Musical Theatre, BA (Hons), University of Portsmouth

the United Kingdom

Study options for this course

The award	How you will study	Study duration	Course start	Domestic course fees	International course fees
BA (Hons)	Full-time, Sandwich	3 - 4 years	September	-	-

About Musical Theatre, BA (Hons) - at University of Portsmouth

Overview

Musical theatre is one of the most popular forms of entertainment. For over a century, it’s helped us to understand how the world works, generating stories of hope and optimism while considering the challenging issues at the heart of being human.

Develop vital stagecraft skills in movement, voice, acting, and devising on our Musical Theatre degree course and explore contemporary approaches to music and theatre. You’ll immerse yourself in all forms of practice, create new musicals, stage a full production in your first and final year, and produce a professional showreel for use in the industry.

You'll also examine musical theatre's significance in popular culture and society, exploring themes such as the representation of race, gender and politics on the local and global stage, and gain vital transferable skills for all kinds of career opportunities after you graduate.

Along the way, you’ll use specialist facilities, collaborate with students on other creative courses, work with professional composers, writers, and directors, and perform in many fantastic locations – in Portsmouth and beyond. You’ll also have access to cutting-edge facilities including CCIXR (our Centre for Creative and Immersive Extended Reality), 3D studios, and the Open Access Suite to support and enhance your creative practice.

Course highlights

Enhance your creative collaboration by working alongside peers and new writers to create shows
Boost your professional profile by developing a showreel to perform in front of agents, producers, and casting directors as part of your final-year career preparations
Develop career-enhancing skills in mixed- and multi-media arts, including live and virtual practices
Gain valuable industry experience by taking an optional placement
Take advantage of pioneering research by studying at the home of Studies in Musical Theatre – the UK’s only international academic journal dedicated to musical theatre
Get current professional insight by attending guest lectures from leading actors, producers, and authors – past guests include actor Sheila Hancock, Randy Adams (Tony award-winning producer of Memphis the Musical), Lyn Darnley (former Head of Voice and Text, Royal Shakespeare Company), and Ken Cerniglia (Hadestown dramaturg and Disney Theatricals’ literary director)
Benefit from our exciting partnership with Laine Theatre Arts, gaining access to additional performance opportunities, specialist facilities, and valuable industry networking to enhance your training and career prospects.

Careers and opportunities

After this course, you'll have skills in production, technical theatre, stage management, directing, choreography, and other creative fields that can be applied to a variety of careers within and outside the theatre industry.

You can also start your own company, pursue a postgraduate degree, and engage in research.

Graduate areas

Past graduates have gone on to careers in areas including: