Join us this summer for an amazing display of work from our Creative Arts students!

Taking place between May and June and featuring live performances, exhibitions, and shows from students of our level 1 to level 3 and higher education courses these shows aim to highlight and celebrate the creative talents of this year’s brightest students and creative talents.

Please be aware some of these events will require booking in advance so please make sure to book your ticket by clicking the button next to it to avoid missing out!

‘Blackout’ 

Venue: Abbey Park Campus Theatre 

Dates/Times: Tuesday 14th May, 7 pm 

Ticket price: £4.00 

Written by Davey Anderson and commissioned by the Royal National Theatre for NT Connections, “Blackout” is the true story of a 15-year-old boy charged with attempted murder who tries to piece together the events in his life that have brought him into a secure care unit and threaten to keep him there. 

‘James has not had the best start in life and now his parents have split up. He loses the person closest to him and this is the catalyst that projects James into a spiral of poor choices. Drink, drugs, and slasher movies. Where will he end up?’ 

This play deals with adult themes, strong language, and scenes of a sensitive nature which some may find upsetting or offensive. Advised age 16+.

“Full Disclosure”  

Venue: Sue Townsend Theatre, 16 Upper Brown St, Leicester

Date/Time: Wednesday 21st May 

Ticket price: £6.00

MSPA is proud to present an evening of assorted performances – from film to singing. The Year 1 Acting Group will present a night that is sure to be inspiring, fun, and enjoyable

Tickets can be purchased in advance by clicking on the button below, but will also be available at the door.

Book now

“Singing In The Rain”

Venue: Sue Townsend Theatre, 16 Upper Brown St, Leicester

Dates/Times: Wednesday, 29th, and Thursday 30th May, 7 pm 

Ticket price: £10

‘Simply Splashing’

MSPA are delighted to welcome you to our production of the theatrical classic ‘Singing In The Rain’. This irresistibly charming musical is presented by Level 3 dance and musical theatre students at Leicester College.

Journey back to the glamour of Hollywood during the roaring 20’s… Silent movie star Don Lockwood has it all, a string of hit films and a studio-engineered romance with the most beautiful actress in town. What Don doesn’t know is that the silver screen is about to find its voice, and a chance meeting with a talented young chorus girl set to steal his heart promises to change both Don, and Hollywood, forever.

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International.
Screenplay by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. Songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed.
Music published by EMI, all rights administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC. Produced by Arrangement with Maurice Rosenfield, Lois F Rosenfield, and Cindy Pritzker, Inc.

Tickets can be purchased in advance by clicking on the button below, but will also be available on the door.

Book now

HND Photography Exhibition

Venue:  James’ Cafe Bistro, 5 E Bond Street, Leicester, LE1 4SX

Date: From Wednesday 29th May to Tuesday 4th June and Wednesday 7 June, 7 pm 

Times: Tuesday, Wednesday 10am-2.30pm, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10am-3pm and 5pm-10.30pm

Ticket price:  Free 

An exhibition of Level 5 HND Photography work. Learners are displaying a body of work exploring personal concepts and techniques, this body of work will be their final display before learners end their educational journey and progress into photographic employment.

Summer End-of-Year Gig

Venue:  The Donkey, 203 Welford Rd, Leicester LE2 6BH

Dates/Times: Wednesday 5th June, 7 pm 

Ticket price:  Free 

48 students, who have been practicing and learning their art for the year will be playing in their “course bands” and also crossover projects. Expect a mix of the student’s material and covers of their favorite songs, from a massive selection of genres and styles.

Hamlet

Venue: Sue Townsend Theatre, 16 Upper Brown St, Leicester

Dates/Times:

• Wednesday 5th June, 7 pm 
• Thursday 6th June, 7 pm

Ticket price: £8

Hamlet Denmark is called home from university to find his life turned upside down: His father has recently died, and his mother has remarried with his uncle. He had the world at his feet, but now everything has changed. Who can be trusted? Who can be believed?

Sent by the ghost of his father to avenge his brutal death, Hamlet’s mission to expose the truth is a perilous journey of madness, murder, and lost love. What will ultimately become of a young man sent to kill?

This production is brought to you by MSPA Level 3 Year 2 Actors
Directed by Richard Davy

Tickets can be purchased in advance by clicking on the button below, but will also be available on the door.

Book now

Artistic Make-up and Special Effects End-of-year Exhibit 

Venue: Peters Pizzeria, 9 Welford Place, Leicester. LE1 6ZH

Dates/Times:

• Wednesday 5th June, 1 pm to 5 pm 
• Thursday 6th June, 12 pm to 8 pm

Please note that there will be private viewings on Wednesday 5 June, 5.30 pm – 6:30 pm

Ticket price:  Free 

Level 5 FdA Artistic Make-up & Special Effects, class of 2024 presents collections of work based on individual negotiated projects:

Mythology around the World: A range of FX makeup, representing various folklore stories.
An Insight into Autism: A sculptural piece highlighting the hidden challenges of mental disorder.
The Ugly Face of Plastic Surgery: A visual display of extreme beauty standards.
Creature Creations: Bringing to life a fantasy race through inbuilt puppetry for live performance.

There will also be exhibits from our Level 2 & Level 3 Hair & Make-up Artistry. Which includes portfolio images of fashion & photography, Historical characters, Period hair & make-up, fantasy body painting, and special effects for performance and media.

“X”

Venue: Sue Townsend Theatre, 16 Upper Brown St, Leicester

Dates/Times: Wednesday, 12th June, 7 pm

Ticket price: £8

X by Alistair McDowall

Directed By Kieran Vyas

“It’s a tax write-off. This is where they send the new, the underqualified, the old. And most of all the British. Mars is full of blonde Americans. It’s like they’re building the master race out there.”

Billions of miles from home, the lone research base on Pluto has lost contact with Earth. Unable to leave or send for help, the skeleton crew sit waiting.

Waiting. Waiting long enough for time to start eating away at them.

To lose all sense of it. To start seeing things in the dark outside

X was first presented by the English Stage Company in Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre on 30th March 2016. This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Howard Gooding.

Tickets can be purchased in advance by clicking on the button below, but will also be available at the door.

BOOK NOW

Creative Media, TV & Film End of Year Show

Venue: Sue Townsend Theatre, 16 Upper Brown St, Leicester

Date/Time: Thursday 20th June, 7 pm to 10 pm

Ticket price:  Free 

The Creative Media, TV & Film end-of-year show is an opportunity to experience and celebrate the quality and diversity of student work created whilst on our Level 3 courses. The variety of moving image work includes short films, music videos, documentaries, and also promotional films produced for local companies and organisations. One significant showing will be our 2nd Year TV and Film student’s world premiere of their short feature film.

Other more experimental video artwork, and non-film-related content, such as podcasting and photography, will be shown and made available alongside some of the 2nd Year Creative Media student’s Social Change exhibition exploring sustainability and fast fashion. This work will be showcased in the mezzanine area for the duration of the evening with an opportunity to experience it further during the intermission

“Runway 24”

Venue: Sue Townsend Theatre, 16 Upper Brown St, Leicester

Date/Time: (Multiple showings please see below)

• Tuesday 25th June shows at 1:30 pm & 7 pm
  
• Thursday 27th June at 7 pm

Ticket prices: £3.50