RADA- Preliminary Audition Experience

I auditioned for RADA on the 12^th February 2019. I was auditioning for the BA Honours Acting programme and the Foundation in Acting course. The audition was for both courses. I auditioned at the Lab in Dublin.

 Now my experience was a little bit different because I auditioned in Dublin as opposed to London. Selecting this option meant that I had to submit my form by an earlier date as unlike the London auditions which closed in February and not January. There were also only 3 dates in Dublin where as in London there were 6 months of auditions so keep in mind that if you live in the UK and can’t get to an audition near you, London will have plenty of slots. RADA also travels to New York and Los Angeles in case there any Americans reading.

One thing I feel is important to note is the audition form itself. There is a form you need to fill out which contains all your basic details as well as certain questions such as “Why do you want to be an actor?”. The form can only be posted so allocate yourself a deadline where you have time to post it and know it will get there comfortably in the time limit and to have it done well. Also, I found it useful to read over my form the night before so that if they asked me about questions on the form that my answers would match up.

There was no warmup on the day and all the auditions were running ahead of schedule which is why you should always arrive early. There was also a basic form on the day where you had to list your monologues and all that jazz. This procedure left me a tad disappointed as I like to warm up or ask students questions, but I understand that would be rather difficult as they only had two room in the building.

One thing which I liked was the interview after the two monologues (you may be asked for a third). They were mainly pretty standard questions such as “Tell us about the last play you saw?” but it really helped you to not dwell on your previous performance. However, it wasn’t as stiff and formal as other ones I had been to such as the RCS.  They unfortunately didn’t offer feedback but that was stated on the website as they had such a high volume of applicants.

Overall my RADA audition was a pleasant experience and I did really love how they let people audition in places other than RADA itself. Overall, I had a pretty good experience and found myself happy walking out of the gallery.

 Thank you for reading and see ya around

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire - Preliminary Audition Experience

I auditioned for the RBC in February 2019 and overall had an awesome experience at the preliminary audition. I auditioned at the conservatoire and the audition cost £75 which you pay before hand on the UCAS website. This was a single audition for the BA Honours Acting programme.

QUICK DISCLAIMER: This post is not intended to be used as a guide or a rundown of the exact experience you would experience. It is simply a recount of my experience on the day which one might use to have a vague idea of what to expect.Keep in mind as years go on the process may change

Anyway now that's out of the way lets get into it !

One thing which I found really helpful was the warm up before hand.The audition before this was for a Post Leaving Cert course where we just sat in a corridor waiting for your slot. However at the RBC there were 12 people in my time slot(which isn't mentioned so keep that in mind that you probably won't be seen straight away. Not only were we properly warmed up but we were warmed up by a current student on the course.This was a real help as we were able to ask questions about the course from a students perspective.Everyone was also given 5 minutes on their own before they went in. This was so everyone had a chance to practise in silence and calm down before going in.

Another thing which was really awesome was the live feedback. Often times you have to go searching for feedback and it'll take a while. However what was handy about the RBC audition process was that you received immediate and professional feedback. I also had four other auditions after the RBC one so I could apply the feedback and corrections for my other auditions.

Overall it was a good experience but I would advise people to not make plans for an hour from your audition time due to not knowing what the running order for your group is. Overall I really enjoyed the warm up and the live feedback.