Theatre Arts Advanced
(College)
"Great stories happen to those who can tell them." - Ira Glass
Theatre Arts Advanced
We developed the Theatre Arts courses to support aspiring young actors, musicians, and performers in reaching their full potential as creative and performing artists.
Our Advanced courses offer full-time pre-drama school or pre-music college training. Students get used to the demands of conservatoire-style tuition in a professional, performing arts-focused environment and train in their area of focus for over 20 hours per week.
Further Course Information
Our Advanced courses offer full-time pre-drama school or pre-music college training. Students get used to the demands of conservatoire-style tuition in a professional, performing arts-focused environment and train in their area of focus for over 20 hours per week.
This course is popular with students who have completed years 7-11 in traditional education environments and who are now ready to put all their energy and focus into their performing arts training.
The advanced course covers a broad and diverse curriculum and is delivered by industry professionals and specialist staff. Students can expect to complete between 12 - 15 units over the two years of study with many units resulting in both in-house and public performances.
Acting units may include:
Classical Acting
Acting for Film and TV
Physical Theatre
Contemporary Theatre
Comedy in Performance
Improvisation
Movement for Actors
Practitioner Study
Music and Singing Ensemble
Musical Theatre
Rehearsal and Production
Music Performance units may include:
Vocal Techniques
Composing Music
Music of the World
Music Theory
Songwriting
Solo Music Performance
Pop Music Theory
The Theatre Arts Advanced program leads to the completion of the RSL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative and Performing Arts, a vocational qualification worth the equivalent of 3 A-Levels.
Most Advanced students will also complete a LAMDA Grade 8 (Gold) qualification as part of their first year of training.
Advanced students can choose to take one or two optional A Level or Level 3 qualifications alongside their Theatre Arts course.
Performance:
‘Feel the fear and do it anyway’ - Susan Jeffers
Ask any of our students, what’s your favourite time at school and they’re likely to answer ‘show week’.
A usual year of public performance opportunities for a Theatre Arts Student may include:
Christmas Cabaret
Foundation, Specialised, Advanced.Main Stage Show - Musical / Play
Foundation, Specialised, Advanced.
Advanced Performance Project
Advanced.
Individual Unit Performances
Advanced.
Further Training & Careers:
Recent graduates of the Hammond Theatre Arts courses (formally Drama) have gone on to study at:
The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Mountview, American Academy of Dramatic Arts NYC, Trinity Larban, Guilford School of Acting, Rose Bruford, Fourth Monkey, The Arden, Alra, East 15, Stella Adler Studio NYC.