Partnerships

In partnership with the Scottish Institute for Enterprise and with a three-year grant from their Innovation Fund, the Academy developed an ambitious project to maximise the learning opportunities available through the musical theatre productions at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The aim of the project was to use the Fringe as a microcosm of the arts sector and help Masters of Performance in Musical Theatre students develop their knowledge and skills in order to be able to produce their own productions and create their own employment opportunities. The grant enabled the Academy to commission and develop new work for performance at the Fringe and employ a near-peer Company Manager. This person workedclosely with the company and cascaded their learning to their colleagues. A final document was compiled entitled “How to Produce at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe” as well as three films to document the project in a practical and useful way.