MA Acting for Stage, Screen & Radio

Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama

Course Overview

• Practical studio and rehearsal-based training in professional working conditions
• Small class sizes
• Established teaching team made up of experienced theatre professionals
• Regular opportunities to work with visiting actors and directors
• Core acting skills workshops exploring approaches to working with texts, building a character, improvisation and performing Shakespeare
• Vocal skills classes focusing on effective physical techniques for performance as well as vocal physiology, dialect and accents
• Specialist classes in singing technique, repertoire and musical theatre performance
• Movement skills classes including Alexander Technique and stage combat
• Training in the specialist techniques and requirements of acting for screen
• Roles in public performances selected from a wide and challenging repertoire
• Practical workshops to prepare students for professional auditions for theatre and TV
• Mentoring and support in the initiation, production and performance of an original piece of work
• London Performance Week
• Showcase presentations to an invited audience of agents, casting directors and potential employers in Cardiff, London and New York (for American students)