Welcome to Glasgow Academy Musical Theatre Arts

Glasgow Academy Musical Theatre Arts is the leading independent Musical Theatre Training School in Scotland. Since 1994, GAMTA has been at the forefront of multi-skilled performing arts training North of the Border.

At our base near Glasgow’s vibrant City Centre, Glasgow Academy Musical Theatre Arts has steered hundreds of young performers towards a career in performing arts and many of our graduates have gone to work within the Musical Theatre and Entertainment industries not only in the UK but across Europe and the USA.

GAMTA offers an extensive three year Musical Theatre Professional Training Diploma Course covering every aspect of training required for today’s competitive Theatre Industry and furthermore, students are presented to Agent’s in their 3rd year at a London West End theatre venue in preparation for their entry to the industry.  In addition to our successful full-time course,GAMTA offers a wide range of fun and specialist part-time classes for young people,

GAMTA presents a diverse programme of performances throughout the Academic Year featuring both full and part-time students.

GAMTA is approved by the Scottish Qualifications Authority and the Department for Education and Skills.


Kennedy Aitchison joins the Panto Team


Kennedy AitchisonWe are thrilled and delighted to welcome Kennedy to the Panto team this year as it proves to be bigger and better than ever!
 
Acclaimed as one of the top musicians in the UK, Kennedy's career has spanned two decades. During that time, he has worked at the top level of the entertainment industry as a musical director for theatre, film and television, and has conducted and played with some of the most famous orchestras in Britain. He is in great demand as a pianist, arranger, orchestrator and music producer.
 
His theatre credits include: Musical Director in London's West End and touring productions of Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats, The Beautiful Game and Saturday Night Fever, working for Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sir Cameron MacIntosh and Robert Stigwood. He was also Assistant Musical Director on the Emmy award winning movie of Jesus Christ Superstar. He recently toured the US, Canada, Mexico and Europe as Musical Director with Irish dance phenomenon Riverdance. He has also played principal keyboard in major productions of Joseph, Evita, White Christmas, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Sunset Boulevard.
 
Kennedy has an impressive list of television credits, working as musical director, music associate and pianist on countless network television programmes including ‘Only Fools and Horses’, Noel’s House Party’ and ‘The Big, Big Talent Show’. He worked for four years on the BBC's top rated Saturday night talent show, "Opportunity Knocks" - the precursor to today's X Factor and Pop Idol.
 
Kennedy has also worked with some of the top names in popular music - The Three Degrees, The Supremes, Randy Crawford, Shirley Bassey, The Drifters, Martha Reeves and Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes. He also had the pleasure of working with country star Nanci Griffith, conducting the Orchestra of Scottish Opera in a live performance of her acclaimed album "The Dust Bowl Symphony".
 
Recent projects include performing as principal keyboard on the UK tour of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ and Musical Director and arranger on ‘Highland Heartbeat’, a new Scottish TV special to be broadcast coast to coast on the PBS network in the US.
 
Future projects include touring the UK and Europe in 2009 with Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds. He is delighted to be involved in this year’s GAMTA panto production.
 
  "An Outstanding Pianist" Michael Tumelty, The Herald.




GAMTA delighted to announce the arrival of new writer for Panto


Barrie Hodge has been working in the entertainment industry for the past ten years in various roles including radio presenter, voice over and most recently as a radio producer. Audiences will best know Barrie as 'BAZ', producer of the Robin & Cat Breakfast Show on Real Radio, where he assisted in the development and production of the now infamous wind ups and where he was responsible for some of the most memorable of those 'wind up' moments. Barrie is currently based in the North East, producing the Big Breakfast Show on Century Radio and has found time in his busy schedule to write for our Production of Beauty &The Beast. We are thrilled to have him as part of the Team!


Musical Directors announcement


GAMTA is delighted to announce the arrival of our new Musical Directors for Panto. Staff and students are thrilled and delighted to be working with the Industry's top professionals in Musical Theatre and Panto.




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