LIPA

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The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts opened in 1996 to forge a new approach to performing arts training. It was co-founded by our Lead Patron Sir Paul McCartney and Mark Featherstone-Witty (LIPA's Principal), and is housed in his old school, which underwent a multi-million pound renovation to transform it into a state-of-the-art performing arts higher education institution.

Today LIPA is an acknowledged part of the UK’s higher education provision for the performing arts, recognised and ranked alongside institutions a lot older. LIPA provides learning for the main skills needed for putting on a show (performers and those who make performance possible), uniquely blending specialist and generic skills.

LIPA offers degree courses in Acting, Community Drama, Dance, Music Theatre and Entertainment Management, Music, Sound Technology, Theatre and Performance Design and Theatre and Performance Technology. We also run full-time one year Foundation Certificates in Performing Arts (Acting); Performing Arts (Dance); Performing Arts (Singing); and Popular Music and Sound Technology.

We train students for a future of sustained work. Most recent figures have shown that over the most recent four year period, 96% of LIPA’s graduates are in work three years after leaving, while 87% work in the performing arts. To achieve this, our curriculum is constantly being revised.

Connected mandy members:

Chloe McDonald

Actor

2018, The Love Of The Nightingale, Procne
Sennheiser Studio

Alice Winter

Stage Manager

2018, The Love of The Nightingale, Deputy Stage Manager & Sound Op
Lipa, Sennheiser Studio Theatre

Katie Hamilton

Actor

2018, The Love of The Nightingale, June
Sennheiser Studio

Nicole Blackburn

Wardrobe Assistant

2018, The Knight of the Burning Pestle, Wardrobe Tech (Placement)

Euan McDowell

Chief Electrician

2018, The Handmaid's Tale, Production Manager
Paul McCartney Auditorium

Matthew Khan

Actor

2018, The Balcony, Roger

Hannah Roze-Lewis

Actor

2018, The Balcony, Chantal
LIPA

Jade Hicks-Williams

Stage Manager

2018, Slung Low's Red and Black, Lighting Crew & Sound Operator

Saskia Pay

Actor, Entertainer

2018, Second Person Narrative, Tanya Jones
LIPA

Michael Wolf

Actor

2018, Second Person Narrative, Doctor/Photographer/Executive/Co-Worker/Trainer/Barman/Psychologist
LIPA

Jonny Wise

Actor

2018, Red and Black, Stevie/Bouffon Clown
LIPA

Holly Williams

Technician

2018, Othello, Lighting Programmer & Operator
Paul McCartney Auditorium

Chuma Kafile

Actor

2018, Othello, Othello
LIPA

Jade Hicks-Williams

Stage Manager

2018, Othello, Deputy Stage Manager

Louis Gale

Actor

2018, On Chesil Beach - Show Reel, Edward Mayhew
LIPA

James Morris

Sound Designer

2018, Noughts and Crosses, Sound Designer
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts

Phoebe Firth

Wardrobe Assistant

2018, Noughts and Crosses, Set and Costume Designer

Chuma Kafile

Actor

2018, Noughts and Crosses, Sephy
LIPA

Louis Gale

Actor

2018, Noughts & Crosses, Ryan McGregor
LIPA

Nathan McGowran

Actor

2018, Night of the Knight of the Burning Pestle, George Green
LIPA

LIPA Jobs

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