| Lol NotMamaRose. At some UK drama schools, especially those with MT courses, you are allowed to take part in outside performances if organised by the college itself. This means you rehearse from say 7-11pm after your usual college day (with your year/school/staff) and do the professional stuff on top of your regular term timetable. These outside performances are usually group/medley/chorus type with a few solos given to some students by audition. They are however not guaranteed when you audition for the school, can vary hugely from year to year, etc and can sometimes by mandatory if the head of the course insists so. During my time there I took part in three such performances. One was a 2 hour show of musical medleys at a theatre in a town 2 hours from London lead by a well known UK MT performer. We only performed for 1 night but rehearsed for weeks in the evenings. We also performed a 15 min medley to the Queen at an official banquet and did various small spots at other functions. You do not get paid for these, all earnings go to your school and (apparently) your training, facilities, etc. |