Drama and Theatre Studies

Course summary

The main focus is very much on acting and directing and we will explore a range of theatrical styles and approaches to acting. This course is an excellent way to maintain your current involvement in drama as the course is very performance-based. What will I study? You will develop skills that allow you to investigate the work of influential performing arts practitioners: writers, directors, and producers. You will also develop skills and techniques as an actor; participating in regular workshops, classes, and exercises to prepare you for performing live to an audience. You will work as part of an ensemble group of performers to respond to a stimulus and to create performances. You will explore a range of acting styles including those applied to texts and those required for improvisation and devising work. Where could it take me? In the past, students completing this course have progressed on to courses at vocational drama schools, theatre and media-related courses at university, and taken places at prestigious universities to study these and non-related degree subjects. We have many students working currently in the West End, TV and film. The course is extremely varied and allows you to develop design skills. Previous students are currently working in design and stage management in theatres around the country.