BOVTS students

Courses

OPEN DAY - Saturday 29th November 2025 @ 10am - 12noon

Join us for the autumn open day on Saturday 29th November and find out more about your ideal course at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

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Full-Time, Part-Time and Youth Courses

Full-time Postgraduate Training – APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR SEPT 2026 ENTRY!

Perform

Create

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Youth

Ali De Souza

Masterclass: In Person Auditions

Full-time postgraduate training:

Full Time Professional Training Courses

MA Drama Directing

Full Time Professional Training Courses

MA Drama Writing

Full Time Professional Training Courses

MA Performance Design

Full Time Professional Training Courses

MA Screen Acting

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Full Time Professional Training Courses

MFA Professional Acting

Full Time Professional Training Courses

MFA Professional Voice Studies

Part-time performance training for adults

Actors’ Lab = Advanced/Professional

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Actor’s Development Programme – Level 1 = Beginner

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Actor’s Development Programme – Level 2 = Intermediate

Students exercising in the Summer Foundation

Acting Summer Foundation (10 Weeks)

Part-time creative training for adults

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Introduction to Playwriting

Design a Play in 5 Days – An Introduction to Set and Costume Design.

Directing Theatre

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Mastering Shakespeare

Youth Courses

Sunday Young Artists

Young Conservatoire (Age 16–18)

It was always stressed that the contacts you make during your training are incredibly important, and your classmates are likely to end up being on set alongside you in the future. After working with a director of photography on one of the School’s short films, I was invited to work on a project with him outside of Bristol - proving that the professionals we meet via the School, may one day give us a call to action! Muir McFadden, Technical Graduate

Sat 08 Nov 2025 - Sat 15 Nov 2025

THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR by NIKOLAI GOGOL in a version by DAVID HARROWER