Music with Musical Theatre (Hons) University of Chichester

Overview

In your second and third years you may choose to audition for performance projects at the Alexandra Theatre, other regional theatres, and in the own campus performance spaces.

Performance projects range from large scale musical theatre with full pit orchestra set and costume to straight plays, smaller ensemble projects and dance revues. You can also develop skills in technical theatre and arts management roles by supporting performance projects.

On this course you will:

• Train in musical theatre dance, singing and stage acting.

• Target your studies to reflect your strengths.

• Develop specialist practical skills in vocal or instrumental performance.

• Have the opportunity to audition for performance projects at the Alexandra Theatre, other regional theatres and in campus performance spaces.

• Perform in a range of projects.

• Join a selection of our six orchestras, nine other large ensembles, five choirs and more than 70 small ensembles.

• Be able to take part in music performance work on campus, within the region and on regular overseas tours.

Careers 

This Music with Musical Theatre (Hons) degree at University of Chichester will give you a broad range of skills to enhance your employability after you graduate. The alumni are now working within some of the principal producing houses.

As performers, the alumni have gone into:

• West End productions 

• Major touring productions throughout Europe 

• Pit band and musical direction regionally and in the West End 

• Major cruise ships including Disney 

• UK and International small-scale touring theatre 

• ​Film and TV in both the UK and US 

• Edinburgh Festival 

• Cabaret 

• Stage managers, arts managers and producers earning prestigious contracts in the UK and around the world.