Postgraduate Interview & Workshop Information
Exploring your Creative Practice
Interviews and workshops for our MA Collaborative Theatre are designed to be dynamic, supportive and personable, yet rigorously explore your artistic practice.
This process is your chance to experience our unique and vibrant drama school and its training philosophy; to ensure that Fourth Monkey is the best creative learning environment and will offer the most suitable approach to developing your professional and artistic practice for you.
Early application to our courses is advised as offers to train with us are made continually throughout the interview and workshop process and places on all of our postgraduate courses are limited.
How to Apply
All applications to postgraduate courses can only be made by direct application, using our online application form, providing the following details:
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Your Choice of Interview Date
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Personal Information incl. Photo
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Personal Statement
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Contact Information
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Education History
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Equality & Diversity Information
Please note: applicants for MA Collaborative Theatre are additionally asked to provide the following three pieces of performance, information and evidence when submitting their application:
- Self-tape of a Contemporary Speech (2 minutes in length
- Portfolio submission (Between 3-7 minutes in length, this should showcase each applicant’s creative process, professional experience and/ or artistic practice. eg. Excerpt of a performance, rehearsal, workshop or class in which you are a leader or active participant.)
- Supporting information in regard to professional experience and Artistic Practice (such as trailers, programmes, scripts, design portfolio, evidence of theatre direction, acting etc.)
You will receive an email confirming that your application has been received and your interview date has been confirmed.
Apply for our Undergraduate or Postgraduate courses
All available dates for our London, UK, or Online Auditions
Postgraduate Interviews
At an initial online interview, applicants should be prepared to discuss their portfolio submission and the inspiration behind it during their one-on-one interview with our panel. There will also be opportunity to discuss your application and have an opportunity to ask any questions about the training and school.
Applicants may also be asked to perform their chosen contemporary speech to the panel again and re-work this with the panel member. This is intended to enable us to play with the speech and to further explore the choices an applicant has made, as well as give us insight into who they are as an actor and performer.
Postgraduate Workshops
If you are considered a suitable candidate at interview, you will then be invited to one of our postgraduate workshops. With fellow applicants, you will experience an intensive devising workshop designed to explore your creativity as a performer and your collaborative process.
There will be a tour of the venues and facilities, plenty of opportunities to ask any questions that you may have with one of our Students or Alumni about our drama school, the course, approach to training and the Fourth Monkey student experience.
Audition Assessment Criteria
Fourth Monkey applicants are assessed on individual merit during interview and workshop, focusing on their potential as an actor creative performer.
Interview Assessment
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Evidence of a commitment to acting, theatre or creative performance
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Understanding of the opportunities and demands of the professional training offered at Fourth Monkey
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Understanding of acting theatre or creative performance in its wider context, i.e. awareness of critical issues relevant
Workshop Assessment
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Truth & Focus
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Expression of thought and feeling through acting, movement and voice
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Openness to others’ imagination and creativity
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Communication, generosity and collaborative skills
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Creativity, boldness and playfulness
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Potential for development of technical capabilities, performance skills and artistic portfolio
During the Fourth Monkey interview and workshop process, professional practices are expected to be upheld, such as; attendance, promptness, etiquette and appropriate clothing.
Offer to Study
A Fourth Monkey student is someone who demonstrates potential, drive and a passion for learning and play. They are invested and exciting, with the potential to grow and benefit from our training. A successful applicant is not defined by what they can or cannot do, but what they have the potential to do.
Fourth Monkey take considered and balanced risks on potential, but only on those who demonstrate the drive and passion to succeed and a connection to the training we offer. They can often be actors or any combination of performer, such as dancer, musician or artist. If invested and presenting the right attitude and aptitude to train – the person can override perceived talent and show they are a fit for Fourth Monkey. We only make offers to those individuals we feel can confidently begin a course with Fourth Monkey with an expectation to develop during the training, succeed in their training goals, and to achieve a HE qualification.
Academic Requirements
Offers to study with Fourth Monkey are made purely on merit, based on assessment at audition and/ or interview.
You must hold a BA (Hons) degree or equivalent academic qualifications. Alternatively, other qualifications alongside professional experience can also be taken into consideration.
Upon completion of a successful interview and workshop, to accept any offer to study made by Fourth Monkey, you must register and satisfactorily adhere to the Admissions Policy of our Awarding Partner, Falmouth University prior to the completion of enrolment for the course.
If you have any questions regarding the Academic Requirements for the course, please do get in touch.
Our Admissions Team
Our approach is to provide the best ‘customer service’ that we are able. We endeavour to answer all admissions queries within 48 hours. We hope to ensure that everyone feels supported, receives clearly communicated information and has a complete understanding of any requirements throughout their Application, Audition and Enrolment with Fourth Monkey.
Undergraduate Auditions
Information about Auditions for our Postgraduate Courses
Accredited Courses
Information on our CertHE Acting & Theatre Making, BA (Hons) Acting & MA Collaborative Theatre courses.
