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You can apply now for full time courses commencing in 2010. Applications close 30 September 2009. Late applications will be accepted as long as there are audition/interview spaces available.
Applications must be submitted direct to NIDA on a NIDA application form. An online application form will be available here in the week beginning Tuesday 7 July.
If you are thinking of studying at NIDA, firstly you need to decide what kind of talent you have and the type of career you wish to pursue. What do you want to be? An actor, designer, director, stage manager, craftsperson or technician? You must then decide which of the NIDA courses is best suited to your needs. We recommend that you find out everything about the various courses that you are interested in and then lodge your application.
All applicants are auditioned or interviewed so that NIDA's staff can assess abilities and potential to benefit from the course. See here for how to prepare for your audition for the Acting course and here for how to prepare for your interview for all other courses. The auditions and interviews are intended to help applicants to show their abilities to best advantage. Applicants must attend the audition/interview in person. For courses other than the Acting course interviews via webcam are sometimes possible.
Auditions and Interviews are held in most Australian capital cities during November and December 2009. After your application has been received, you will be sent your audition/interview time. Some interviews will be held in late October for Directing applicants in Sydney.
Provided the application is in order, you will be advised of the specific date and place of your audition/interview within three weeks of the application being received.
If misleading information is included on the application form, auditions, interviews and enrolment may be cancelled.
Audition & Interview dates
SYDNEY | MELBOURNE | DARWIN | PERTH | ADELAIDE | BRISBANE | HOBART
SYDNEY
Acting course auditions
Friday 6 November
Monday 9 November - Friday 13 November
Monday 16 November - Friday 20 November
Thursday 26 November, Friday 27 November
Monday 30 November - Friday 4 December
Monday 7 December
Recalls - Monday 23 November, Tuesday 24 November, Wednesday 25 November, Tuesday 8 December, Wednesday 9 December
Design course interviews
Tuesday 10 November, Wednesday 11 November, Wednesday 18 November, Thursday 19 November, Friday 20 November
Directing (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews
Thursday 29 October, Friday 30 October, Wednesday 11 November, Saturday 21 November, Sunday 22 November
Recalls – Wednesday 25 November – Friday 27 November
Production course interviews
Monday 16 November – Friday 20 November
Production Crafts - Costume course interviews
Monday 23 November, Tuesday 24 November
Production Crafts - Properties interviews
Monday 9 November – Thursday 12 November
Scenery Construction course interviews
Friday 13 November
Voice Studies (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews
Friday 27 November, Saturday 28 November
Movement Studies (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews
To be advised
Playwriting (Grad. Dip.) course interviews
To be advised
MELBOURNE
Acting course auditions
Monday 9 November - Saturday 14 November
Monday 16 November, Tuesday 17 November
Recalls - Wednesday 18 November, Thursday 19 November
Design course interviews
Friday 6 November
Directing (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews
Saturday 7 November
Recalls - Monday 9 November
Production course interviews
Friday 13 November
Production Crafts - Costume course interviews
To be advised
Production Crafts - Properties interviews
To be advised
Scenery Construction course interviews
To be advised
Voice Studies (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews
To be advised
Movement Studies (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews
To be advised
Playwriting (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews
To be advised
DARWIN
Acting course auditions
Saturday 7 November
Other courses
To be advised
PERTH
Acting course auditions
Monday 9 November, Tuesday 10 November, Wednesday 11 November
Recalls - Thursday 12 November
Design course interviews
Friday 13 November
Directing (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews
Friday 13 November
Recalls - Saturday 14 November
Production course interviews
Tuesday 10 November
Production Crafts - Costume course interviews
To be advised
Production Crafts - Properties interviews
To be advised
Scenery Construction course interviews
To be advised
Voice Studies (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews
To be advised
Movement Studies (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews
To be advised
Playwriting (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews
To be advised
ADELAIDE
Acting course auditions
Saturday 14 November, Monday 16 November
Recalls - Tuesday 17 November
Design course interviews
Monday 16 November
Directing (Grad. Dip & Masters) course interviews
Monday 16 November
Recalls - Tuesday 17 November
Production course interviews
Wednesday 11 November
Production Crafts - Costume course interviews
To be advised
Production Crafts - Properties interviews
To be advised
Scenery Construction course interviews
To be advised
Voice Studies (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews
To be advised
Movement Studies (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews
To be advised
Playwriting (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews
To be advised
BRISBANE
Acting course auditions
Monday 23 November - Saturday 28 November
Recalls - Monday 30 November, Tuesday 1 December
Design course interviews
Monday 30 November
Directing (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews
Monday 30 November
Recalls - Tuesday 1 December
Production course interviews
Monday 9 November
Production Crafts - Costume course interviews
To be advised
Production Crafts - Properties interviews
To be advised
Scenery Construction course interviews
To be advised
Voice Studies (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews
To be advised
Movement Studies (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews
To be advised
Playwriting (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews
To be advised
HOBART
Acting course auditions
Thursday 3 December
Recalls - Friday 4 December
Design course interviews
Thursday 3 December
Directing (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews
Thursday 3 December
Recalls - Friday 4 November
Production course interviews
Thursday 12 November
Production Crafts - Costume course interviews
To be advised
Production Crafts - Properties interviews
To be advised
Scenery Construction course interviews
To be advised
Voice Studies (Grad. Dip. & Masters) course interviews
To be advised
Movement Studies (Grad. Dip. and Masters) course interviews
To be advised
Playwriting (Grad. Dip. and Masters) course interviews
To be advised
Selection of students
Students are selected on the basis of talent and their potential to benefit from the NIDA training and to contribute to the arts entertainment industry. There are no quotas based on state of origin, gender or ethnicity. Applications from indigenous and ethnic Australians are actively encouraged.
Students come from diverse backgrounds, with varying levels of experience in theatre, film, television or other arts areas, including fashion, architecture or physical, vocal or visual arts expression.
Information for Overseas applicants
Information for New Zealand applicants
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