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No PrescreenAudition RequiredInterview RequiredUniversity App Required

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In-Person or Virtual

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12-24 Students

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BA Acting

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Admissions

No PrescreenAudition RequiredInterview RequiredUniversity App Required

Audition format

In-Person or Virtual

Program profile

12-24 Students

Training

•Intensive 3-year actor training at one of the UK’s leading conservatoires

•Lecoq-based movement, voice, singing, dance, and acrobatics integrated throughout

•Professional-level productions directed by industry professionals

Performance & Productions

•Public performances from first year, including Off Kilter festival (devised work)

•500+ performances annually across five purpose-built performance venues

•Cross-disciplinary collaboration with dance, music, production, and film students

Notable Alumni

•James McAvoy (X-Men, Atonement)

•David Tennant (Doctor Who, Good Omens)

•Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who, Sex Education)

•Sam Heughan (Outlander)

•Richard Madden (Bodyguard, Game of Thrones, Eternals)

•Alan Cumming (Cabaret, The Good Wife)

Professional Development

•Professional Practice modules from Year 1 — entrepreneurial skills and industry contacts

•Visiting lecturers and masterclasses from working professionals

•New York workshops with RCS Acting faculty

School Info

Snapshot

84%

Satisfaction

2025, 5 courses, n=80

100%

Grad Rate

1.3K

Enrollment

£37k

Earnings

5yr after

Costs & Aid

Home Tuition

£1,820

UK/EU students

International Tuition

£29,786

overseas students

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Program Highlights

Training

•Intensive 3-year actor training at one of the UK’s leading conservatoires

•Lecoq-based movement, voice, singing, dance, and acrobatics integrated throughout

•Professional-level productions directed by industry professionals

Performance & Productions

•Public performances from first year, including Off Kilter festival (devised work)

•500+ performances annually across five purpose-built performance venues

•Cross-disciplinary collaboration with dance, music, production, and film students

Notable Alumni

•James McAvoy (X-Men, Atonement)

•David Tennant (Doctor Who, Good Omens)

•Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who, Sex Education)

•Sam Heughan (Outlander)

•Richard Madden (Bodyguard, Game of Thrones, Eternals)

•Alan Cumming (Cabaret, The Good Wife)

Professional Development

•Professional Practice modules from Year 1 — entrepreneurial skills and industry contacts

•Visiting lecturers and masterclasses from working professionals

•New York workshops with RCS Acting faculty

Program Highlights

Training

•Intensive 3-year actor training at one of the UK’s leading conservatoires

•Lecoq-based movement, voice, singing, dance, and acrobatics integrated throughout

•Professional-level productions directed by industry professionals

Performance & Productions

•Public performances from first year, including Off Kilter festival (devised work)

•500+ performances annually across five purpose-built performance venues

•Cross-disciplinary collaboration with dance, music, production, and film students

Notable Alumni

•James McAvoy (X-Men, Atonement)

•David Tennant (Doctor Who, Good Omens)

•Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who, Sex Education)

•Sam Heughan (Outlander)

•Richard Madden (Bodyguard, Game of Thrones, Eternals)

•Alan Cumming (Cabaret, The Good Wife)

Professional Development

•Professional Practice modules from Year 1 — entrepreneurial skills and industry contacts

•Visiting lecturers and masterclasses from working professionals

•New York workshops with RCS Acting faculty

Key Info

Enrollment Term

Fall 2027

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Deadline

UCAS / UCAS Conservatoires DeadlineJan 13, 2027

International Deadline (selected programmes)Jan 30, 2027

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Cycle

Next cycle TBA

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Acceptd

Fee

Audition Assessment Fee

£55

Deadline

UK ApplicantsJan 13, 2027

International (incl. EU)Jan 30, 2027

Audition

New York Open Auditions (23-24 Jan)Jan 23, 2027

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Program Submission

These requirements are from the Fall 2026 entry cycle. Fall 2027 requirements are typically posted between August and October and usually change only slightly — confirm on the official source before submitting.

Monologues

Monologue Requirements

Two Monologues, 2 Min Each Max

•OPTION A: One contemporary (21st century preferred) + one verse (written 1550–1630)

•OPTION B: Two contemporary monologues (21st century preferred)

•Must be from published plays, performed in English

•Panel may redirect one of your pieces

Additional Materials

Headshot (Required)

•Upload via Acceptd

Questionnaire (Required)

•Complete via Acceptd portal

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Audition Requirements

Monologues

Live Monologue Requirements

Round 2 — First Recall

•Workshop-style sessions with short script (sent in advance)

•Q&A with panel and meeting with current student

Round 3 — Final Recall

•Present one new monologue (not performed in Round 1)

•30-minute audition with panel interview

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Good to Know

Application Logistics

•Apply via UCAS Conservatoires (separate from main UCAS system)

•Create Acceptd account - upload headshot and complete questionnaire

•Institution code: R58 | Programme code: W410

•No deferred entry - must reapply next year

•UK applicants: 13 January 2027

•International (including EU): 30 January 2027

•Late applications are not accepted for BA Acting

Important Notes

•UCAS application fee: £34.50

•Audition assessment fee: £55 (paid via UCAS Conservatoires, non-refundable)

•Fee waivers available for financial hardship

What's The Process

Audition Process

•All rounds are live in-person or live online - no pre-recorded video submissions

•Choose audition location: Glasgow, London, New York, or Live Online

•RCS emails round one details after UCAS and Acceptd documentation is complete

•15-minute round one audition - present two prepared monologues

•Q&A session with panel included

•Workshop-style sessions with material sent in advance

•Meet current students and Q&A with panel

•In person or live online option available

•30-minute audition: new monologue + panel interview

•Campus tour included

•Contact: usaauditions@rcs.ac.uk for USA queries

Scholarship Info

•Stage & Screen and Dance scholarships awarded for financial need and merit

•Applied for annually after receiving an offer of a place

•Audition/interview fee waivers available for financial hardship

•Various additional scholarships and bursaries — see RCS Fees & Funding page

School Info

Snapshot

84%

Satisfaction

2025, 5 courses, n=80

100%

Grad Rate

1.3K

Enrollment

£37k

Earnings

5yr after

Costs & Aid

Home Tuition

£1,820

UK/EU students

International Tuition

£29,786

overseas students

Discover Uni

Training

•Intensive 3-year actor training at one of the UK’s leading conservatoires

•Lecoq-based movement, voice, singing, dance, and acrobatics integrated throughout

•Professional-level productions directed by industry professionals

Performance & Productions

•Public performances from first year, including Off Kilter festival (devised work)

•500+ performances annually across five purpose-built performance venues

•Cross-disciplinary collaboration with dance, music, production, and film students

Notable Alumni

•James McAvoy (X-Men, Atonement)

•David Tennant (Doctor Who, Good Omens)

•Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who, Sex Education)

•Sam Heughan (Outlander)

•Richard Madden (Bodyguard, Game of Thrones, Eternals)

•Alan Cumming (Cabaret, The Good Wife)

Professional Development

•Professional Practice modules from Year 1 — entrepreneurial skills and industry contacts

•Visiting lecturers and masterclasses from working professionals

•New York workshops with RCS Acting faculty

Updated 3d ago