Actor Musician - BA (Hons)
University of Surrey
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Stag Hill

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SEP-26

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3 Years

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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Stag Hill

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SEP-26

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What you will study: On our BA (Hons) Actor-Musician course, you’ll develop performance skills in acting, musicianship, dance, voice and singing, alongside essential critical and analytical work. In your first year, you’ll strengthen core skills in acting, dance, singing, voice and music. With classes in all disciplines and project work on storytelling, ensemble work, modern text, screen acting and musical theatre. In your second year, you’ll work on diverse texts, ranging from classical ...Read more

What you will study: On our BA (Hons) Actor-Musician course, you’ll develop performance skills in acting, musicianship, dance, voice and singing, alongside essential critical and analytical work. In your first year, you’ll strengthen core skills in acting, dance, singing, voice and music. With classes in all disciplines and project work on storytelling, ensemble work, modern text, screen acting and musical theatre. In your second year, you’ll work on diverse texts, ranging from classical theatre to musical theatre, with musicianship skills integrated within all your studies. Voice, singing, music and dance skill classes continue and broaden the technical base of your training. In your third year, you’ll work on three main projects: a play, a musical and a classical piece, alongside a showcase of your work, connecting you with casting directors and agents across the creative industries. By developing your skills as an actor-musician, you’ll be able to take advantage of the ever-growing demand for versatile professional performers who can combine superb acting ability with a high standard of musicianship. Recent graduates have worked across a range of media including exciting projects with HBO, Netflix and also have worked in a wide range of theatre from Shakespeare through to musical theatre.

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Angelina
11 Jan 25

The library is a great space with lots of online resources and printers. The laundrettes are mostly efficient and clean but are out of order sometimes but that is somewhat..Read more

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maya
09 Jan 25

Specifically as a student at the Guildford school of acting I love being able to mingle with regular uni students who aren’t part of the small GSA community. The green spaces are..Read more

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Angelina
11 Jan 25
Acting - BA (Hons)
The library is a great space with lots of online resources and printers. The laundrettes are mostly efficient and clean but are out of order sometimes but that is somewhat...
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maya
09 Jan 25
Acting - BA (Hons)
Specifically as a student at the Guildford school of acting I love being able to mingle with regular uni students who aren’t part of the small GSA community. The green spaces are...
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University of Surrey
Stag Hill Guildford Surrey GU2 7XH United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Guildford  0.3 miles away

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