Applying for the Full Time Foundation Course

Auditions are held at our Wigan site & at Winstanley College.

Applicants for the full time foundation course should use our online application system to submit their details, upload a photo and pay the £25 audition fee.

Once the dates are available you will be able to click 'Begin Online Application' to commence the process. Please ensure you have a suitable digital photo available, and debit card or Paypal details to hand.

During the application process you will have the opportunity to select from a choice of available audition dates; this choice may be limited at the beginning or end of the entry cycle. You will receive confirmation of your audition date by email at the end of the application process, along with relevant audition guidelines and information on how to find us.

All subsequent correspondence from ALRA will be by email only unless specifically requested. Please ensure your email address is correct. If you have not heard from us in 10 working days please check your inbox, junk mail and spam filter before contacting us.

Deferred Entry

We are unable to consider applications for deferred entry to any of the Acting courses, neither can entry be deferred if you successfully audition and are offered a place.

International Applicants

Entry on this course will not entitle applicants to a student visa, prospective students must have valid entry rights to study in the UK.

ALRA welcomes applications from international candidates whose written and spoken English is of a level appropriate to professional actor training. This will be assessed at audition.

Attendance at a scheduled ALRA audition, either in person or by live video link, is compulsory.  ALRA can view international applicants' audition videos as a precursor to inviting them for a full audition.

ALRA does not accept students on short-term basis taking part in the Erasmus programme.

Auditions

Entry to the Acting courses is by audition only.

There is a non-refundable £25 audition fee for the Foundation Acting course. Eligible applicants can be considered for the part-time Acting course at the same audition; only one fee is charged.

Auditions take place at ALRA North and Winstanley College, at our out of town auditions in Edinburgh and Bristol, and at schools and colleges who are part of our Outreach Programme.

Wherever you audition the process will be conducted by ALRA staff members and will be fair and rigorous. You are advised to read the audition guidelines thouroughly.

We audition more than 1200 applicants each year for our courses. Due to the large numbers of candidates applying, we regret that we are unable to provide individual feedback. The decision of the school is final.