This course runs for a semester. During this time students will delve into Musical Theatre and the journey will result in a performance. The three main disciplines of musical theatre will be studied and include acting, singing and dancing.

Students will be able to showcase their performance, which will be created by taking highlights from a particular musical such as Oklahoma, Little Shop of Horrors, The King and I or the like in one hour musical production Students will work to their strengths, whilst also having the opportunity to explore all areas of musical theatre.

Students with a passion for dancing will be able to choreograph routines and movement, whereas students with a passion for acting can develop their acting skills further through script work, as well as possibly directing peers. Students with a passion for music may focus upon their singing, instrumental arrangement or devising vocal harmonies.

This course will have a particular focus on the beginnings of Musical Theatre and look specifically at the classics

Topics include:

• Performance – Singing, Acting and Dance Technique
• Working with scripts
• Understanding the conventions of musical theatre
• Focus on a particular musical theatre production

Assessment:
The course will culminate in a mini-production that will be a shortened version of a musical production. This will be performed at the end of the semester for assessment in front of an audience.

Students will also devise a performance that uses the conventions of musical theatre from a musical of their own choosing and in the discipline of their own choosing i.e. a monologue, vocal solo, dance solo or, if students prefer, they can work in small groups.