We can't wait to welcome you to Andover College!
We have created this interactive page to give you a sense of what studying Performing Arts, including Acting, at Andover College is like. Scroll down to have a look through at our current outstanding students in full swing. If you have applied for full time Performing Arts then try your hand at the Musical theatre Challenge, or, if you have applied for Acting you should have a go at recording yourself performing a Shakespearean sonnet.
If you have any questions about our courses please get in touch, email - AskPerforming@sparsholt.ac.uk
Check out the pictures of all the trips and extra-curriculum activities our students get to experience along with all the help and support we can provide through our experienced Careers and Health & Wellbeing teams.
Meet your lecturers!
Check out these documents to understand the course in more detail!
Performing Arts: Musical theatre Challenge!
You will need to learn a short song, piece of movement and a short part of the script for the attached musical - see the Word documents below. We have included both the male and female parts, however, feel free to challenge yourself with either gender role!
Try and put as much character and imagination into this as you can!
Musical Theatre Challenge: Scripts
Acting: Shakespearean Sonnet
Pick a Shakespearean sonnet of your choosing and record yourself performing this. Feel free to be as imaginative and creative as you wish! See below Sir Patrick Stewart has been recording daily sonnets on his Twitter here.
Have a look at past student examples for inspiration!
You can also explore the National Theatre The Best of Shakespeare!
Why not watch the full performance below.
New Activity!
Additional Resources
Interested in learning more about the various topics you could study? Take a look at the various additional resources and activities below.
There are a wide variety of organisations offering free online screenings of plays and theatre productions. Explore them at the links below:
- Show Must Go On – YouTube Channel with Andrew Lloyd Webbers Musicals. Changes every week - here.
- National Theatre YouTube – Different show every week - here.
Prefer to read? Here are some suggestions from the Performing Arts department!
- The Empty Space by Peter Brook
- A History of Panto - here.
Why not challenge yourself to read a new play or two of your choosing over the summer months?
Theatre for Life: Lock down programme - here.
The Open University has a variety of free courses available online in a range of subjects. Take a look at the full catalogue here.
Student work
At Andover we are proud of our diverse range of styles and professional workshops that take place throughout the year. As a Performing Arts students you will develop your skills in acting, singing and dancing. Our expert lecturers will also help to prepare you for any auditions you may achieve when looking to take the next steps in your career.
Our Courses:
BTEC Level 2 National First Award in Performing Arts (1 Year)
BTEC Level 3 National Certificate/National Extended Certificate in Performing Arts, Acting (1-2 Years)
BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma/National Extended Diploma in Performing Arts (1-2 Years)
Explore our campus including our Dance Workshops and 1803 Performing Arts Theatre!
Recommended Viewing
Recommended Viewing
Netflix
- Funny Girl
- Rock of Ages
- Grease live
- Annie
- West side story
- The Wizard of Oz
- Dream girls
- What about Dick
- Burlesque
- Glee
Disney +
- Newsies
- All the high school musicals
- The sound of music
- Mary Poppins
- Babes in Toyland
- Beauty and the Beast
- Annie
- La la land
- Camp rock
Amazon Prime (some are paid)
- Hairspray
- The producers
- Sweeney Todd
- Guys and dolls
- Little shop of horrors
- Blood brothers (play)
- Mama Mia
- Oliver Twist
- Billy Elliot
- Jesus Christ Super star
- Joseph and the amazing technicolor dream coat
- Gypsy the musical
- The greatest showman
- Phantom of the Opera
- Rent
- A chorus line
- Cats
- Les Miserables
- Miss Saigon
- Dream girls
- Foot loose
YouTube
- Legally blonde the musical (pro-shot MTV)
- Newsies
- Seven brides for seven brothers
- Hello dolly
- Summer holiday
- Fiddler on the roof
- La la land
- 9 to 5 The musical
The Old Vic
The Old Vic has a huge collection of online resources available online. Take a look at what they have to offer here and especially look into the Education Hub spearheaded by Matt Smith and Claire Foy!
Careers Guidance
Our careers guidance aims to expand the horizons of all students enabling you to make informed career decisions in order to progress both during and after college.
Carol is our dedicated Careers Advisor for Andover College!
We also have our Sun Progression Mentor Anna!
Anna works alongside the Southern Universities Network (SUN) to help students recognise the routes of progression available to them, and to continue their journey in education!
We recently launched the new Careers Hub located in the College library so come and say hello to Carol and Anna!
Student wellbeing and support
At Andover College we understand that starting college in these uncertain times can be daunting and we aim to make this process as simple as possible.
We have a dedicated team that provide our students with any additional support they need including;
- Counselling
- Carer support
- Childcare support
- Confidential one-to-one services
We also have at the college Romeo our therapy dog! Romeo is part of the continued effort from Andover College to consistently improve on and add to wellbeing provision for students. Romeo is based on campus with his owner throughout term.
Research has shown that students are significantly less stressed and anxious, and even have increased happiness and energy, immediately following spending time in a drop-in session with a dog present.
Social Media
We love to post about all our students on our platforms including their achievements, trips and excellent work - take a look at some of the highlights below and make sure you follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube!