UNIVERSITY
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, with as many as 100 people applying for each place depending on the course you want to take. For many aspiring performers, the very first step – the audition – can be the biggest barrier of all. Drama schools typically charge around £50 to audition. What you may not realise is that many schools offer free or reduced-price auditions and run countrywide programmes to make sure they’re finding their talent wherever it lives! The Academy of Live & Recorded Arts (ALRA), which is hosting the Creative Hub 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 well as travelling to schools and colleges individually. It’s always worth the extra research to see what’s available: check out the FDS website and individual drama schools
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online; look for other accredited providers via CDMT; connect with local youth theatres where possible; and come to events like What Career Live? and What University Live?. Sites such as
getintotheatre.org also include apprenticeship routes (backstage and production positions), and organisations such as the National Youth Arts Trust exist to help talented students get the training they need. FDS chair Sean McNamara says: “The thing all drama schools want 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 who has got talent and the commitment to honing it.” For more information, you can find
representatives from FDS and ALRA in the Creative Hub at the Liverpool event to answer your questions. They will also be explaining the costs and content of drama school training at two talks during the event.
alra.co.uk federationofdramaschools.co.uk
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