If you’re applying for our BA Acting or BA Musical Theatre, you’ll need to provide an audition.
Information for September 2025 Clearing applicants
What do we look for in a Clearing audition?
BA (Hons) Acting and BA (Hons) Acting with foundation year
Please send us a video of your performance of a short piece from a published play or screenplay of no more than 1.5-2 mins long.
BA (Hons) Musical Theatre and BA (Hons) Musical Theatre with foundation year
Please send us a video of you singing one song that showcases your range and style.
See our short video below for more advice.
How does the audition process work?
Please email your work or a link to your personal portfolio website to [email protected]
Please host any videos on a video sharing site such as YouTube or Vimeo - you can set them as 'unlisted' and just send us the links. If you're unable to share your video via a video sharing site, please use a file sharing service such as Google Drive or DropBox (make sure your file is less than 1GB).
Information for September 2026 applicants
How does the undergraduate audition work?
Digital auditions
Please upload your audition to the online portal. You’ll have been sent an email from the portal with instructions of how to do this. Check your junk mail and if you still can’t find emails from us please contact: [email protected] (home applications) or [email protected] (international applications).
Please host any videos on a video sharing site such as YouTube or Vimeo - you can set them as 'unlisted' and just send us the links. If you're unable to share your video via a video sharing site, please use a file sharing service such as Google Drive, OneDrive or Drop Box (make sure your file is less than 1GB).
Important: please ensure that any links you send us can be accessed by anyone, not just the email recipient, so they can be sent on to Admissions Tutors. Please do not use WeTransfer to send your audition as the link will expire.
You’ll be asked to make and share a video self-tape of your performance of a short piece from a published play or screenplay. You should:
Record about 1.5-2 minutes maximum
Choose a piece you can identify with, reasonably close to your own experience / age, or something that you’ve been cast in or would like to play
Film it in a well-lit space, without any light sources behind you so we can see you properly - ideally your whole body, not just your head and shoulders
Avoid very big spaces with echoing acoustics – we want to hear your voice clearly