UNIVER S ITY


Studying the arts


Drama and Musical Theatre (CDMT) recruit from age 16 for their professional training diplomas, usually in dance and musical theatre. It’s true that competition for places


on drama school courses is fierce, ith as many as 100 people applying for each place depending on the course you ant to take. For many aspiring performers, the very first step  the audition  can be the biggest barrier of all. rama schools typically charge around £50 to audition. What you may not realise is that many schools offer free or reduced-price auditions and run countryide programmes to mae sure they’re finding their talent herever it lives The Academy of Live & Recorded Arts , hich is hosting the reative ub at What Career Live? and What University Live? Liverpool alongside FDS, runs professional training courses in Wigan and London and runs six other regional auditions across the country, as ell as travelling to schools and colleges individually. t’s alays orth the extra research to see hat’s available chec out the  ebsite and individual drama schools


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online; look for other accredited providers via  connect ith local youth theatres here possible and come to events lie What Career Live? and What University Live?. Sites such as getintotheatre.org also include apprenticeship routes bacstage and production positions), and organisations such as the National Youth Arts Trust exist to help talented students get the training they need.  chair ean camara says he thing all drama schools ant is the very best students and for those to be representative of the country around us as it is today. Drama school is for anyone ho has got talent and the commitment to honing it.” or more information, you can find


representatives from FDS and ALRA in the reative ub at the iverpool event to anser your uestions. hey ill also be explaining the costs and content of drama school training at to tals during the event. l


alra.co.uk federationofdramaschools.co.uk


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