BA (HONS) MUSICAL THEATRE - TRIPLE THREAT TOP UP

*Validated by the University of West London

Refine your craft. Elevate your voice. Step into the spotlight.

Our BA (Hons) Musical Theatre Triple Threat Top-Up is a dynamic, one-year programme designed for students who have already completed a Level 5 qualification—such as a foundation degree, HND, or equivalent in musical theatre or performing arts. This final-year top-up enables you to achieve a full BA (Hons) degree while fine-tuning your readiness to launch a career in professional performance.

Built for dedicated and driven performers, the course delivers rigorous triple-threat training in acting, singing, and dance, with a strong focus on professional development, public performance, and visibility within the industry.

GAMTA - OUR PROMISE TO YOU

Maximum year group size of 35 students
Minimum 35 contact hours / training hours every week
Private 1-to-1 singing lessons every week
Triple-threat training across the three core performance disciplines: Acting, Dancing and Singing
Industry professionals teaching from West End, Broadway, TV, and Film
Commitment to the safeguarding and wellbeing of students
We only specialise in all-round Musical Theatre courses, we don't offer any other courses in another subject

OUR BA (HONS) MUSICAL THEATRE STUDENTS ARE ALSO GUARANTEED

London Showcase
Funding towards fees and living costs (*Student finance is subject to eligibility. more information can be found on our Fees page.)

Who Can Apply

Applicants must have:

A Level 5 qualification in musical theatre or a closely related discipline.
Alternatively, substantial vocational training or relevant professional experience (considered on a case-by-case basis).

What we promise you.

Your study will take place within a nurturing and positive environment where mistakes are welcomed and considered part of the learning process. You will have huge amounts of fun, work hard, perform lots and and strive for excellence; the very best you.

You will feel comfortable and safe to explore and create without fear or judgement. Throughout your training you will enjoy professional performer/masterclasses encouraging and inspiring you as well as ensuring you are industry relevant. Your learning will be the responsibility of a dedicated team of industry professionals, academics and creatives who care about you, and spend time getting to know you, You receive a huge amount of one-to-one attention. The team will be collectively and consistently responsible for your overall development. In your final year you will be introduced to agents, casting directors with a view to professional representation and a direct route to work.

This is a course for performers with career ambitions who are dedicated to a lifetime of performance.

Modules Studied

Auditioning for the Industry
Refine your audition technique through a structured three-month series of mock and live auditions. You'll work with leading industry professionals—including casting directors, agents, and producers—to sharpen your skills, receive targeted feedback, and gain confidence under authentic audition conditions.
Developing the Creative Artist
Define and express your unique artistic identity through devised performance, ensemble collaboration, and creative experimentation. This module supports you in taking risks, exploring your voice, and building versatility as a contemporary theatre-maker.
Advanced Performance Skills
Perform in fully staged musical theatre productions, directed and choreographed by working industry professionals. You’ll apply your triple-threat skills in rehearsal and performance, gaining invaluable experience of professional expectations and ensemble discipline.
Industry Preparation
Build the essential toolkit for a sustainable performance career. This includes agent networking, headshot and CV development, self-promotion, audition strategy, and business acumen tailored to the realities of the modern industry.

Your Career Starts Here

This top-up year is more than a qualification—it's your launchpad into the professional world. With focused, performance-led training and real industry engagement, you'll graduate with the confidence, experience, and connections to take the next step in your career.

AGENT SEASON AND MEETINGS

Your third year, usually January to April you will meet a variety of agents from across the UK and perform for them either via a London showcase or private audition, with a view to their representing you for work. You will be invited to meet both in person at the studios and virtually or through theatre performance.

You will perform for them and have an interview / meeting with them. You will begin to make judgments on which agency ‘feels like a good fit’ for you, skills set and and career aspirations. You may have as many as 15 meetings across the season.

PRODUCTION AND PERFORMANCE

You will perform publicly across your second and third years of study in a variety of productions from Christmas Concerts, Pantomime, Musicals, Musical Revue. cabaret and sometimes new musical theatre work by emerging writers. Our productions are fully produced by industry professionals but also take the form of black box, site specific, corporate, improvised and workshops. You will perform in number one venues such as Theatre Royal, Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall Glasgow as well as smaller venues such as ‘Platform’, ‘Cumbernauld Theatre’, ‘Eastwood Theatre’, small studio spaces, events spaces, churches indeed any space suitable for the nature of the production. The ability to adapt your performance to the space is an important skill.

This course is an intense, practical, industry level training for aspiring professionals. The work is challenging and creative, like the industry you hope to enter. At the end of the course, you will be a credible, creative artist with excellent triple threat skills with a broad knowledge of the industry and ready to work.

Subjects for study; acting methodologies / practitioners, acting from text, creating and devising, acting through song, private weekly singing lesson, jazz, ballet, commercial dance, tap, contextual studies, physical theatre, voice, ensemble singing, anatomy and physiology, music theory, sight-singing, performance styles, score interpretation, music theory, sight-reading, phonetics, repertoire class, audition preparation, industry masterclasses and introduction to agents, casting directors.

Why Choose This Course?

Industry-Driven Training: Performers are mentored by experienced professionals and introduced to current industry expectations.
Performance Opportunities: Appear in a fully staged musical production and take part in public showcases.
Agent Season: Take part in our dedicated Agent Season, meeting leading agents and casting directors directly at the chalk face of the industry.
Career-Focused Curriculum: Graduate with professional headshots, CV, showreel material, and a refined audition portfolio.

Since 2023, over 80% of our graduates have gained professional representation—a powerful testament to the effectiveness of our training and network.

As a graduate you will be a skilled, employable triple threat performer and creative artist.

Accredited by

The University of West London

GAMTA's Musical Theatre Course is accredited by the University of West London for delivery of the BA (Hons) in Musical Theatre. The University of West London is the awarding body for the BA (Hons) Musical Theatre course, taught at GAMTA.

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First Year - Level 4 (120 credits)

First year examines your core skills, stripping them back to rebuild a solid foundation. Our supportive environment enables you to develop a rudimentary understanding of each discipline where mistakes are seen as important learning tools. We spend time exploring your unique qualities as an individual and performer. You will study; acting methodologies/practitioners, acting through song, jazz, ballet, commercial, tap, physical theatre, voice, ensemble singing, private weekly singing lesson, score interpretation, anatomy and physiology, music theory, commercial, tap and performance styles. Throughout the year you will demonstrate, discuss and explain your developing skills through a variety of exercises and tasks. Your communications and ideas will be expressed using appropriate vocabulary and with an increasing level of competency. By the end of your first year of study you will have a firm grasp of the rudiments and practical skills which underpin technique. You will also explore the expectations of the professional musical theatre performer and have a stronger sense of self.

Course Fees 2026/27

We are updating this page with information for Academic Year 2026 / 27

If you require information on on late entry auditions for 2025/26, and want to know more about fees then please email: admissions@gamta.co.uk

3 year BA (Hons) Musical Theatre

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1 year BA (Hons) Musical Theatre (TOP UP)

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AUDITION FEE: FREE

Acceptance Registration Fee:

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Enrichment fee: TBC

(payable at the start of each academic year)

OTHER COSTS TO CONSIDER

Accommodation and living costs

Dance wear (a full kit list will be provided)

Books and stationery

Professional headshot (2nd Year)

Spotlight entry (3rd Year)

Cost of hiring Graduation attire or photographic / videographic services.

FUNDING YOUR COURSE

We are updating this page with information for Academic Year 2026 / 27

WHY STUDY IN GLASGOW?

HOW TO APPLY

A list of Audition dates are available on our Audition page, where you can also find out what you need to prepare

Additional Advice:

Candidates with strong practical skills and previous dance, acting, singing training or candidates who have an unconventional academic background will be considered on their own merit. Also, a proven commitment to training (RAD, ISTD, Trinity, LAMDA. NC, NPA) is helpful as well as a history of technique classes and/or performance.

Equal Opportunity:

GAMTA is committed to providing equal opportunity for all who apply. No one will be unfairly treated on the grounds of sex, ethnic origin, disability, age or religion.

Applications for 2025 entry are open!

AUDITION DATES

Friday 25th October 2024 - FULL

Friday 29th November 2024 - FULL

Friday 10th January 2025 - FULL

Friday 24th January 2025 - FULL

Friday 28th February 2025 - FULL

Friday 28th March 2025 - FULL

Friday 16th May 2025 - FULL

Friday 20th June - FULL

LATE ENTRY AUDITION DAY: FRIDAY 15th AUGUST 2025

ADVICE: It is recommended to book your audition as early as possible.

Our year groups have a maximum intake size of 35

If you have any questions about the audition requirements for BA (hons) course, please contact the Head of Admissions at admissions@gamta.co.uk

International Students: On-line/video auditions are available to international students for our full-time course. Please contact the Head of Admissions for further details at admissions@gamta.co.uk

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