Company Profile
Guildhall School is where passion meets purpose. We deliver world-class professional training in music, drama, production and design, across our iconic, state-of-the-art facilities in the heart of the City of London. For almost 150 years, we have shaped the craft and careers of countless talented performers and artists who have gone on to forge successful paths on stage, on screen and behind the scenes. Our international community of emerging creatives is guided by expert teaching staff, renowned visiting practitioners and industry partners, supporting students to unlock their highest potential.
The quality of Guildhall School’s training is recognised globally, with our programmes ranked in the top three in the world for Performing Arts and the top four in the world for Music by the QS World University Rankings 2026. We push the boundaries of artistic practice, championing innovation and experimentation, and our research impact is recognised as world-leading – the highest of any UK music conservatoire.
Guildhall School is also one of the UK’s leading providers of lifelong learning in the performing arts, igniting a passion for creativity through inspiring courses and training for children, young people and adult learners, including transformational professional development.
The power of the arts is unleashed at Guildhall School.
We offer a range of study options across Drama, Music and Production Arts, including:
- BA Acting
- BMus
- BA Production Arts:, with pathways in:
- BA Performance Design
- MA Collaborative Performance Making
- MPhil/PhD/DMus
Address
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Silk Street
Barbican
London
EC2Y 8DT
Products, Services on Offer
Come and learn about our free Backstage Roadshow outreach programme, which delivers hands-on workshops and production support directly into state schools to showcase the different career routes that exist off stage. See examples of our flight cased workshop kits and learn more about the brilliant results our teams are creating and experiencing on the road as part of our aims to create a more representative future workforce for our industry. See how you or your company might be able to support the future of this ground-breaking initiative and help us to change more young peoples’ lives.
We can also talk to you about our Production & Design degree courses and short courses offered.
News Page
https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/about-guildhall/news
Videos
Backstage Roadshow