Before starting your East 15 application, please read the information on our Applying pages (for Undergraduate
and Masters courses) and ensure you have all the information you need as you will not be able to save this form to submit at a later date.
You will also need to have read and understood the full E15 Application & Audition terms and conditions before you submit your application.
Items you will need to include in your East 15 application:
- Undergraduate applicants only: Your UCAS or Direct Admissions application number. See our Applying for Undergraduate Study page for further information.
- All applicants: A link to your video audition, if applicable*.
- All applicants: A personal statement explaining why you want to study the courses you have chosen as your preferences and why you wish to study at East 15.
Items to upload once you have pressed submit:
- All applicants: a head and shoulders photo of yourself. This does not need to be a professional headshot, just one that we can recognise you by. The photo should be in either .jpeg or .png format, not a PDF.
- Undergraduate applicants only: if applying for an Audition Fee Waiver [PDF], your completed application form and supporting documents.
- Masters applicants only: your latest CV/resume and, if you have them, your final degree certificate and transcript.
* If you are applying only for BA Stage and Production Management or BA Creative Producing (Theatre and Short Film) you do not need to complete this form and do not need to pay an Audition Fee.
Please apply via UCAS or Direct Admissions and we will then contact you to arrange an interview.
Applicants to MA/MFA Theatre Directing or MA/MFA Advanced Professional Theatre Practice do not need to supply a video audition.
Once we receive your application, you will be invited to attend an interview.
For more information about East 15 courses at the University of Essex, please visit the East 15 Acting School website.
Auditions and Audition Fees
Most East 15 courses* require an audition and there is a non-refundable fee for this. Once you have completed your application, please pay the Round 1 audition fee.
The current audition fees are:
- £15 for Round 1 (video submission). This is required at the initial application stage for your video submission to be considered. This fee covers your application, regardless of whether you include 1 or 2 course preferences on your application.
- £30 for Round 2 (workshop audition). If you are successful in being shortlisted based on your video submission East 15 will contact you by email to request this and to arrange your workshop audition.
Audition Fee Waiver
Undergraduate applicants may be eligible for an audition fee waiver. To apply, complete the
form and upload this and any supporting documents with your East 15 application form below. You will be able to add this to your application once you press the submit button and are taken to the uploads page.
Please note you must apply for the audition fee waiver at the same time you submit your East 15 application form.
Final things to note before submitting your East 15 application form:
- Your video submission must be provided in URL format, preferably through YouTube or Vimeo. For guidance on how to do this,
see our guide to uploading your video to a digital platform [PDF].
It is not possible to upload media files (video, music etc) and we cannot accept WeTransfer files.
- Applicants may only submit one application per application cycle.
- Please email us at e15adms@essex.ac.uk if you have any further queries about the application process.
Already submitted your East 15 application form? Don't fill in this form again if you wish to amend any details you provided previously or if you wish to provide additional documents (e.g. headshot photo). Instead,
send us an email, making sure you include your full name, date of birth and details of the changes you need to make to your application.
Please do not use angle brackets (example: < or >) in the text boxes.
On the following page, you'll be asked to upload a photo, the Audition Fee Waiver form (if applicable) and a CV/resume if you have one.
Please note, it can sometimes take a couple of minutes for your documents to upload after you have pressed the submit button. Please do not refresh or close the page until you see the confirmation of submission page.