Bethany Dickinson, at Queen Mary University of London, is seeking participants for her research project on the emotional experiences of Musical Theatre graduates during their time at drama school. Bethany is interviewing participants aged 18 and over, who are not suffering currently from any acute mental health conditions, and graduated from a 3-year Musical Theatre programme during the years 2020 – 2015.
If you fit the criteria below and would be interested in finding out more and/or taking part, then please email Bethany directly at ha211829@qmul.ac.uk. Full participant information will be provided.
What is the purpose of the study?
Bethany is interviewing graduates of vocational Musical Theatre programmes in the UK about their experience of drama school training.
The aims of the study are to investigate the experiences and perceptions of graduates from 3-year vocational musical theatre programmes about their emotional wellbeing throughout their training.
This will include:
- Discussing unique events and circumstances from drama school which affect your emotional wellbeing
- Reflection on both positive and negative emotional experiences during your studies
Can anyone take part?
To be included in this study you must fulfil the following requirements:
- Aged 18 and over.
- Participants must not be suffering currently from any acute mental health conditions
- Have graduated from a 3-year Musical Theatre programme during the years 2020 – 2015
- Participants should have attended a drama school which is part of The Council for Dance, Drama and Musical Theatre or the Federation of Drama Schools.
This includes:
- Arts Ed
- Bird College
- Bodywork Company Performing Arts
- D&B School of Performing Arts
- GSA
- Italia Conti
- Laine Theatre Arts
- Liverpool Theatre School
- London Studio Centre
- MGA Academy
- MADD (Midlands Academy of Dance and Drama)
- Millennium Performing Arts
- Mountview
- Performers College
- SLP College
- Stella Mann College
- The Hammond
- Urdang
- Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
- Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Method of study:
The participant(s) will be required to participate in a one-to-one interview with the researcher, this will take place via video call or in person, at a convenient date/time/place.
All data collected in the study which could allow participants to be identifiable (including locations, names of schools, names of teachers etc) will be anonymised. Participants are free to withdraw from the study, up to and until the point of data being anonymised.
This study has research ethics approval from Queen Mary University of London.