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BA (Hons) Stage & Production Management

Study Level: Undergraduate Duration: 3 Years Full-TimeUCAS Code: W460Start Date: October 2025Validated by University of Greater Manchester
Updated: 31 July 2025
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Whether you dream of show-calling The Oscars, running the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival, or production managing the next big touring show, this degree will lead you to a career like no other.

BA (Hons) Stage & Production Management has been designed to give you an edge to succeed in a busy marketplace and is the first of its kind to be dedicated to the stage and production management of large-scale shows, concert tours, cruise ships, outdoor events, conferences, award ceremonies and festivals.

Why choose
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Unique Approach

Beginning with an in-depth study of traditional theatre-based stage management techniques, you will then learn how to apply this knowledge across the breadth of live events. You’ll examine how the roles of stage and production managers develop from rehearsal to performance and tour, and study the ways in which your skills can be transferred to working on multiple events both in the UK and internationally.

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Industry Immersion

From day one, you’ll dive into stage and production management, building core skills in communication, planning, logistics, and networking. Masterclasses and seminars connect you with top industry professionals and global event specialists. Venue visits – from theatres to stadiums – give you real insight into the live event environment and how it all comes together. 

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Practice-Based Learning

Teaching embeds core skills – planning, communication, management, and delivery – through real-world scenarios and live event projects. You’ll explore what it means to be a stage and production manager while collaborating across courses to understand technical roles and industry relationships, gaining insight into how successful shows are developed, delivered, and sustained. 

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Graduate Industry-Ready

With a degree designed around the real demands of global productions - from theatre and touring shows to stadium concerts and festivals - you’ll graduate ready to lead. Whether calling complex shows, coordinating crews, or managing high-pressure environments, you’ll be prepared to hit the ground running as a sought-after stage or production manager in this fast-moving industry.

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Course content

How learning is assessed on Stage & Production Management

As well as traditional lectures, seminars and tutorials your learning will be enhanced with visits from guest speakers and masterclass seminars from industry experts, international case studies, workshops and more importantly opportunities to work on live projects as part of both practical modules and work experiences; giving you unique insights and a thorough understanding of stage management, operating in international markets and a range of sectors. Assessment is via a range of methods, from developing a portfolio of your work and skills to practical assessment and research projects.

Term dates
Please see our 2025/26 academic year term dates for this undergraduate course. 

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Career Opportunities 

Studying BA (Hons) Stage & Production Management can lead you to roles including:

  • Production Management [PM]
  • Production Assistant 
  • Company Manager 
  • Assistant Stage Manager [ASM]
  • Deputy Stage Manager [DSM]
  • Swing Technician 
  • Venue Manager 
  • Tour logistics, Tour Management or Tour Director 
  • Artist Liaison 
  • Accreditation / Artist Accreditation

Our Alumni 

Career opportunities exist in a huge range of sectors. From live music, festivals and theatre to fashion shows, parties and weddings, and international events and the cruise sector.

It is a developing industry, and opportunities are available to graduates with real-life vocational experience underpinned by theoretical academic study. 

In recent years, graduates have gone on to a wide range of roles in industry, from touring with large-scale live music and theatre shows, to working at major UK festivals, being part of large-scale sporting events, including opening ceremonies, to venue management, accreditation and experiences.

Alumni from BA (Hons) Stage & Production Management have gone on to become: 

  • Stage Crew at Princess Cruises 
  • Project Manager at TAIT 
  • Stage Manager at Pleasance Theatre Trust 
  • Stage Technician at Virgin Voyages 
  • Artist Liaison at Artist Needs 
  • Production Coordinator at Bill Kenwright Ltd 
  • General Manager at Broadway Entertainment Group 
  • Tour Assistant on Sam Fender tour
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We can drive the narrative of what we want our students to learn from a backstage and industry perspective. We do this by working with industry-leading professionals and an academic team that is active in the industry - teaching up to date best practice and providing students with a skills toolkit that can be applied across the breadth of the events and entertainment industry.

Claire Porter-PriceCourse Leader

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Amy Robertson, BA (Hons) Stage & Production Management alumni shares where her first steps into graduate life have taken her so far. 

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Facilities

Our Production Park campus offers a range of learning spaces, including pre-visualisation studios, computer labs, classrooms, lecture theatres, and breakout spaces, giving you dedicated space to learn the theory before bringing it to life with hands-on, practical learning in our industry-standard dedicated teaching studios. 

Stage & Production Management Festival Changeover Practical Session

Festival Changeover Practical session delivered in Studio 001

Stage & Production Management Festival Changeover Practical Session

Festival Changeover Practical session delivered in Studio 001

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Front of HouseProduction management in Studio 001

Students front of house

Front of HouseProduction management in Studio 001

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Production MeetingStage management & production meeting

Academy of Live Technology Stage & Production management students production meeting

Production MeetingStage management & production meeting

Academy of Live Technology Stage & Production management alumni, Rachel Walsh

Stage Managementfor the graduation ceremony hosted in Wakefield Theatre

Academy of Live Technology Stage & Production management alumni, Rachel Walsh

Stage Managementfor the graduation ceremony hosted in Wakefield Theatre

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Academy of Live Technology Stage & Production Management
Stage & Production Management Festival Changeover Practical Session

Festival Changeover Practical session delivered in Studio 001

Stage & Production Management Festival Changeover Practical Session

Festival Changeover Practical session delivered in Studio 001

Students front of house

Front of HouseProduction management in Studio 001

Students front of house

Front of HouseProduction management in Studio 001

Academy of Live Technology Stage & Production management students production meeting

Production MeetingStage management & production meeting

Academy of Live Technology Stage & Production management students production meeting

Production MeetingStage management & production meeting

Academy of Live Technology Stage & Production management alumni, Rachel Walsh

Stage Managementfor the graduation ceremony hosted in Wakefield Theatre

Academy of Live Technology Stage & Production management alumni, Rachel Walsh

Stage Managementfor the graduation ceremony hosted in Wakefield Theatre

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Meet your lecturers

Claire Porter-Price, Course Leader

Claire joined the Academy in September 2017. She has a Postgraduate Certificate in Developing Professional Practice in HE and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
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Emma Livingstone, Course Lecturer

Emma has worked extensively in theatre stage management, primarily working on large-scale musical theatre productions in the West End. She opened the London production of Hamilton and the original production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and on shows such as Everybody’s Talking about Jamie as well as on a wide variety of plays.
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ALT was how different from anywhere I had seen before. The mix of both theatre and concert touring was exciting to me as I wanted to be able to try everything. The balance between the practical and theory-based assessments drew me in immediately.

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“While I knew I wanted to work in theatre, I wanted to explore what the wider events industry has to offer. ALT brought all this together. The widespread teaching backgrounds and varied module topics seemed like the best way to try everything within the events industry.

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