Theatre Arts Advanced
(College)

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.