Two Year Musical Theatre Diploma
A two year course with focus on Musical Theatre, offering a qualification equivalent to 3 A-Levels, enabling progression to University or Drama School.
Course Modules & Performances
Public Performances
The application of our students' learning within performances supports evaluation and further development. Alongside their in-house productions, Musical Theatre students will perform in a contemporary play, two full musicals, a song cycle or cabaret and a physical theatre piece.
Jazz Dance
Learn and refine fundamental jazz dance techniques, focusing on rhythm, coordination, and stylistic versatility. This module encourages students to develop strength, flexibility, and performance skills through dynamic choreography and expressive movement.
Singing Techniques for Performers
Develop essential vocal techniques for performance, focusing on breath control, pitch accuracy, tone, and vocal expression. This module helps students build confidence and versatility in solo and ensemble singing across various musical styles.
Investigating Practitioners’ Work
Develop critical analysis skills and contextual understanding of how practitioners communicate themes in their work. This module encourages students to research and evaluate the methods and approaches of influential performing arts practitioners, fostering a deeper understanding of their creative processes.
Developing Skills for Performance
Enhance technical and interpretive performance skills through practical workshops and rehearsals, focusing on refining acting, movement, and vocal techniques. Students will develop discipline, versatility, and adaptability in preparation for live performance.
Group Performance Workshop
Collaborate with peers to create and perform an ensemble piece, developing teamwork, communication, and creative decision-making skills. This module emphasises the importance of collective responsibility in producing a cohesive and dynamic group performance.
Performing Arts in the Community
Plan and deliver a performance project aimed at engaging and benefiting a community audience. This module focuses on using the performing arts to address social, cultural, or educational themes, while developing skills in outreach, collaboration, and audience engagement.
Individual Performance Commission
Create and deliver a performance in response to a set commission, developing original material while honing skills in research, creative problem-solving, and performance techniques. This module encourages independence and innovation in performance practice.
Musical Theatre Techniques
Develop skills in acting, singing, and dancing to perform in musical theatre. This module focuses on integrating these disciplines seamlessly, with an emphasis on character development, acting through song, vocal expression, and choreography to deliver dynamic and engaging performances.
Employment Opportunities
Explore potential career paths in the performing arts industry by researching roles, networking with professionals, and gaining insight into the practical steps for entering the field. This module focuses on developing employability skills, from audition techniques to self-promotion and professional conduct.
Acting Styles
Study and apply a range of acting techniques and styles from different historical periods and genres. This module encourages students to experiment with various approaches to character development, physicality, and vocal work, broadening their versatility as performers.
Developing Voice for Performance
Strengthen vocal techniques to enhance clarity, projection, and expression in performance. This module focuses on breath control, articulation, and vocal flexibility, enabling students to use their voice effectively in a variety of performance contexts.
Physical Theatre Techniques
Explore the use of the body as the primary tool for storytelling in performance. This module focuses on movement-based techniques, physical expression, and the integration of physicality with dramatic intent, encouraging students to create compelling, non-verbal performances.
Final Live Performance
Produce and perform in a fully realised live performance, showcasing the culmination of skills developed throughout the course. This module emphasises professional standards in rehearsal, technical execution, and audience engagement, preparing students for the demands of the performing arts industry.
In-House Performances
Throughout their time at the college, students have many opportunities to participate in smaller on-site performances to staff and students. These range from devised group and solo pieces to audition repertoire and demonstrations as part of our personal development programme.
Student Experience
Our Facilities
Individual Learning
Student Welfare
At our brand new drama school in Islington, we have eight studios, sprung floors, mirrored walls, sound proofing and a studio theatre. Excellent learning support, including Apple imacs and macbooks, large interactive whiteboards, filming, lighting, editing & recording suites and sound equipment.
Student Welfare
Individual Learning
Student Welfare
We have an excellent and necessary balance between 'care and support' and 'challenging and developing' our young people. Alongside our social and personal development programme, we have a trained on-site wellbeing team and access to further support when needed.
Individual Learning
Individual Learning
Individual Learning
All our students have an individual learning plan. They speak regularly with a member of the team on a one-to-one basis to check on their progress and wellbeing. It is also an opportunity to set personal goals for their short and long term future to help maintain motivation and progression.
Learning Resources
Individual Learning
Individual Learning
In addition to on-site libraries of plays, musicals and theory books, students have access to Drama Library Online, and Digital Theatre plus. They can search for material for their development or forthcoming auditions, and watch full performances from the Globe, RSC and National Theatre.
Opportunities
Additional Training
Additional Training
We have opportunities for interested students wanting additional learning experiences on the technical side of our theatre productions: lighting, sound, backstage, front of house or social media marketing. We also provide a handful of placements to gain invaluable experience as teaching assistants working with children through Bodens part-time performing arts school.
Additional Training
Additional Training
Additional Training
While it is not compulsory, some free and reduced rate top up classes are available for our current students in the evening after college. Alongside an opportunity to learn additional styles such as Tap dance, these classes suit students wanting to gain further experience both on and off the stage and screen, expanding their knowledge of practitioners, playwrights and singing repertoire.
Careers
Additional Training
Careers
Our two year course, consisting of excellent training in performing arts, also offers a wealth of transferable skills. Our graduates have gone on to work as performers, producers, directors, teachers, technicians and writers. The A-Level equivalent results have enabled previous students to change direction in their education, studying Law, Medicine and Psychology at University.
Alumni
Additional Training
Careers
At Bodens College, once a student, always a student. In addition to our ongoing support and advice throughout your future, our graduates always have access to free and low cost rehearsal spaces when required, to help develop their varying careers in the arts. They also keep access to a wealth of knowledge, texts and recorded performances, should they need them at any time.