Acting and Musical Theatre

Acting and musical theatre are disciplines rooted in the ancient human impulse to inhabit other lives, embody stories, and communicate through the body, voice, and imagination. Together they form a demanding creative and technical training that combines the interpretive depth required for dramatic acting with the vocal, physical, and musical skills of musical theatre performance. This dual focus makes graduates versatile performers, able to move across theatre, television, film, and live entertainment with the adaptability that the contemporary industry increasingly requires.

At Liverpool Hope University, this three-year, full-time degree develops your skills in performance, voice, movement, singing, and the intellectual understanding of dramatic texts and musical theatre repertoire. You will work with tutors and industry professionals to develop a practice that is both technically accomplished and creatively distinctive. The programme includes a sandwich year, giving you the opportunity to gain professional experience in a performance or production environment before you complete your degree.

Work placements are embedded in the course, building your industry connections and professional awareness, and a year abroad provides the chance to study performance in a different cultural and theatrical tradition. A typical entry tariff of 104 points means the programme welcomes students with a genuine passion and aptitude for performance alongside their formal attainment.

Graduates of acting and musical theatre programmes work in professional theatre, touring productions, film and television, cabaret, community arts, arts education, stage management, and the broader creative industries. Many develop portfolio careers that combine performing with teaching, directing, or creative producing. Postgraduate study in performance, directing, or theatre practice is a further option for those seeking to deepen their expertise or move into academic and research roles within the performing arts.