Musical Theatre (Hons) Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama

Overview

Musical Theatre (Hons) at Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama equips you with physical, vocal and professional skills to meet the demands of this ever-changing industry.

Key facts

Heavily practical in nature, it prepares you for a career in musical theatre through a rigorous, expert-led training programme, enriched with performance projects and a variety of staged performances, including two fully staged productions working under professional conditions.

Guided by our experienced industry practitioners, you’ll study a comprehensive range of singing, spoken voice, dance and acting methods. You’ll also learn how to create your own original work through a collaborative and creative process – contributing, cooperating and taking responsibility for the collective realisation of a final project or performance.

To help foster exciting opportunities for future work, we organise Agent and Industry Showcases showcases for our final-year students. You’ll perform in Cardiff and London’s West End to an invited audience of industry professionals, including agents and casting directors.

With individual tuition and small group classes set in a thriving creative arts centre, you can evolve into a multi-skilled, reflective, collaborative and professional artist, possessing all the skills that pave the way for a sustainable and versatile career on the contemporary stage.