Auditions and Interviews
Audition and Interview schedules
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BA Acting Audition Schedule
Initials – On receipt of your application form and payment of application and audition fee, you will be sent a communication which will detail how to submit an online audition recording. The audition guidance can also be found here.
Recalls – If you are successful following the initial stage of audition you will be scheduled a recall audition*.
*Please note that although we anticipate the 'live' events running, due to the coronavirus pandemic we will be following the government guidelines at the time and may have to review our process. If the 'live' auditions are cancelled, a communication will be emailed to you asking for an online recording to submit the recall audition elements.
We do not advise you to book travel tickets in advance in case of the recall event being cancelled.
| Date | Course |
|---|---|
| For 2021 entry, we have decided not to run live in-person initial auditions given current concerns around social contact during the coronavirus outbreak. We hope you understand that the health and wellbeing of our visitors, students and staff is our number one priority. As an alternative to an in-person initial audition we would like you to send in an audition recording. | BA (Hons) Acting - Initials (online recordings) |
| Saturday 30th January 2021 | BA (Hons) Acting - Recalls |
| Saturday 27th February 2021 | BA (Hons) Acting - Recalls |
| Saturday 27th March 2021 | BA (Hons) Acting - Recalls |
| Saturday 24th April 2021 | BA (Hons) Acting - Recalls |
| Saturday 22nd May 2021 | BA (Hons) Acting - Recalls |
| Saturday 5th June 2021 | BA (Hons) Acting - Recalls |
Stage Management Interview Schedule
Due to the current coronavirus pandemic for the 2021/22 intake, we will be offereing you a virtual interview which will be conducted via Microsoft Teams.
On receipt of your application form, you will be sent an invitation to self-select onto one of the following virtual interview dates via your MySRS portal account.
If you are successful at interview, you will be invited to attend an Applicant Taster Day which will be held in March.
| Date | Course |
|---|---|
| Monday 4th January 2021 | BA (Hons) Stage Management - interviews |
| Tuesday 5th January 2021 | BA (Hons) Stage Management - interviews |
| Wednesday 6th January 2021 | BA (Hons) Stage Management - interviews |
| Thursday 7th January 2021 | BA (Hons) Stage Management - interviews |
| Friday 8th January 2021 | BA (Hons) Stage Management - interviews |
| Saturday 6th March 2021 | BA (Hons) Stage Management - ATD |
| Wednesday 10th March 2021 | BA (Hons) Stage Management - ATD |
Applied Theatre Interview Schedule
Dates for an Interview – On receipt of your application form, you will be sent an invitation to self-select an interview date via your MySRS portal account.
Please note that although we anticipate the 'live' events running, due to the coronavirus pandemic we will be following the government guidelines at the time and may have to review our process. If the 'live' events are cancelled, you will be invited to attend a virtual group workshop followed by an individual interview via Microsoft Teams. If the 'live' events are cancelled you will be emailed a communication with the alternative date and time for your group workshop and interview.
We do not advise you to book travel tickets in advance in case of the live interviews being cancelled.
| Date | Course |
|---|---|
| Saturday 16th January 2021 | BA (Hons) Applied Theatre - interviews |
| Saturday 30th January 2021 | BA (Hons) Applied Theatre - interviews |
| Saturday 6th February 2021 | BA (Hons) Applied Theatre - interviews |
| Saturday 20th February 2021 | BA (Hons) Applied Theatre - interviews |
| Saturday 13th March 2021 | BA (Hons) Applied Theatre - interviews |
Foundation in Acting Workshop Schedule
Dates for workshop – On receipt of your application form, you will be sent an invitation to self-select a workshop date via your MySRS portal account.
Please note that although we anticipate the 'live' events running, due to the coronavirus pandemic we will be following the government guidelines at the time and may have to review our process. If the 'live' workshop events are cancelled you will be emailed a communication with an update.
We do not advise you to book travel tickets in advance in case of the live workshops being cancelled.
| Date | Course |
|---|---|
| Saturday 30th January 2021 | Foundation in Acting - Workshop |
| Saturday 27th February 2021 | Foundation in Acting - Workshop |
| Saturday 27th March 2021 | Foundation in Acting - Workshop |
| Saturday 24th April 2021 | Foundation in Acting - Workshop |
| Saturday 22nd May 2021 | Foundation in Acting - Workshop |
MA/MFA Professional Voice Practice Interview Schedule
On receipt of your application form, it will be sent to the Course Director to review and confirm if you are recommended for an interview. You will then be emailed an invitation to attend a 'live' audition date and you will need to email admissions at acting.admissions@bcu.ac.uk with confirmation if you will be singing as part of your audition so we can book an accompanist for you.
Please note that although we anticipate the 'live' events running, due to the coronavirus pandemic, we will be following the government guidelines at the time and may have to review our process. If the 'live' events are cancelled you will be emailed a communication with an update.
| Date | Course |
|---|---|
| Auditions commence in January 2021 – TBC | MA/MFA/PGDip PVP - Auditions |
MA/PGDip Acting Audition Schedule
On receipt of your application form and payment of application and audition fee, your application will be reviewed by the MA/PGDip Course Director who will confirm if you are successful in being invited for an Initial Audition.
Initials - You will be emailed a communication which will detail how to submit an online audition recording. The audtion guidance can also be found here.
Recalls - If you are successful following the initial stage of audition you will be scheduled a recall audition.
Please note that although we anticipate the 'live' events running, due to the coronavirus pandemic we will be following the government guidelines at the time and may have to review our process. If the 'live' auditions are cancelled, a communication will be emailed to you asking for an online recording to submit the recall audition elements.
We do not advise you to book travel tickets in advance in case of the recall event being cancelled.
| Date | Course |
|---|---|
| For 2021 entry, we have decided not to run live in-person initial auditions given current concerns around social contact during the coronavirus outbreak. We hope you understand that the health and wellbeing of our visitors, students and staff is our number one priority. As an alternative to an in-person initial audition we would like you to send in an audition recording. | MA/PGDip Acting - Initals |
| Saturday 30th January 2021 | MA/PGDip Acting - Recalls |
| Saturday 27th February 2021 | MA/PGDip Acting - Recalls |
| Saturday 27th March 2021 | MA/PGDip Acting - Recalls |
| Saturday 24th April 2021 | MA/PGDip Acting - Recalls |
| Saturday 22nd May 2021 | MA/PGDip Acting - Recalls |
| Saturday 5th June 2021 | MA/PGDip Acting - Recalls |