​​Audition Guidelines

We know auditions/interviews are nerve-wracking so your best approach is to prepare by reading our guidelines carefully. All of our audition guidelines for overseas venues are here. In the downloads below, you will find guidelines for 2019 entry.

Degree courses

BA Acting audition guidelines at overseas venues
BA Applied Theatre and Community Drama interview guideines at overseas venues
BA/MArts Creative Technologies & Performance
BA Dance audition guidelines at overseas venues
BA Management of Music, Entertainment, Theatre and Events interview guidelines at overseas venues
BA Music audition guidelines at overseas venues
BA Music (Songwriting and Performance) (3 and 4 years) audition guidelines at overseas venues
BA Music (Songwriting and Production) (3 and 4 years) audition guidelines at overseas venues
BA Sound Technology interview guidelines at overseas venues
BA Theatre & Performance Design interview guidelines at overseas venues
BA Theatre & Performance Technology interview guidelines at overseas venues

Foundation Certificate courses

Foundation Certificate Acting audition guidelines at overseas venues
Foundation Certificate Dance audition guidelines at overseas venues
Foundation Certificate in Popular Music and Music Technology audition guidelines at overseas venues 

Degree courses

BA (Hons) Acting
BA (Hons) Applied Theatre and Community Drama
BA/MArts Creative Technologies & Performance
BA (Hons) Dance
BA (Hons) Management of Music, Entertainment, Theatre and Events
BA (Hons) Music
BA (Hons) Music (Songwriting and Performance) (3 and 4 years)
BA (Hons) Music (Songwriting and Production) (3 and 4 years)
BA (Hons) Sound Technology
BA (Hons) Theatre & Performance Design
BA (Hons) Theatre & Performance Technology 

Foundation Certificate courses

Foundation Certificate Dance
Foundation Certificate in Popular Music and Music Technology

Masters Courses

Fairs and Audition Dates

Each year, LIPA holds overseas auditions and recruitment events in Jersey and Guernsey, Iceland, Israel, Norway, South Korea and the United States.

International Students may choose to attend an audition/interview in Liverpool. These are held regularly between January and May. If you are unable to attend an audition or interview either in Liverpool or in your own country you will be given detailed instructions on how to present a "postal audition" in the form of a video audition or a portfolio submission.

Please note that for the majority of auditions and interviews, we expect candidates to have prepared for auditions and interviews in advance using guidelines sent out by ourselves.

All LIPA interviews and auditions start and end on the same day.

Korean and Chinese Auditions

• Audition dates for 2020 entry  - TBC

Iceland Education Fair

• 2020 entry - date TBC

Iceland Acting Workshop

• 2020 entry - date TBC

Turkey Study Expo  

• 2020 entry - date TBC

Channel Islands Auditions

• Audition dates for 2020 entry - TBC

Norway Audition and Education Fair Dates

Note: UCAS application deadline of 15/01/2019 DOES NOT apply to Norwegian applicants.

Norway Education Fairs 2020 entry

LIPA will be attending the following education fairs

• Trondheim - TBC
• Oslo - TBC

See www.tautdanning.no for details of times and venues.

Oslo Auditions and Interviews

• 2020 entry - dates TBC

Auditions and interviews for 2020 entry for candidates for all subject areas will be held at various venues in Central Oslo. Applicants must have applied and been invited to audition in advance. We will be holding auditions and interviews for all programmes.

Auditions/interviews for 2020 entry for BA (Hons)/MA Acting, plus interviews for BA (Hons) Theater & Performance Design / BA (Hons) Theater & Performance Technology and BA (Hons) Management of Music, Entertainment, Theater and Events entry.

All LIPA interviews and auditions start and end on the same day. 

Event Details:  Attendance at Unified Auditions alongside other auditioning US and UK institutions.

The event is an open audition event and pre-application is not necessary although it is recommended that candidates bring prepared audition pieces/portfolios with them.  Candidates can elect to follow LIPA's specific guidelines (a classical monologue from a set list, a musical theater song, a contemporary monologue and a devised piece) and earn brownie points in the process(!) or a standard audition comprising of a classical monologue, a contemporary monologue and a musical theater song. 

For further venue information and times  contact the International Team at international@lipa.ac.uk 

Venues:  

• 2020 entry - dates TBC – Chicago Unified Auditions, pre-application or walk-ins available, Palmer House Hilton Hotel, Room Dearborn 3, 17 East Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60603

USITT Conference and Stage Expo for 2019 entry

Theater and Performance Technology Interviews

• 20th - 23th March 2019 – Kentucky International Convention Center, 221 S 4th St, Louisville, KY 40202

Auditions/interviews for 2019 entry for all Music related programmes including Management

• 30th March 2019 -  Huntington Beach Academy, Los Angeles (Music & Sound Technology)

NACAC Performing & Visual Arts College Fairs Fall 2019 

We will be attending a number of fairs in a variety of US cities for 2020 entry, details TBC.

Further information on individual events can be found on the NACAC website at www.nacacfairs.org/attend/pva/