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Musical Theatre Network invites you to join us for the next annual round table discussion of musical theatre development in higher education.
Happy New Year! Musical Theatre Network warmly invites you to join us for the next annual round table discussion of musical theatre development in higher education. We’ve tried to find a time that will suit as many as possible; please feel free to join us for only part of the session if that’s what your schedule will allow.
The art form of musical theatre seems to be on an upwards trajectory in the UK currently (despite challenging economic realities for practitioners). Higher education teaching of the medium is arguably more important than ever, as the canon is reconsidered through new lenses, and outdated hierarchical views about the relative cultural positioning of musicals are challenged.
This discussion will build on those held by Musical Theatre Network in past years, and is likely to explore areas such as:
- evolving best practice in engaging students with new writing in musical theatre
- potential for international partnerships
- improving inclusivity and relevance of musical theatre teaching materials through diverse new writing
- approaches to workshopping or staging new musicals with students
- BEAM2025 updates
- how MTN can best introduce you to relevant musical theatre writing teams and potential guest lecturers
- student membership opportunities
- opportunities for raising wider industry awareness of the new musical theatre being developed within higher education
- opportunities for further collaboration, industry networking and resource sharing
If there’s something in particular you’d find it useful to discuss with peers in this context, do please let us know and we’ll add it to the agenda if relevant. So that we can use the time effectively, we’ll circulate an agenda closer to the event.
Whether you’ve been able to join us for a previous round table discussion or not, we would love for you to join us – or feel free to forward to any relevant colleagues to attend (or send us their email and we’ll invite them), they just need to register via the link below. If you have any questions about this event, please email us on info@musicaltheatrenetwork.com.
See you there!