Level 2 Performing Arts
• Black jogging bottoms
• Black t-shirt
• Black leggings (female), Black shorts (male)
• Black leotard (female)
• Trainers
• Notepad
• Pen
Level 3 Musical Theatre & Level 3 Dance
Please find below the required compulsory equipment & uniform to participate both safely and comfortably in a variety of practical sessions across your timetable. Long hair must be tied back for all practical sessions and all jewellery to be removed.
Students are also required to bring the appropriate equipment for classroom-based theory lessons.
| Female | Male | |
| General (required for all practical or theory sessions) | • Document folder • Notebook • Stationery • Black leotard (Female) • Black fitted vest (Male) • Black shorts with black dance tights • Black leggings • Black basketball shorts (Male) • Dance belt (Male) • Fitness Trainers | |
| Ballet | • Pink footed or convertible tights • Pink ballet shoes • Hair must be in a ballet bun (secured with bun pins, grips & hairnet) • Black ballet skirt (optional) | • Black men’s ballet tights (cotton) or Unitard • Black ballet shoes |
| Jazz | • Black Split sole Jazz shoes (or bare feet) • Dance support bra | • Black jazz pants • Black Split sole Jazz shoes (or bare feet) |
| Tap | • Black tap shoes with adjustable taps | • Black tap shoes with adjustable taps |
| Contemporary (Dance only) | • Bare feet | |
| Commercial (Dance only) | • Black leotard • Coloured leotard | • Black or coloured vest |
| Shows | • Black character shoes/New Yorkers | |
Level 3 Acting
Please find below the required compulsory equipment & uniform to participate both safely and comfortably in a variety of practical sessions across your timetable. Long hair must be tied back for all practical sessions and all jewellery to be removed.
Students are also required to bring the appropriate equipment for classroom-based theory lessons.
| Female | Male | |
| General (required for all practical or theory sessions) | • Document folder • Notebook • Stationery • Black Plain T-shirt or Black Plain Vest • Black leggings or joggers • Bare feet • Back Jazz Shoes (optional) • Fitness Trainers | |
Level 3 Technical Theatre and Production Arts
Equipment Essential for your course
• Safety (steel-toe capped) footwear (black – boots, shoes or trainer style)
• HB Pencil
• Overalls or clothes for painting
• Pens for note taking
• Notebook, folder
• At least one set of plain black long-sleeved clothing (no logos) for backstage work
Equipment recommended for your course:
• Access to a 64bit Computer (desktop or laptop) or electronic tablet
• Safety Eyewear
• 30cm Ruler
• Rigging Gloves
• Retractable tape measure
• Multitool
• Maths set (set square, protractor, compasses)
• Black Sharpie/Permanent Marker
• A range of H and B pencils
• Headphones with lead and 1/8inch Jack (or 3.5mm Jack with 1/8inch adaptor)
• Basic Sewing Kit
• USB Memory Stick
• Try to save some money for any trips we organise
If you have any specific requirements that are in conflict or addition to this list, please discuss this with the course leader or your tutor.
We usually run a trip to see a theatre performance and a backstage tour in London in the Spring Term. This usually costs around £50 dependent on the production, so it is worth putting some money aside for this.
