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Program Characteristics
No Prescreen
Audition Required
No Interview
In-Person or Virtual
Highly Selective
12-24 Students
No University App
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 & CURRICULUM
•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
INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS
•Third-year industry showcase attended by agents and casting directors
•TV showreel and recorded voice reel produced
•Industry Liaison Manager supports career preparation
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
Key Info
Audition Requirements
Monologues
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
Songs
TWO CONTRASTING SONGS, 3 min each max
•Must show two contrasting vocal approaches
-One should be a more classical/legit musical theatre style
-The other can be from a musical or 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
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
Wildcard / Special Skill
N/A
Good to Know
APPLICATION PROCESS
•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
FUNDING
•UK students may apply for Student Tuition Fee Loan (up to £6,185)
•Scholarships available via Mountview's Funding & Scholarships page
What's The Process
AUDITION FORMAT
•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
ONLINE AUDITION
•Includes a self-taped dance routine and technical exercise
•Choreography and instructions provided upon application
Scholarship Info
•Multiple student scholarships available
•See Mountview's Funding & Scholarships page for details
Program info updated Yesterday
Academic School Information
4%
Offer Rate
78%
Satisfaction
100%
Grad Rate
460
Enrollment
£31,500
Earnings
1yr after
Home Tuition
£15,865
UK/EU students
International Tuition
£21,305
overseas students
