MUSICAL THEATRE at Canterbury Christ Church University

The Musical Theatre degree offers a practical and academic study of the context, evolution, and performativity of contemporary Musical Theatre. This is distinct from programmes which focus purely on the development of Musical Theatre performance skills, traditionally the preserve of vocational drama/performing arts school training.

Our Musical Theatre degree offers you the opportunity to express yourself as a performer in all three of the major performance disciplines of:

• dance
• singing
• acting

There are also showcase events built into the course at the end of each year.

Why Musical Theatre?

Our highly qualified and experienced tutors have real links with industry and are able to offer genuine advice and guidance on how best to develop your own personal take on the industry.

Our degree will help you perform with confidence, character and style while allowing you to explore design and management roles relating to Musical Theatre.

What will i study?

Alongside academic study of context, the performance skills of dance, singing and acting will form the focus of your study in the first year.

You will also have the opportunity to delve into the world of production arts with optional modules offering you the chance to engage in stage management, lighting and sound, and theatre design work, with a view to giving you a well-rounded Musical Theatre production experience. End of year performances will see you engage in larger events that bring together all of your developing skills and will enable to work with other students studying Music and technical elements relating to live performance.

What can i do next?

As well as being able to present yourself as a performer, you will have the potential to tackle anything from leading a community youth workshop to running a lighting desk or managing an arts company.

We equip our graduates to tackle diverse roles in a wide range of professions beyond performance including contemporary performance making, stage management, design, as well as the ability to pursue postgraduate study in a performance related field.

Our graduates will also possess a range of transferable skills gained on the course which are highly valued and sought after for work in fields other than Musical Theatre and the arts.