An audition is an important part of the admissions process...
- MA/MFA Performance
Performance. MA – 1 year ( full-time), 2 years ( part-time)...
- Productions
Manchester School of Theatre productions provide a unique...
- BA (Hons) Acting
- Year 1
- Year 2
- Year 3
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In the first year of your training you will explore your voice, your body and your self. You will experience the ensemble as a tangible, meaningful presence and you will begin the rudiments of the actor’s craft, working with key principles derived in part from the work of Konstantin Stanislavsky, Uta Hagen and Michael Chekhov. You will learn how to...
In the second year of your training, you will consolidate and develop what you have learned in the first year. You will work have considerably more experience in front of the camera as well as behind the mic. You will work with heightened stakes, intense feeling and poetic speech through your Shakespeare project and you will have further classes in...
Your final year is very much about preparing for and engaging with the profession. You will work with professional directors on at least one public performance per term. You will have workshops and talks from practitioners and professionals including successful directors of stage and screen, agents, producers, casting directors, artistic directors ...
10 credits equates to 100 hours of study, which is a combination of lectures, seminars and practical sessions, and independent study. A three year degree qualification typically comprises 360 credits (120 credits per year). The exact composition of your study time and assessments for the course will vary according to your option choices and style o...
The Manchester School of Theatre (originally the Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre) is a tertiary school of theatre, drama and performance situated in the city of Manchester, founded in 1970. It is a part of Manchester Metropolitan University, and, in its work as a conservatoire, a member of the Federation of Drama Schools.
Manchester School of Theatre at Manchester Metropolitan University has an outstanding reputation for training actors with the professional skills necessary for employment in film, television, radio and stage.
An audition is an important part of the admissions process for our Acting, Drama and Contemporary Performance courses at Manchester School of Theatre. An audition is your chance to demonstrate that you have the ability to succeed on our challenging and exciting courses.
Performance. MA – 1 year ( full-time), 2 years ( part-time) MFA – 2 years ( full-time) The MA/MFA Performance is an exciting taught masters programme that offers a practical, versatile and interdisciplinary approach to performance-making and training. The programme provides students with an advanced and practical understanding of current ...
Manchester School of Theatre productions provide a unique opportunity to sample the talents of a highly skilled and versatile group of actors. Each season offers a range of theatrical and entertaining productions.
