Sound and lighting
Some theatre technicians are skilled in both sound and lighting and others have one or the other as a specialism. The same is true of degree courses. Technical theatre courses tend to cover sound and lighting, as well as modules on stage management and even set construction. These will give you a good, broad base from which to build your specialism.
On the other hand, if you are absolutely certain what you want to do as a job, you can choose to specialise straight from school. There are degree courses in subjects including lighting design, lighting programming, sound design and sound engineering.
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Advice from Association of Lighting Designers
The Michael Northen Bursary takes the form of a £500 prize awarded to a student who shows exemplary talent in lighting design. The award is to be judged on a project that the student has produced within the past academic year.
Where can I study this?
- Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (ALRA)
- Blackpool and The Fylde College
- Central School of Speech and Drama
- Colchester Institute
- Colchester Institute
- East 15 Acting School
- Estover Community College
- GSA Conservatoire
- Guildhall School of Music & Drama
- Guildhall School of Music and Drama
- Hull College
- Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA)
- Middlesex University
- Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
- New College Nottingham
- Newcastle College
- Northbrook College Sussex
- Northbrook College Sussex
- Queen Margaret University
- Rose Bruford College
- Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
- Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
- St Helens College
- Stoke on Trent College
- Thames Valley University
- Trinity College Carmarthan
- University Centre Oldham
- University of Cumbria
- University of Essex (at East 15 Acting School Loughton)
- University of Greenwich
- University of Huddersfield
Please note that this is not a comprehensive list. You can find more detailed information here:
