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Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts

London, England

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BA Performance

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No PrescreenAudition RequiredNo InterviewNo University App

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In-Person or Virtual

Program profile

Highly Selective12-24 Students

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Admissions

No PrescreenAudition RequiredNo InterviewNo University App

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In-Person or Virtual

Program profile

Highly Selective12-24 Students

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BA Performance

Musical Theatre

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No PrescreenAudition RequiredNo InterviewNo University App

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In-Person or Virtual

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Highly Selective12-24 Students

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BA Performance

Musical Theatre

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Admissions

No PrescreenAudition RequiredNo InterviewNo University App

Audition format

In-Person or Virtual

Program profile

Highly Selective12-24 Students

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BA Performance

Actor Musicianship

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No PrescreenAudition RequiredNo InterviewNo University App

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In-Person or Virtual

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SelectiveUnder 12 Students

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Acting

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Admissions

No PrescreenAudition RequiredNo InterviewNo University App

Audition format

In-Person or Virtual

Program profile

Selective12-24 Students

PROGRAM RECOGNITION

•UK's first specialist 3-year musical theatre training, established over 25 years ago

•Internationally renowned for quality of MT tuition

•Validated by University of East Anglia

TRAINING

•3-year intensive conservatoire training (36 weeks/year)

•Small classes with 25+ hours direct teaching per week, including 1-to-1 singing lessons

•Triple-threat training: acting, singing/musicianship, and dance/movement

•Curriculum includes Shakespeare, contemporary plays, book musicals, and devised work

NOTABLE ALUMNI

•Jack Wolfe — Hadestown (Broadway), Next To Normal (West End), WhatsOnStage Award winner

•Grace Hodgett-Young — Sunset Boulevard (West End & Broadway), Olivier Award nominee

•Ben Joyce — Jersey Boys (West End), Back To The Future (West End)

•Amy Trigg — The Little Big Things (Soho Place), Olivier Award winner

•Lauren Drew — Legally Blonde (Regent's Park), WhatsOnStage Award winner

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

•Third-year industry showcase attended by agents and casting directors

•TV showreel and recorded voice reel produced

•Industry Liaison Manager supports career preparation

Academic info

Snapshot

Offer Rate

78%

Satisfaction

100%

Grad Rate

460

Enrollment

£32k

Earnings

1yr after

Costs & Aid

Home Tuition

£15,865

UK/EU students

International Tuition

£21,305

overseas students

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Program info updated Apr 27, 5:47 PM

Program Highlights

PROGRAM RECOGNITION

•UK's first specialist 3-year musical theatre training, established over 25 years ago

•Internationally renowned for quality of MT tuition

•Validated by University of East Anglia

TRAINING

•3-year intensive conservatoire training (36 weeks/year)

•Small classes with 25+ hours direct teaching per week, including 1-to-1 singing lessons

•Triple-threat training: acting, singing/musicianship, and dance/movement

•Curriculum includes Shakespeare, contemporary plays, book musicals, and devised work

NOTABLE ALUMNI

•Jack Wolfe — Hadestown (Broadway), Next To Normal (West End), WhatsOnStage Award winner

•Grace Hodgett-Young — Sunset Boulevard (West End & Broadway), Olivier Award nominee

•Ben Joyce — Jersey Boys (West End), Back To The Future (West End)

•Amy Trigg — The Little Big Things (Soho Place), Olivier Award winner

•Lauren Drew — Legally Blonde (Regent's Park), WhatsOnStage Award winner

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

•Third-year industry showcase attended by agents and casting directors

•TV showreel and recorded voice reel produced

•Industry Liaison Manager supports career preparation

Program Highlights

PROGRAM RECOGNITION

•UK's first specialist 3-year musical theatre training, established over 25 years ago

•Internationally renowned for quality of MT tuition

•Validated by University of East Anglia

TRAINING

•3-year intensive conservatoire training (36 weeks/year)

•Small classes with 25+ hours direct teaching per week, including 1-to-1 singing lessons

•Triple-threat training: acting, singing/musicianship, and dance/movement

•Curriculum includes Shakespeare, contemporary plays, book musicals, and devised work

NOTABLE ALUMNI

•Jack Wolfe — Hadestown (Broadway), Next To Normal (West End), WhatsOnStage Award winner

•Grace Hodgett-Young — Sunset Boulevard (West End & Broadway), Olivier Award nominee

•Ben Joyce — Jersey Boys (West End), Back To The Future (West End)

•Amy Trigg — The Little Big Things (Soho Place), Olivier Award winner

•Lauren Drew — Legally Blonde (Regent's Park), WhatsOnStage Award winner

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

•Third-year industry showcase attended by agents and casting directors

•TV showreel and recorded voice reel produced

•Industry Liaison Manager supports career preparation

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Audition

RecallApr 15, 2026

Fee

Audition Fee

£50Waiver

Full waiver for Southwark residents or household income under £15k; 50% waiver for £15k–£21k

Audition Requirements

Songs

REQUIREMENTS

•Two Contrasting SONGS, 3 min each max

•Must show two contrasting vocal approaches

-One should be a more classical/legit musical theatre style

•Can both be from musicals, or one from a musical and one from any genre of your choice

•Songs must give you the opportunity to act through them

REPERTOIRE

•The Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology (6 volumes) is an excellent source — available for free download

•You may choose work from any musical

Monologues

REQUIREMENTS

•Two Contrasting MONOLOGUES, 2 min each max

•ONE PROSE SPEECH from a play written after 2000

•ONE VERSE SPEECH from a play written before 1800

-Shakespeare, Elizabethan, Jacobean, Ancient Greek, Roman, Restoration, or international equivalent

-Must be in poetic verse, not a modern prose adaptation

MATERIAL SELECTION

•Must be from published plays — not poems, novels, films, or TV scripts

•Character close to your own age

•Performed in your own accent

•You may choose a speech in any gender

Dance

DANCE CALL

•In-person: participate in a workshop learning and performing a short routine

•Online: submit a self-tape of a short dance routine and technical exercise

-Choreography and instructions sent upon application

-Routine takes limited space into consideration

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Good to Know

APPLICATION LOGISTICS

•Apply directly via Mountview's online portal

•Applications open in early autumn each year

•Early application strongly encouraged

ELIGIBILITY

•Must be aged 18 or turn 18 within the first term

•Previous academic qualifications are not essential but desirable (e.g., A-Levels, BTEC, Access to HE Diploma)

•International students must demonstrate English proficiency via SELT

IMPORTANT NOTES

•UK students may apply for Student Tuition Fee Loan (up to £6,350)

•Scholarships available via Mountview's Funding & Scholarships page

What's The Process

AUDITION EXPECTATIONS

•Mountview sees all three disciplines — singing, acting, and dance — at every audition

•In-person auditions at Mountview in Peckham, London and regional locations

•Online first-round option available for international candidates and those with exceptional circumstances

•Includes a self-taped dance routine and technical exercise

•Choreography and instructions provided upon application

Scholarship Info

SCHOLARSHIPS

•Multiple student scholarships available — 1 in 3 students received funding in 25/26

•Average award: £3,250

•Awarded based on talent, potential, and financial need

•See Mountview's Funding & Scholarships page for details

Academic info

Snapshot

Offer Rate

78%

Satisfaction

100%

Grad Rate

460

Enrollment

£32k

Earnings

1yr after

Costs & Aid

Home Tuition

£15,865

UK/EU students

International Tuition

£21,305

overseas students

View full data on Discover Uni

PROGRAM RECOGNITION

•UK's first specialist 3-year musical theatre training, established over 25 years ago

•Internationally renowned for quality of MT tuition

•Validated by University of East Anglia

TRAINING

•3-year intensive conservatoire training (36 weeks/year)

•Small classes with 25+ hours direct teaching per week, including 1-to-1 singing lessons

•Triple-threat training: acting, singing/musicianship, and dance/movement

•Curriculum includes Shakespeare, contemporary plays, book musicals, and devised work

NOTABLE ALUMNI

•Jack Wolfe — Hadestown (Broadway), Next To Normal (West End), WhatsOnStage Award winner

•Grace Hodgett-Young — Sunset Boulevard (West End & Broadway), Olivier Award nominee

•Ben Joyce — Jersey Boys (West End), Back To The Future (West End)

•Amy Trigg — The Little Big Things (Soho Place), Olivier Award winner

•Lauren Drew — Legally Blonde (Regent's Park), WhatsOnStage Award winner

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

•Third-year industry showcase attended by agents and casting directors

•TV showreel and recorded voice reel produced

•Industry Liaison Manager supports career preparation

Updated Apr 27, 5:47 PM

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