MA Musical Theatre Course

The Team

Vivien Care Course Leader, Musical Theatre
Vivien Care 


Born and educated in Wales, Vivien initially trained at the Welsh College of Music and Drama, continuing her studies on the postgraduate Musical Theatre Course at the Royal Academy of Music, graduating with distinction and receiving the prestigious Mary Hammond Prize. Since then she has sustained a busy and varied career in Musical Theatre - in prominent roles in large-scale West End musicals as well as in small-scale and fringe productions, session work and radio broadcasts. She is also much in demand as a vocal consultant and coach. She can currently be seen as Sister Margaretta in The Sound of Music.

Vivien’s experience as a performer and teacher, together with extensive industry links have done much to inform an approach to the training of musical theatre practitioners at the highest level, based on a thorough awareness of the interdependent disciplines of acting, singing and dance.

Lecturers in Acting

  • Jamie Garven BA (Hons) PGDip
  • Martin Houghton
  • Marilyn Le Conte BA (Hons)
  • Rob Dean
  • Paul Clements

Lecturer in Acting (Welsh Medium)

  • Ian Staples

Head of Voice

  • Simon Reeves BA (Hons) MA

Lecturer in Voice

  • Patricia Logue

Lecturers in Movement

  • Frances Newman BA (Hons)
  • Jem Treays BA (Hons)

Lecturers in Singing

  • Stacey Blythe BA (Hons)
  • Clive Fishlock
  • Philippa Reeves LWCMD

Lecturer in Alexander Technique

  • Judith Clover MST AT BA (Hons)

Lecturer Stage Combat

  • Kevin McCurdy

Lecturers in Contextual Studies

  • Sarah Argent
  • Rob Dean
  • Paul Clements