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:

Saskia Pay

Actor, Entertainer

2018, Much Ado About Nothing, Beatrice
LIPA

Jonny Wise

Actor

2018, Much Ado About Nothing, Benedick/Verges
LIPA

Louis Gale

Actor

2018, Much Ado About Nothing, Benedick
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts

Molly Hannah

Actor

2018, Midsummer night's dream, Bottom
The Liverpool institute of performing arts

Sophia Catleugh

Actor

2018, Made in Dagenham, Cass
LIPA

Nicole Blackburn

Wardrobe Assistant

2018, Love Of The Nightingale, wardrobe Tech (Placement)

Sioned Lois Roberts

Stage Manager

2018, Love of the Nightingale, Stage Manager
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts

Matt Harwood

Actor

2018, Love Of The Nightingale, Tereus
Sennheisser Studio

Jonny Wise

Actor

2018, La Bete, Bejart
LIPA

Beth Elliott

Actor

2018, La Bête, Dorine
The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts

Jade Hicks-Williams

Stage Manager

2018, La Bête, Production Manager
Sennheiser Studio

Liam Collins

Actor

2018, Kes, Mr Suggden
LIPA

Louis Gale

Actor

2018, Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom, Yellow Jacket

Chuma Kafile

Actor

2018, Him, Faith
LIPA

Alex Gardner

Lighting Programmer

2018, Havrue, Lighting Programmer
Paul McCartney Auditorium

Nicole Blackburn

Wardrobe Assistant

2018, Havfru, Wardrobe Tech (Placement)

Jonny Wise

Actor

2018, Happy F*ckin' New Year, Will
LIPA

Holly Williams

Technician

2018, Handmaids Tale, Technical Swing
Paul McCartney Auditorium

Katie Ball

Actor

2018, Grimm Tales, Old Woman/Cook
Arts School Theatre (LIPA)

Jak Malone

Actor

2018, Grimm Tales, The Frog Prince
LIPA

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