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Associated Studios is a drama school in London, offering degree and diploma courses in musical theatre. [1]

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Associated Studios were founded by Leontine Hass in 2007, then based at the Royal Academy of Music, in order to address a lack of top-level ongoing professional development and training for performers. In addition to regular classes and masterclasses in acting, singing and dance, Associated Studios also runs Professional Development Workshops for performers who are already working. Associated Studios is the only Performing Arts Academy in the UK to offer training for performers starting a career as well as industry professionals looking for ongoing professional development. [2] On graduation students are eligible for entry into Spotlight, the leading industry casting directory. [3]

Premises

In 2019 the school relocated to a 3 floored building in Kensington and Chelsea.

Musical theatre courses

The first one-year full-time Musical Theatre course started in September 2016. Other shorter, part-time courses are also offered throughout the school's academic year which are essentially only specific portions of the same full-time course. This involves such part-time students joining the full-time course at different times of the year for a shorter period and generally sharing the same classes as full-time students.

In 2020 an MA in Musical Theatre Performance course was introduced validated by the University of Wolverhampton. [4] [5] The course is aimed at performers with the potential to train for a career in Musical Theatre and offers a year of intensive, practical training in dance, singing and acting.

In 2023 Associated Studios moved their validation partner to become affiliated with University of Chichester, offering both their MA in Musical Theatre Performance, and now a 2-year accelerated BA(Hons) in Musical Theatre (Professional Performance) both of which are accredited by the University of Chichester. [6] [7]

In August 2020 it was announced that patron Jeremy Irons was gifting a bursary for a talented performer to study on the one year Diploma in Musical Theatre course. [8]

Tait John Frost Musical Theatre Bursary

The Tait Memorial Trust in collaboration with Associated Studios, London launched a new Musical Theatre award for young artists from Australia or New Zealand who wish to study Musical Theatre in June 2022. The award is funded by Australian Musical Threatre Impressario, and Tait Patron, John Frost (producer) AM [9] . The inaugural recipient in 2023 was NSW singer/dancer Cathlyn Rose-McKellar. The 2024 winner is Rebecca Rolle from Queensland [10] .

Key personnel

Patrons

Alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Associated Studios | Musical Theatre Courses in London". associatedstudios.co.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "CV & Biography".
  3. ↑ "The Associated Studios - on Spotlight".
  4. ↑ "June 2020 - Associated Studios launch a new Master's in Musical Theatre - University of Wolverhampton".
  5. ↑ "MA Musical Theatre Performance".
  6. ↑ "Associated Studios | **News Flash** BA Musical Theatre (Professional Performance) live on UCAS in January 2024". associatedstudios.co.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  7. ↑ "MA Musical Theatre Performance". associatedstudios.co.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  8. ↑ "Associated Studios on Facebook". Facebook . Archived from the original on 27 April 2022.[ user-generated source ]
  9. ↑ https://associatedstudios.co.uk/blog/tait-john-frost-musical-theatre-bursary
  10. ↑ https://www.taitmemorialtrust.org/awards-2024/
  11. ↑ "Associated Studios launch a new Master's in Musical Theatre Performance". 11 June 2020.
  12. ↑ "The Associated Studios - on Spotlight".

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