<p>I’m a southern californian, and am really interested in going far, far away. So when I heard about the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, I immediatley was interested. Their musical theater program sounds incredible, but it seems extremly compedative. What the site said was that you had to go to London to audition (a 2 day workshop setting, in which cuts were done throughout), and that if you made it through all of that, you have to go again for another final callback. Thats very expensive, and with college tuition looming over my parents heads, they arent too happy with the thought of shelling out the money just to go over there for the school. So, my question is: does anyone know if they do auditions here, like RADA does? and if they dont, is it worth it to go there? Is there a good chance I’ll get in (it doesnt seem like it)? Are there any stats available on admission, becuase I havent been able to find any. This school sounds perfect for me: cheap, in a big city, an incredible program, and far away from where I am. I just dont think I can make it over there… so any info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.</p>
<p>I can’t really answer your question about undergrad MT at this school, but a friend’s son (who I’ve known for a few years since he did a show with my daughter) just finished his Master’s in Classical Acting. The nice thing about this program is that you can get your master’s in only one year. It was a bit of a strain as far as cost but they reported a very wonderful experience, and not such a bad value when you consider how quickly you can get a graduate degree. My daughter is only 15 but adores British comedies and has expressed an interest in this school primarily because so many of her favorite British actors went there. I think I’ll ask this young man what he knows about the MT program.</p>
<p>I’d love to hear what others know about this school as well.</p>
<p>Was it really a financial strain? I was actually considering it based on how cheap it was ($16,667 a year for three years, with housing being $8,000 at the most), but I guess it all equals out for international stduents, with travel and all of that stuff. Still, the $24,000 a year for three years beats the heck out of $50,000 a year for 4 years.</p>
<p>drum, my D had a friend who was interested in Central but, if I’m not mistaken, the fees were going to be higher than you quoted. I believe they were in the area of close to 10,000 pounds per year tuition, with housing on top of that. As far as I know, you have to go to London for the audition process, which she did. She was accepted but ended up declining the offer with the intent of possibly going there for grad school someday. London is an extremely expensive place to live or go to school, and she didn’t feel it was going to be a huge savings to her. Keep in mind that in the U.K., you are likely to be spending in pounds what you would spend in dollars for just about anything in North America. If it’s the right school for you, that’s great but don’t do it just based on a hoped for cost savings because that probably won’t end up being the case.</p>
<p>Hey I’m about to start my masters in classical acting this year at central. Did he say the course was very intense and did he get work from it?</p>
<p>bump curious about people’s experience with the MA in classical acting program.</p>