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Best of both-Acting and Musical Theatre at Italia Conti

For students who are struggling to choose between two vibrant disciplines, Wyn Richards looks into the new undergraduate course at Italia Conti that brings together acting and musical theatre.

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One of the UK's leading performing arts institutions now offers a full-time three-year BA (Hons) Acting (Musical Theatre) course. Italia Conti's new course sits alongside its existing Acting and Musical Theatre courses but appeals to a different group of applicants.

‘We were seeing over 2000 people applying for our BA Musical Theatre course every year, but there were plenty who didn't really fit into that course or our Acting course,’ explains Dan Fulham, Head of School of Musical Theatre and Dance and the new course's co-leader. ‘We also often heard individuals expressing their love to be in a musical, with an equal passion to be a “straight” actor. The course was created to honour both areas credibly, providing expertise in both acting and musical theatre.’

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