SUMMER MUSICAL THEATRE INTENSIVE - AUGUST 2026 - DETAILS BELOW
Our training programmes are built around real industry expectations and practical performance skills. We combine intensive coaching with production experience to help performers grow artistically and professionally.
Training includes acting, singing, and musical theatre performance, with strong emphasis on audition technique, rehearsal practice, and stage readiness. Sessions are practical, focused, and tailored to individual development needs.
Our training supports emerging performers, developing artists, and recent graduates seeking to strengthen their skills, confidence, and professional readiness.
The ETA full time pathway offers intensive training for those wishing to prepare to audition for degree training at drama school. Our one-year musical theatre training programme is designed around real industry expectations and focused audition preparation. Built from extensive professional experience, the course is structured to meet the needs of today’s performers, with students taking intensive practical training across acting, singing, and dance, with strong emphasis on performance skills and audition technique.
Classes are delivered by experienced industry practitioners, encouraging students to develop both as individual artists and as collaborative ensemble members.
The ETA weekend school offers our students a variety of part time training options. Training options include:
Acting
Musical Theatre
Dance
Singing & Musicianship
We offer a range of short courses throughout the year, including practical workshops, industry masterclasses, and audition preparation sessions. Courses are delivered in week-long, half-day, full-day, and weekend formats, providing focused training in key performance skills. Click below for details of our Summer 2026 Intensive MT Course.
We offer a weekly Musical Theatre Choir that brings singers together in a structured, training-led ensemble, developing vocal technique, musicianship and performance skills through musical theatre repertoire. This is run by a professional MD and Vocal Coach.
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