FAQs

Yes. For up-to-date details, please see Opportunities to Visit. 

We are unable to offer feedback on auditions or interviews.

From 2023 entry, all applications are made directly to the School.  Full details can be found in the ‘How to Apply’ section of your chosen course.

Details can be found in the ‘How to Apply’ section of your chosen course.

We can only consider one application per year, for a single course. If you are uncertain as to which course you should apply, please read the information on each course profile carefully. If you need further advice, you are welcome to contact the School by email: [email protected] or telephone 0117 973 3535 for further advice.

No. We only accept one application, per applicant, per year.

If you are unsuccessful, you are welcome to reapply in the following admissions round. From 2023 entry, there is no longer any restriction on the number of consecutive years that you can apply.

• For acting courses, applications will be accepted from September each year until the last working day of February the following year. We do not accept any late applications.
• For Technical and Production BA Hons, FdA and MA/MFA courses, applications will be accepted from early September until the last working day of February. In some circumstances, we may extend course closing dates, so please continue to check individual course pages on our course finder.

• All applicants must be aged 18 or over at the start of the course.
• Every applicant is seen for audition or interview regardless of academic background and previous experience
• The current maximum number of students accepted each year is as follows:
• Undergraduate Courses
• Acting:
• BA Hons (3 years) – up to 28 students
• Production Arts:
• BA (Hons) (3 years) and FdA (2 years) – up to 24 students
• Costume:
• FdA (2 years) – up to 8 students
• BA Hons Top-up (one year) – up to 4 students
• Postgraduate Courses:
• Acting (International):
• MFA (1 year, 40 weeks) – up to 14 students
• Drama Directing:
• MA (1 year) – up to 8 students
• Drama Writing:
• MA (1 year) – up to 8 students
• Professional Voice Studies:
• MFA (1 year) – up to 6 students
• Performance Design:
• MA (1 year) – up to 8 students
• Screen Acting:
• MA (1 year) – up to 16 students
• We have approximately 210 students at the School in any year.

• For Acting courses there is no deferred entry.
• For Technical courses deferred entry may only be offered in exceptional circumstances.

For 2023 entry, there is only an application fee for BA (Hons) Professional Acting. For further details, see the ‘How to Apply’ section of your chosen course. Further information about the School’s audition fee waiver system is also available here.

No. The fee is non-refundable.

No. Students rent through private landlords/letting agents in the Clifton/Redland area of Bristol, close to the School. Our Accommodation Officer is available to assist students find accommodation prior to the start of their course and throughout their time at the School. Please contact admissions for further information.

Due to changes in government funding to UK Higher Education institutions, graduates can apply for our undergraduate BA Hons courses, however please remember that applicants will not be eligible for student funding and will have to fund the course themselves. If you require any further information, please contact Admissions.

There is very little room for part time work in the first year. A Saturday or Sunday job with a flexible employer may be possible in the second year, if you can manage your workload efficiently, although there will be times when you will have to work on school productions over weekends. Be prepared to work unsociable hours and be aware that work experience is often fitted into school holidays.

We operate a three-stage process for admission to the BA Professional Acting course. Please click here to watch a video about the audition process.

Acting applicants will be offered a maximum of two audition dates in most cases. To guarantee an alternative audition date, applicants are advised to apply before January, as limited audition dates are available after this time. We also encourage applicants to let us know of any dates they cannot attend on their application.

We operate a three-stage audition process for admission. The first stage is to submit a self-tape as part of your application. Your self-tape will be viewed by an auditioner and if you are successful at this stage, you will be invited to take part in an individual preliminary audition, which can either be online or in-person at the Theatre School. If you are successful at the second stage, you will be invited to attend a recall workshop day, which is held in person at the Theatre School.

Yes. From 2023 entry, we are able to accept applications from international students for our BA (Hons) Professional Acting course. We will usually accept up to four international students for this course.