One of the world's leading conservatoires for professional training in Musical Theatre, Acting, Actor-Musicianship, Technical Theatre and Applied Theatre.
GSA is deeply saddened by the passing of Director and Producer, Hugh Wooldridge. Hugh 1st worked in GSA in 1995 & remained a great supporter & valued member of our Advisory Board. He regularly attended our performances & employed many of our graduates. He will be greatly missed.
Our GSA Evening Dance Classes are back this autumn, offering jazz, ballet, tap, open to adults aged 18+. You don't have to be a GSA student to join us, everyone’s welcome!
Date: 6 October – 10 December
Tuesday & Thursday evenings
Learn more and book: gsauk.org/courses/evening-da…
October 1st marks the first day of UK Black History Month! All through the month, GSAColours and GSA Student Society have a line-up of events to celebrate “The Art of Black Voices” through music, dance, film, and poetry workshops!! Keep an eye on out for more info.
GSA Autumn Season is here, featuring a vibrant mix brought to the stage by our talented students. From sharp satire and dark comedy to the outrageous musical mayhem, there’s something for every theatre lover! Tickets from £5 only! Learn more and book: gsauk.org/events
The GSA Singers are back! Join us for the spectacular start to the year concert packed with musical theatre favourites and popular classics!
Date: Sunday 4th October
Times: 3pm & 7pm
Venue: Bellairs Theatre, Ivy Arts Centre
Book your tickets: gsauk.org/events/69801ACHMQQ…
Welcome to the 2026/27 academic year! We’re delighted to begin another year at GSA, with a new cohort joining our community and an exciting year of creativity, collaboration and opportunities ahead. Read Professor Catherine McNamara’s welcome: gsauk.org/news/202609/welcom…
Bookings for our Pre-Audition Courses are now open. Designed for aspiring performers aged 17+ who are preparing to apply to drama school, you’ll develop your audition skills through practical sessions & expert guidance. Available October and November. gsauk.org/courses/pre-auditi…
Its Moving in Day today! Welcome to all our Freshers joining GSA today. Take a look back at some of last year's productions by our students - a glimpse of some of the unforgettable moments waiting for you. Get to know Guildford with our local's guide: gsauk.org/news/202609/findin…
Congratulations to MA Musical Theatre graduate Fiona Zhu, 1 of China’s leading musical theatre performers, on the London premiere of Herstory in History, a musical she developed at GSA. See the production at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, 25–29 August. Ticket: tickets.thespaceuk.com/event…
Summer Conservatoire 2026 is a wrap! Young performers from 15 countries came together at GSA for a summer full of acting, singing, dancing, creativity, new friendships, & plenty of fun. Well done to everyone who took part. Learn more : gsauk.org/courses/summer-con…
Join one of the UK’s leading conservatoire drama schools and help shape the next generation of creative talent. We’re currently recruiting for two exciting roles:
✔️Lecturer in Acting
✔️Scenic Workshop Supervisor
Learn more and apply: gsauk.org/about-us/work-with…
Congratulations to MA Acting Programme Leader Dr Darren Tunstall, and writer-director Stacha Hicks on Dys is Me winning Best Mise-en-Scène at the Brighton Rocks Film Festival, a BIFA-qualifying festival celebrating bold, innovative filmmaking.
Read more: gsauk.org/news/202607/gsa-ce…
Our 2nd year BA (Hons) Acting students relishing the work in the volume as part of the Motion Capture Intensive a few weeks ago, led by GSA BA (Hons) Acting alumna Phoebe Hyder, in collaboration with colleagues at University of Surrey’s CVSSP.
Our Pre-audition Short Courses are designed for those looking to get into drama school. You'll take part in mock auditions, receive feedback , refine your audition material, & develop & confidence and techniques needed to audition at your best. Learn more: gsauk.org/courses/pre-auditi…
Join our GSA Summer Conservatoire 2026 and train with professional tutors in musical theatre, singing, voice and dance at our state-of-the-art facilities. Dates:
Ages 14-18: 27-31 July and 3-7 August.
Ages 18+: 27-31 July
Learn more and book: gsauk.org/courses/summer-con…
Some of our 2nd Year BA (Hons) Applied & Contemporary Theatre students will be performing at the Chichester Fringe Festival 2026! They will present The Smallest Sardine of the Seven Seas on 7 June, devised as part of their degree programme. Book here: chichesterfringe.co.uk/event…
Prof. Julian Woolford explores the journey from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to Mel Brooks’ delightfully cheeky Young Frankenstein, tracing how one of literature’s greatest monsters became the star of one of musical theatre’s funniest comedies. Read here: gsauk.org/news/202605/movies…
Our MA Acting students lit up PATS theatre with a powerful performance of Villette. If you missed it, we still have two performances to go, showing today at 2:30pm & 7:30pm. Book tix in-person at the box office or here: gsauk.org/events/66001AJSDDC…
Photo credit: Danny Fitz Photography
The Rink opened last night at the Bellairs Theatre, and our MA Musical Theatre students sure did put on a show! Showing 2:30pm & 7pm Friday & Saturday. Book tickets online or in-person at the box office.
gsauk.org/events/65601ABJVQC…
Photo credit: Steve Gregson photos
Join us for a celebration of the magnificent Brontë sisters, with the world premiere of a brand new stage adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s Gothic masterpiece, Villette. Venue: PATS Studio One. Saturday 30th May. 9.45am-1pm
Book tickets: gsauk.org/events/66801AQKPRH…