Acting & Performance
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Course: Acting & Performance Course Duration: Full Time, College Apply By: Applications are now OPEN

Acting & Performance

‘Great stories happen to those who can tell them.’

This two-year, full-time course is designed for young performers who are ready to train at the highest possible level in Years 12 & 13, preparing them for drama school and conservatoire training.

Students on this course will choose to focus their training in either Acting for Stage & Screen or Musical Theatre Performance. We have put acting and storytelling at the heart of our curriculum, with a focus on collaboration and expression, we’re paving the way for aspiring young performers to thrive in the ever-changing landscape of the performing arts industry.

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Course Information

  • This is a full-time course taught by highly experienced teachers, teaching artists and industry professionals.

    Core Curriculum:

    Collaborative Project

    Acting Technique

    Improvisation

    Voice for Actors

    Movement for Actors

    Singing Skills

    Dance Skills

    RSL Assessed Vocational Units

    Musical Theatre Pathway:

    Jazz

    Ballet

    Integrated Performance

    RSL Assessed Vocational Unit

    Stage and Screen Pathway:

    Acting for the Camera

    Devising Theatre

    Classical Theatre

    RSL Assessed Vocational Unit

    Students on the Acting and Performance course are able to opt for additional 1-2-1 vocal technique lessons.

  • Students will perform a musical theatre production and a play every year, as well as studio showcase performances.

    Student Experience

    The course will also receive Drama School Audition Coaching, Performance Opportunities, Community Outreach, Access to training at French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts in New York, Annual London Trip, Well-being Tutor, Programme Tutor.

  • Graduates of our Acting & Performance course will earn an RSL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative and Performing Arts, equivalent to 3 A-Levels and valued at up to 168 UCAS points.

    Students also gain their Grade 8 LAMDA qualification (Gold Award) as part of this course.

  • In recent years, our students have gained places at some of the world’s most prestigious and competitive drama schools and universities, including RADA, GSA, Rose Bruford, East-15, Arts Ed, The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and many more.

Alumni Quotes

“The Hammond creates opportunity for each student to find a colour palette that suits them, eventually resulting in a bold canvas of a fully formed artist."

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