Auditioning for Musical Theatre Programmes
Musical Theatre
This course is an exciting opportunity to experience LAMDA’s actor-led musical theatre training and to receive expert guidance in selecting, preparing and performing audition material.
You’ll take part in a full-time musical theatre timetable, giving you a taste of what life on an MT training programme is like.
This action-packed course runs for two weeks at LAMDA’s London campus in Summer 2025.
Highlights
Discover LAMDA’s new musical theatre department: a fresh approach to Musical Theatre built on 160 years of actor training.
Develop your musical theatre performance skills in a supportive, nurturing environment.
Receive bespoke 1:1 feedback from LAMDA’s industry-leading singing, dance and acting tutors.
Enhance your learning with a class trip to a West End musical.
Is this course for me?
This course is for anyone who is interested in training on a musical theatre undergraduate or postgraduate course, who would like to prepare for upcoming auditions in a supportive and collaborative environment alongside likeminded peers.
You must be 16 or over to take part in this course, and will benefit most from the course if you have some performing experience, although this does not have to be professional.
Overview
Location
In-person at LAMDA
Course Fee
£995
Application Fee
£21
Application Deadline
Friday 8 August at 3pm (BST)
Course Dates
Monday 18 – Friday 29 August 2025
From 10am - 5:30pm each day
*Excludes Bank Holiday Monday 25 August*
About the course
Auditioning for Musical Theatre Programmes is the course to kickstart your audition process and get a glimpse of what conservatoire musical theatre training involves. If you are preparing to audition for an undergraduate or postgraduate musical theatre programme, this course will equip you with the skills you need to select, prepare and perform audition material.
The course will follow a timetable typical to that of the LAMDA MA & MFA Musical Theatre programme, with morning skills classes in singing, acting and dance followed by afternoon project rehearsals with a professional creative team. The week will culminate with a mock audition and an informal sharing of your project performance.
What will I learn?
- Improve your singing technique with one-to-one coaching
- Learn how to use and take care of your voice for musical theatre performance
- Discover how to tell a story through song or text and the importance of acting in musical theatre
- Explore a range of musical theatre dance styles and skills, working towards a choreographed piece
- Put your learning into practice by taking part in a mock audition
Is this course for me?
This course is for anyone who is considering applying for a musical theatre programme, who would like to prepare for their auditions, and get a taste of what to expect on a full time MT course. The course is especially useful for anyone wanting to understand more about LAMDA’s approach to Musical Theatre training – but the course will also give you a great sense of what you can expect from training at any of the leading Musical Theatre schools.
We welcome all applicants to this course, regardless of age, and we do our best to pair and group students with others of a similar age.
LAMDA’s training places the ensemble at the centre of our teaching. We believe that by working together supportively and creatively, we can achieve excellence. This is a course for anyone who wishes to approach musical theatre as a collaborative and creative art form.
Key Information
This course is for participants aged 16+. Applicants should be comfortable working alongside other participants who are aged both under and over 18 years old.
Performance experience is required, but it does not have to be professional.
You should have a level of English that is approximately IELTS 6.0. Although English language tests aren't mandatory, we recommend that if you are a non-native English speaker without a Level 6 IELTS, then you must have the equivalent English language experience. This may be assessed via telephone call by the Admissions team.
You can apply for this course through LAMDA directly. We advise you to apply early, as places are limited.
Course fee: TBC
Application fee: £21
If you are offered a place on the course you will need to pay a deposit of 10% within five days of the date of your offer email to secure your place. You will then need to pay the remainder of the course fee within 28 days at the latest.
Please see below for information about our cancellation / refund policy:
