Apply for Foundation Acting (Musical Theatre) - Certificate of Higher Education

UK applicants should apply online via UCAS.

Applications for 2025 entry can be submitted from 3 September 2024 and the deadline is 29 January 2025 at 18:00 (UK time).

We’ll review your application and if we think you are on course to meet our basic entry requirements, we’ll ask you to submit some information about relevant experience and aspirations.

You will need the following codes to apply:

• UCAS course code: W4F2
• UCAS institution number: L48

Applicants outside the UK can either apply via our online portal or via UCAS.

Applications open in early September and there is no deadline for applications. However, you should be aware that the majority of audition events take place in February and March and places begin to fill up after this time so applying by 29 January is advisable.

Step 1: Assessing your application and invitation to self-tape

We’ll review your application and if we think you are on course to meet our educational entry requirements, we'll invite you to submit a self-tape. See the below document for guidance on producing your self-tape.

CertHE Acting (Musical Theatre) self-tape guidance for 2025 entry

Step 2: Auditions

Following our review of self-tapes, we will invite the strongest candidates to attend an audition with us. In-person auditions for applicants from the UK will take place in Liverpool, and for overseas applicants in Hong Kong (in March), Norway (in March) and the USA (in January and February). Overseas applicants can also audition virtually.

Our auditions take place over two parts in a single day. The morning session will include a panel audition and workshop. A proportion of candidates will be invited to come back in the afternoon for a recall audition to look more closely at your performed activities.

The below guidelines focus on our in-person auditions in Liverpool. If you are an overseas student, we will email you the relevant overseas audition guidelines.

Guidelines for 2025 entry to be updated soon

Step 3: Communicating our decision

We aim to let you know a decision within three working weeks of your audition. Unfortunately, it can take longer than this sometimes, so please do not assume that you have been unsuccessful if you have not heard from us – it may be that we are still making decisions.

If you have any questions about the status of your application, you are welcome to contact our admissions team at admissions@lipa.ac.uk (for applicants within the UK) or international@lipa.ac.uk (for applicants outside the UK).

At all stages of the audition process we may consider you for any of the following undergraduate Acting courses:

• BA (Hons) Acting (Musical Theatre)
• BA (Hons) Acting (Musicianship)
• CertHE Foundation Acting (Musical Theatre)

Our decision will be final. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to offer feedback if you are unsuccessful. In many cases, a lack of success is due to the level of competition for places, rather than a specific personal weakness.