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The School’s Term Dates

Term Dates 2019/20
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES:

Autumn Term 2019

Acting Courses (11 weeks)
Monday 30 September to Friday 13 December

Technical Courses (12 weeks)
Monday 23 September to Friday 13 December

Spring Term 2020

Acting and Technical Courses (11 weeks)
Monday 6 January to Friday 20 March

Summer Term 2020

Acting and Technical Courses (11 weeks)
Monday 20 April to Friday 3 July

MA POSTGRADUATE COURSES:

Autumn Term 2019

MFA International Acting (12 weeks)
Monday 23 September to Friday 13 December

MA Technical Courses (12 weeks)
Monday 23 September to Friday 13 December

MFA Professional Voice Studies (11 weeks)
Monday 5 October to Friday 18 December

Spring Term 2020

MFA International Acting (12 weeks)
Monday 6 January to Friday 27 March

MA Technical Courses (11 weeks)
Monday 6 January to Friday 20 March

MFA Professional Voice Studies (11 weeks)
Monday 11 January to Friday 26 March

Easter Sunday 12 April 2020

3 weeks of placements for technical MA courses during the Easter break

Summer Term 2020

MFA International Acting (17 weeks)
Monday 20 April to Friday 14 August

MA Technical Courses (12 weeks)
Monday 20 April to Friday 10 July

MA TD & DD (11 weeks)
Monday 20 April to Friday 3 July

MFA Professional Voice Studies (11 weeks)
Monday 26 April to Friday 6 August

MFA International Acting – 40 Weeks

MA Scenic Art, MA Theatre Prod. Man., MA Film Prod., MA Dramatic Writing – 38 weeks

MFA Voice: April start – 44 weeks or 4 terms over two academic years

MA Theatre Design and MA Drama Directing; April start – 45 weeks or 4 terms over two academic years
Term Dates 2020/2021
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES:

Autumn Term 2020

Acting Courses (11 weeks)
Monday 5 October to Friday 18 December

Technical Courses (12 weeks)
Monday 28 September to Friday 18 December

Spring Term 2021

Acting and Technical Courses (11 weeks)
Monday 11 January to Friday 26 March

Summer Term 2021

Acting and Technical Courses (11 weeks)
Monday 26 April to Friday 9 July

MA/MFA POSTGRADUATE COURSES:

Autumn Term 2020

MFA International Acting (12 weeks)
Monday 28 September to Friday 18 December

MA/MFA Technical Courses (12 weeks)
Monday 28 September to Friday 18 December

Spring Term 2021

MFA International Acting (11 weeks)
Monday 11 January to Friday 26 March

MA/MFA Technical Courses (11 weeks)
Monday 11 January to Friday 26 March

Summer Term 2021

MFA International Acting (17 weeks)
Monday 19 April to Friday 20 August

MA/MFA Technical Courses (12 weeks)
Monday 26 April to Friday 16 July
Term dates 2021/22
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES:

Autumn Term 2021

Acting Courses

Monday 4 October to Friday 17 December

Technical Courses

Monday 27 September to Friday 17 December

Spring Term 2022

Acting and Technical Courses

Monday 10 January to Friday 25 March

Summer Term 2022

Acting and Technical Courses

Monday 25 April to Friday 8 July

MA/MFA POSTGRADUATE COURSES:

Autumn Term 2021

MFA International Acting

Monday 27 September to Friday 17 December

MA/MFA Technical Courses

Monday 27 September to Friday 17 December

Spring Term 2022

MFA International Acting

Monday 10 January to Friday 1 April

MA/MFA Technical Courses

Monday 10 January to Friday 25 March

Summer Term 2022

MFA International Acting

Monday 25 April to Friday 19 August

MA Technical Courses

Monday 25 April to Friday 15 July

I’m constantly delighted by the talent, commitment and drive of our students. Their curiosity and joy in the work gives us all energy and keeps me on my toes! My goal is to ensure that their voices serve their acting - both in theatre and recorded media. They need to be able to project, learn accents, respond to a wide variety of texts and have a voice that is healthy and be able to sustain long tours and tough filming schedules. This involves them working extremely hard – but having fun as well. When the new students see the final year students in production for the first time I know they’ll come into class the next day fully understanding the high standard they’re working to achieve. Carol Fairlamb, Head of Voice

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Courses A wide range of practical courses

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Performance of Nicholas Nickleby at Bristol Old Vic

Information for Applicants starting at BOVTS in 2020