St Mary’s University Twickenham
The School of Liberal and Creative Arts at St Mary’s University is a vibrant and diverse community offering vocational training for actors, filmmakers and theatre practitioners.
We pride ourselves on the high standards of our teaching staff, industry-level resources and the personalised care we offer our students. We are in the top 10 for Student Experience in the Sunday Times 2024 University Guide and the top 5 for teaching quality. We were London’s number one university for academic support and second for teaching in the National Student Survey in 2023.
Our new bespoke selection of degrees in the Creative Arts offers the chance for students to tailor their studies to suit their passion and increase employability within the creative industries.
See our advertorial on the new Creative Arts Programme: CLICK HERE
AUTUMN PRE-UCAS AUDITION
Get the opportunity to audition for the course. If the drama team thinks more work needs to be done on the audition before offering a place then they will give you tailored feedback, which will hopefully give you a better chance of success on your next attempt, whether at St Mary’s or not. If you are given feedback then you are welcome to audition again in 2026.
Dates:
Pre UCAS Audition and Open Day - 18th October
Pre UCAS Audition and Open Day - 29 November.
2026 UCAS AUDITION DATES
Saturday 24 January 2026 at 10am
Saturday 7 February 2026 at 10am
Saturday 28 February 2026 from 10am
Saturday 21 March 2026 from 10am
Saturday 18 April 2026 from 10am
You can also email - julie.nesher@stmarys.ac.uk
Gallery
Our 2025 graduates celebrating on the stage at Leicester Square Theatre on the day of their West End Showcase.
Annie Samba Lukeni on the far left celebrating after her brilliant performance after reaching the finals of the Spotlight Award. Over 65 drama school and universities put forward an actor so we are so very proud of Annie for making it through to the final.
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