Musical Theatre [with Placement year] BA (Hons)

**Develop as a triple-threat performer who excels at singing, acting and dancing, with our BA (Hons) Musical Theatre degree in Cambridge.**<br/><br/>As a Musical Theatre student at ARU, you’ll train with industry professionals, take part in showcases and productions from Year 1, and gain real-world experience.<br/><br/>On our BA (Hons) Musical Theatre degree you will gain skills unique to musical theatre training, specifically actor-musicianship, physical theatre, dance and choreography.<br/><br/>Your tutors will include established musical directors, artistic directors and choreographers – and you’ll learn in professional performing arts facilities including our Mumford Theatre.<br/><br/>With a buzzing creative scene, and opportunities to perform in renowned local venues, Cambridge is the perfect place to study Musical Theatre. You can even choose to study abroad for a semester, with funding on offer to help cover the cost.<br/><br/>In your first year as a Musical Theatre student, youll work on building foundational skills in ensemble singing, acting technique, and ballet and Jazz dance. This will culminate in your first musical production in the Covent Garden Theatre.<br/><br/>In year two, youll continue to develop technical skills to a more advanced level whilst preparing to take on a week of performances in a fully realised book musical in our Mumford Theatre. Alongside this, youll work through in-class performance assessments.<br/><br/>Our Musical Theatre degree features three productions and two skills showcases. Youll learn advanced audition techniques and produce your own showreel. Alongside this, youll gain confidence, emotional resilience, and the ability to work as part of a team.<br/><br/>Graduate ready for careers in musical theatre and a wide range of professions in the creative industries, the arts, and education.<br/><br/>As an ARU student, you can also get involved with the University of Cambridges Footlights comedy events as a writer, performer or member of the production team.<br/><br/>**Professional facilities**<br/>As part of your Musical Theatre studies at ARU, you’ll have access to all of our creative facilities including:<br/>- dedicated drama studio, with highly flexible black-box performance space<br/><br/><br/>- full-size on-campus professional theatre<br/><br/><br/>- large rehearsal space with audio playback facilities, piano, LED lighting rig, portable dance mirrors, gym mats and rostra/modular staging<br/><br/><br/>- Students’ Union-run dance studio<br/><br/><br/>- radio mics <br/><br/><br/>- podcast and video capture system <br/><br/><br/>**Careers**<br/>Our BA (Hons) Musical Theatre degree prepares you for a variety of roles in the performing arts, and the wider creative industries. Our wide choice of optional modules means that youll be able to specialise in a particular area, if you choose to.<br/><br/>You can work as a musical theatre performer, director, choreographer, or stage manager or you could choose to focus on technical theatre. You could also create your own company, produce new work and tour it globally.<br/><br/>You can access jobs within arts organisations and management, acting as a theatre producer or event organiser, or join theatre and companies marketing teams. You may develop as an arts journalist or critic or you could work in arts fundraising.<br/><br/>As a graduate you’ll have access to numerous job opportunities in education: primary or secondary school teacher; workshop facilitator for a various communities; school musical theatre assistant; touring schools using musical theatre to educate.<br/><br/>A growing number of roles in the health sector look at the role of drama in wellbeing. If this interests you, you can train as a dramatherapist on our MA Dramatherapy and get 20% off your fees with our Alumni Scholarship.<br/><br/>**Employability and personal career development**<br/><br/>Informed by employers, our courses support an integrated approach to employability. You’ll have opportunities to develop the skills and abilities they look for and gain a deeper understanding of how your academic learning relates to the world of work through Live Briefs and Ruskin Modules.

The team at Anglia Ruskin understand that Clearing can seem scary. But don't worry, they make it simple and will guide you every step of the way. <br/><br/>ARU students are supported at every stage of their journey, from counselling and wellbeing sessions to a money advice service.<br/><br/>Whatever your career ambitions, ARU's innovative curriculum is developed to provide you with the transferable skills and practical experience that employers are looking for. <br/><br/>ARU has been awarded Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework in recognition of their high teaching standards. ARU was also named University of the Year for 2023, reflecting their commitment to excellent education. <br/><br/>You'll have access to their careers service throughout your time at ARU, and after you graduate. They even have an in-house recruitment agency, ARU Temps, who can help you start building your CV, while also earning some extra money. They were also a finalist in the Academic Employability Awards 2025, showing the great opportunities that await ARU alumni!<br/><br/>ARU's £95m investment in the last five years means you'll get top-notch facilities: award-winning SuperLabs, financial trading rooms, TV studios, engineering labs, gaming suites, mock law courts, nursing and paramedic skills labs, and much more! ARU's Peterborough Lab building was also named building of the year at the 2025 Pineapple Awards.<br/><br/>Find out more and apply to ARU today.