Creative Arts - Performing Arts
With our BA (Hons) programmes, you will receive professional training in all elements of Musical Theatre, Acting and Fashion and Costume for Performance. It’s no secret that the College was the starting place for a string of household names, with recent famous alumni including:
Television: John Simm (Life on Mars, Sex Traffic), Vicky Entwistle (Coronation Street), Dean Lennox Kelly (Shameless, Tipping the Velvet).
Theatre: Josie Walker (Cats, The Phantom of the Opera), Glenn Carter (Les Miserables, Jesus Christ Superstar), Joanna Riding (My Fair Lady, Guys and Dolls), Dean Chisnall (Never Forget - The Take That musical).
Courses
Our experienced, energetic and extremely talented team of specialists provide some of the very best training in acting and musical theatre. Close links with production companies, directors and performers ensure highly relevant programmes and allow you to view the industry first hand.
Request our Art, Design and Performing Arts prospectus Full details on all of the courses in this section are available in our Art, Design and Performing Arts prospectus. To order a copy, Tel. 01253 504343 or email: info@blackpool.ac.uk.
Our newly refurbished Brick Workshop Theatre is the venue for an exciting and varied range of productions. If you’d like to see one of our performances, call our Booking Office on Tel. 01253 352352 ext 4411.
Our programmes are delivered by dedicated and inspiring professionals, whose experience gained working alongside top industry practitioners have allowed us to bring you a truly exciting and innovative syllabus. We will help you to develop, expand and broaden your existing skills and encourage you to embrace your unique creativity. You will gain the confidence to create your own production work, and ultimately acquire the repertoire you need to enter this profession.
The learning methods are varied and include lectures, seminars, rehearsals and tutorials. Every student will be assigned their own personal tutor, who will direct your programme of study and provide you with all the ongoing support and guidance you need to steer you towards success.
Latest Industry links
- Established links with Rose Bruford and Guildford School of Acting.
- A bespoke new theatre complex plus the chance to perform at prestigious performance venues, in front of casting agents and directors.
- Continued close involvement with outside production companies, directors and performers.
