On Course: ArtsEd

Courses offered

• BA (Hons) Acting
• BA (Hons) Musical Theatre
• MA Acting
• Foundation in Acting (Cert HE Acting)
• Foundation in Musical Theatre (Cert HE Musical Theatre)
• Part-Time Foundation in Acting
• Part-Time Foundation in Musical Theatre

Course content overview

The ArtsEd BA (Hons) in Musical Theatre course is world renowned for producing graduates who are accomplished actors, singers and dancers. Graduates of our Acting degrees (BA and MA) are highly regarded for their broad skillset and individuality that enables them to compete right across the sector in theatre, film, television and radio. In 2019 and 2020, all our students were signed with an agent before graduation.

In 2019 ArtsEd was awarded TEF Gold, the highest rating from the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework, a national evaluation programme of all HE providers. Their report noted optimum levels of contact time, an inclusive learning environment, exceptionally high engagement and commitment from students, and an outstanding record of graduate success.

Fees, bursaries and other finance information

Visit ArtsEd's website to view individual course fees. Bursaries and scholarships are available for UK and EU students on our BA courses. The majority are means tested and continue throughout the three years of the course. For more details visit: www.artsed.co.uk/courses/funding-and-scholarships/

Accommodation options

Chiswick and the local areas have plenty of rental properties and most students live in shared flats and houses. In the summer before they join, incoming students are sent a list of local letting agents so that they can start looking with plenty of time before term starts.

Entry requirements

For the BA (Hons) and Foundation courses, applicants must be aged 18 or due to have turned 18 by the time the course commences.

In addition, the following qualifications are normally required:

• Passes in two subjects at A-level or a BTECHND
• Passes in three subjects at GCSE or equivalent
• Candidates whose first language is not English must provide proof of their proficiency by having either an ELTS overall score of 7 or a TOEFL score of 100 or IELTS score of 6 or equivalent.

For the MA Acting course, you must be aged 21 or over, have an undergraduate degree or the equivalent professional experience.

If an applicant comes from an unconventional background, but fulfills the other audition requirements, academic requirements may be waived. Good spoken English is a requirement for all courses.

Application method

All courses are subject to entry via an audition. Social distancing requirements have changed our usual process and the details are under constant review. We anticipate that autumn term auditions will be via self-tapes submitted online, and we hope to move to live auditions in the spring term.

Audition fees are also under review and will reflect the change in the process.

Details of the process and fees will be available on our website as soon as they are finalised.

Audition process/preparation

Whether online or in-person, ArtsEd believes it's important to give every individual the chance to fully show their potential and personality at audition. Ordinarily, the first part of the audition process is a full day experience, with the opportunity to see the school in action. Auditionees participate in skills workshops and meet current students and tutors who will welcome any questions about the course and life at ArtsEd.

While this experience cannot be recreated online, ArtsEd remains committed to providing a full and rounded audition experience where the panel really get to know the student. Full details of audition processes and requirements for all courses are on the school's website.

Regional auditions are led by ArtsEd tutors and alumni who will give an authentic insight into ArtsEd and its unique offer.

During the audition process, all candidates will be considered for the full-time one-year Foundation Course as well as the three-year degree course.

Track record

The success of ArtsEd alumni highlights the quality of their provision. They include leading choreographers, directors and producers alongside performers ranging from Dame Angela Lansbury, Nigel Harman, Danny Mac and Tuppence Middleton, to Lashana Lynch as the ‘new 007’.

Notable successes of 2019 include Jac Yarrow, who garnered excellent reviews in his debut role as Joseph in the West End production of Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat; Leo Woodall, who recently finished shooting a feature film in over twenty locations across the world; Gabrielle Creevy who won the 2019 BAFTA Cymru Best Actress award for her debut TV role in BBC Three's In My Skin and Miriam-Teak Lee, who was in the original cast of Hamilton, immediately followed by the lead role in the new West End musical, &Juliet.

Diversity

A long-time champion of diversity and equality, ArtsEd selects students on talent rather than their ability to pay. Nearly half of our BA students receive fee support, ranging from full scholarships from the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation and Leverhulme Trust, through government funded Dance and Drama Awards to bursary awards from our own funds. ArtsEd staff and students reflect their commitment to embracing the change that is needed to create equality of access and experience for all.

Contact

Visit www.artsed.co.uk, call +44 20 8987 6666, or email info@artsed.co.uk Follow on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook: @ArtsEdLondon