Victorian College of The Arts (VCA), University of Melbourne, is located in Southbank, the heart of the arts precinct in Melbourne. It is a leading Australian visual and performing arts training institution, offers courses and training in six academic disciplines: fine art, dance, drama, film and television, music and production. Having celebrated its 30th Anniversary in 2006, it continues to be of major significance to the development of original work in this country.
The School of Drama is a dynamic and innovative department with an intensive and rigorous curriculum, offering full-time courses in acting, directing, animateuring, actor training and voice teaching in theatre, film, television, radio and new media. Through the discovery and mastery of skills, we enable our students to develop virtuosity. They investigate form and meaning and expand the boundaries of all aspects of the art of theatre whilst integrating their work with creative collaborators. Our students and graduates are renowned for their capacity to work creatively and collaboratively, in both traditional and groundbreaking performance contexts. They work at the highest levels of excellence in mainstream drama and have contributed enormously to the development of original work in this country.