ACTING PATHWAY
COURSE OBJECTIVE
This bespoke course is intended as a step towards further training at one of the UK's top theatre schools.
100% of graduates who auditioned for further education, successfully gained a place at one of their top choices directly out of their second year. Students have successfully gone to study at renown colleges & incredible institutions. Other students have gone on to have fantastic Dance, Acting and Musical Theatre careers directly from their BTEC training with AXIS, some graduating straight into representation with West-End agents including Russell Smith Associates and the worlds biggest commercial agent Dancers Inc.
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All graduating students will have a clear knowledge and talent across all areas of acting studied and know how to be fully prepared for auditions, giving them a head start to competitors. Actors who sing or singers who act, we provide the best training in the North-West for anyone dreaming of a career in Performing Arts. With only 20 places per year, our students receive close and intense training and no-one is overlooked. Regular meetings and tutorials will ensure our teachers and students are constantly working toward their achievements. ​
INDUSTRY LED FACULTY​
Training under current industry performers whose stage, TV and commercial credits include: Spice Girls Tour, Dirty Dancing, Coronation Street, STEPS Tour, Hollyoaks, Cats, The Royal Ballet, Les Miserables, Mamma Mia 2; The Movie, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, X Factor, The Masked Singer, Britain's Got Talent, Jessie J, Starlight Express, Cold Feet and Matilda; to name just a few. Students at AXIS are receiving knowledge and teaching from the industry first hand. All of our tutors are not only highly qualified, but highly experienced performers, making training exciting, fresh and current. AXIS even has a bank of tutors who work as casting directors and producers within the theatre and TV industry.
Throughout training, in addition to core subjects, AXIS provide hours of enrichment and workshops with performers such as Ryan Clayton from Coronation Street and Waterloo Road, Denise Welch, Perri and Jordan from Diversity, Alyx Steele (Jessie J), Adam Garcia (Films, Broadway, West-End and Got to Dance), Billy Sawyer (Steps, Jess Glynne) Kimberley Wyatt (PCD), performers from Matilda, Thriller Live, Evita, We Will Rock You, Hamilton, SIX and more. Not only do you get chance to train harder, but AXIS also provide the opportunity to perform on TV, stage and live events, which in itself is valuable training most other colleges do not provide. Students have already performed on Channel 4's 8 out of 10 Cats with Jimmy Carr, featured in an Adidas commercial and successfully received other job offers that go hand in hand with their training.
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ACTING CURRICULUM
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Core Subjects Include:​
Script work, Improvisation, TV and Film Acting, Voice Work, Vocal Technique, Monologues, Audition Prep, Integrated Performances
Additional Enrichment Subjects Include:
Body Maintenance, College Audition Workshops, Musical Theatre, West-End, Film and TV Workshops, Script Writing, Radio Work, Integrated Performance, Direction, Audition Workshops, Performance Projects and more.
Additional Support
AXIS provide additional support in Maths and English for those who did not achieve their entry level G.C.S.E grades. These classes run in addition to your vocational timetable.
AXIS have provided a course which will ensure you achieve your academic grades and the industry training you need to be steps ahead of the competition. With on going business management throughout your course, AXIS give you the option to audition in your second year, or use the tools and knowledge provided to begin your career upon graduating. Alternatively students will also have the grades and qualifications to embark on a more academic route, with help with University applications too.
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Check out our graduate page to see where our students are now training and performing!
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