Information on UK Drama Schools
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Information Taken From: Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Website
Location:
Birmingham City Centre
Course Name:
Acting- BA (Hons)
Awarded By:
Birmingham City University
Admission Requirements:
64 UCAS points
Entry to the course is by audition only. Applicants will be required to successfully pass an initial and recall audition.
More information HERE
How to Apply:
UCAS Conservatoire
Audition Fee:
Audition Fee- £35
Please note: UCAS Conservatoire fee- £27.00
Audition Fee Waiver Y/N and Criteria:
Yes
To be considered by Royal Birmingham Conservatoire for an audition fee waiver, the applicant should:
be ordinarily resident in the UK (i.e. not just for the main purpose of education)
be applying for an undergraduate or postgraduate degree course
have an annual household income equal to or below the eligibility threshold set at £31,139.
Requests will also be considered from applicants who are leaving residential care.
Typically, applicants will be in receipt of one of the following, and should be prepared to submit evidence as proof of their household income:
Jobseekers’ allowance
Income support
Working Tax Credits, Child Tax Credit or Universal credit
Housing benefit
Personal Independence Payments (PIPs)
Full-time Carers’ allowance
Information on how to request a fee waiver can be found HERE
Travel Bursary Offered Y/N and Criteria:
-
Audition Locations:
First Round- Filmed Speeches
Recall- For the Recall Audition, you will be invited to attend an in-person audition on campus. This is most usual for home students. International applicants will be invited to a virtual live audition via Zoom (Zoom is also available for home students who cannot attend in person).
Audition Process:
For the BA (Hons) Acting course, auditioning is a two-stage process - Initial and Recall.
Once you've paid your audition fee via UCAS, you will be sent an acknowledgement communication which will also ask you to submit an online recording as a YouTube link. Please submit this 2 weeks in receipt of receiving your acknowledgement email. For the Recall Audition, you will be invited to attend a virtual audition via Zoom. This will cover all the recall audtion elements.
More information on the audition process can be found HERE
Access Information for:
-Applicants:
Like all of Birmingham City University, the School is committed to equal opportunities.
It is important that you tell us about any disability you may have. Once we are made aware of any disability we can try to support your individual needs.
If you feel additional support is required at your audition/interview, please email admissions at acting.admissions@bcu.ac.uk and also contact:
the Mental Health and Wellbeing Team at sa.wellbeing@bcu.ac.uk who support those with mental health conditions
the Disability Support Team at disability@bcu.ac.uk who support applicants and students with disabilities, medical conditions and specific learning difficulties e.g. dyslexia, ADHD etc.
Please also note; If you wish us to take dyslexia or dyspraxia into account at your recall audition, you must bring with you a copy of your assessment/report confirming the condition.
-Students:
Yes. See HERE for Disability Support and HERE for mental health and wellbeing.
Any financial support/bursaries in place for students:
Yes. See HERE
Information on Student Support Services:
Yes. See HERE
Notable Alumni:
Catherine Tyldesley, Helen George, Amy Booth-Steel, Jimi Mistry, Ery Nzaramba
See the school’s ‘Notable Alumni’ Page HERE
Application Deadline:
Main deadline date for our Acting courses is 25 January 2023, 18:00 (UK time) – please note that applications submitted after the main deadline date will still be considered for the 2023 intake