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As a Stage Management & Technical Theatre student, you will learn hands-on skills and techniques that will prepare you for a career in theatre production; whether you are aspiring to become a multi-skilled theatre maker, or build specialist abilities such as rigging, prop making and sourcing, set design or show-calling. Building on core knowledge of stage management, stage technologies, lighting, and sound, the flexible course structure then enables you to tailor your learning experiences to suit your ambitions.
You will collaborate with performers from across the department to support every show that we produce and build a portfolio of work to help you progress to your next steps. We offer you an experience in our theatre and local venues that is as near to a professional experience as possible.
In addition you’ll benefit from trips to see live theatre in the West End and regional theatres to see examples of theatre practice and benefit from tours, talks and professional workshops.
Five GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including English Language.
Experience is not necessary, but enthusiasm to learn and an interest in the Performing Arts is essential.
On this course, you will study:
– Prompt book and show calling
– Creative research including period-specific work
– Coordination and project management
– Sound & lighting design
– Sound & lighting cueing systems
– Prop making and sourcing
– Scenic design & construction
– Stage managing musicals, classics and new writing
The Stage Management & Technical Theatre course offers a range of teaching approaches including lectures and practicebased workshops focused on building skills and industry practices. Play texts are interpreted and realised through projectbased learning and discovery tasks, rehearsals and performance. Assessment evidence includes a reflective and evaluative project log and portfolio of research, oral presentations, creative group work, rehearsals and technical rehearsals, and the realisation of production concepts.
The teaching environment engages students in practical and contextual learning activities supported by digital media technologies. We have access to a number of arts-based e-resources and provide students with online support materials.
To enrich the learning experience, practical work on the course is underpinned with contextual and referential teaching to encourage a knowledge base of theatre styles and practitioners and historical and contemporary influences upon the performing arts.
Our ethos is to create high quality, dynamic performance work in a positive, productive and professional environment where individuals can develop and thrive.
The College boasts a fully functioning theatre space equipped with sound and lighting technologies at professional standard. The Performing Arts department has four rehearsal rooms, a training studio space and a scenic construction and prop making workshop. Rooms are equipped with IT facilities to complement teaching sessions.
The course is continually assessed within units of study. Grades range from Pass to Merit to Distinction. Much of the written evidence, which supports your performance work, is in the form of a digital portfolio.
Students are expected to update this regularly to document your development and research. Other evidence may include presentations, essays and portfolios.
Many students following this course continue their studies at university. Other students prefer to study at an accredited Drama School. In recent years our students have gained places at LAMDA, RADA, Mountview and East 15. Many of our past students are now working in the industry.
