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You’ll delve into critical ideas like feminism, Marxism, and queer theory to examine things like identity, society, and culture.

By studying key texts, you’ll see how these theories help explain and make sense of performances.

You’ll use these concepts to assess a variety of plays and theatre methods.

This module gives you a more precise set of analytical tools to deepen your grasp of theatre. It will spark conversation and strengthen your own creative expression in today’s world.

You’ll study various historical and contemporary styles. These include ancient Greek theatre, modern British drama, African rituals, and innovative conceptual art.

We'll examine these forms in terms of history and historiography, considering their cultural contexts.

You’ll learn to appreciate the diversity of global traditions and how stories are shaped around them. You’ll also see how performance helps start conversations in society.

This module lays the groundwork for you to understand performance as a dynamic, culturally rooted art form.

Whether you’re aiming to be a performer, dramaturg, director, or production manager, you’ll grow in your role. You’ll get to creatively apply your skills in a team-based setting.

Show off your analytical and critical understanding.

Be bold in taking risks to enhance your craft.

Reflect on what you’ve achieved and areas you can improve.

By the end of the module, you’ll have the professional know-how and self-insight to advance in your performance career.

You’ll get expert guidance to boost your skills in acting, directing, writing plays, dance, or running shows.

As you dive into rehearsing and putting on a musical, you’ll figure out what you need to get better at.

Be part of an exciting artistic community. You’ll take part in activities like the Drama Music Society (DMS), choir, lessons, and learning music theory to improve your skills.

This module lets you experiment and use fresh techniques. You’ll show your dedication, professionalism, and creativity to advance your skills.

By mixing what you learn from different areas, you’ll grow into a more complete and confident musical theatre performer.

Through a study exchange overseas, you'll manage tasks and projects relevant to your course, working independently or collaboratively as part of a team.

The experience enables you to showcase your talents on a global stage while reflecting on your personal growth. With enhanced employability prospects, you return home with a new perspective to inform your practice.

Join a team of creative students and do a project together. Try new things and see how they can help you.

You’ll also grasp how to use your skills with others. Sometimes you’ll be a leader, sometimes a helper. Talk about your ideas and learn from them. You’ll make something to show what you learned and share it with others.

This module helps you gain new skills and understand other fields. You’ll be a smart and creative person, ready to solve real-world problems.

You’ll get into performance theories and methods, looking at how practical work and theory come together. This module gives you room to try new and bold ideas, creating fresh material by working with others and being enterprising. It lets you share your own research discoveries in different ways.

This experience will give you successful skills in researching, thinking deeply about your work, and coming up with new knowledge.

This module mixes private voice lessons with rehearsals and shows, allowing you to enhance your technical skills in your selected area. Gain a well-rounded perspective by exploring the history of musical theatre and making informed creative choices. With a professional approach and commitment to continuous growth, you’ll emerge ready to shine both onstage and behind the scenes.

This module transforms passion into expertise for a stellar musical theatre career.

You’ll choose learning tasks that add up to 60 hours, like internships, volunteering, research, or remote study that match your career plans. Workshops will help you make meaningful goals and think about what you’ve accomplished. Through this, you’ll grow the knowledge, skills, and qualities you need to thrive in the workplace.

By looking at your growth through active participation and reading, you’ll become a perceptive, eager job-seeker who stands out.

You'll build key practical skills used in screen acting and production, tailored to film and TV. Grow your understanding of recent cinematic trends and demonstrate your knowledge as you prepare to kickstart your career on either side of the lens.

As a team, you will embark on a journey of entrepreneurship, starting with ideation and ending with the launch of your product or service. You will analyse complex factors influencing a successful launch, conduct thorough research to assess feasibility and gain valuable insights into marketing, manufacturing, and sales strategies.

Working together on pitch presentations, you will discover your strengths as an entrepreneur or team member. This module provides transferable skills essential to thrive in creative industries, whether you plan to launch your own company or seek employment with top organisations. You will develop the mindset and abilities to spot opportunities and act on them, which will benefit your career.

You’ll look into both historical and modern methods, getting to grips with practical approaches in theatre. Embark on an independent project that builds your skills, which could include crafting a scene, directing a piece, or designing a set. You’ll look to established theatre experts for guidance and inspiration and thoughtfully assess your progress.

By the end, you’ll have focused experience showing your talent, expertise, and critical understanding of theatre practice.

Actors may study a range of alternative and more experimental practices not offered elsewhere in their programmes.

Students will develop a critical approach to the alternative acting practices they study, developed through practical and scholarly engagement.

You’ll be part of a production team, working together to put on an interactive play for a local school. Your team will operate like a professional theatre company, making the play, as well as related workshops and educational materials.

Through this, you’ll develop skills in participatory theatre, understand the link between performance and community, and discover how theatre can have a social impact.

You’ll also engage with young audiences, understanding their interests and what they need.

Learn to create theatre that connects with and supports young people.

You'll evaluate communication strategies, lead discussions to work towards desired outcomes, and align them with audience needs.

Analysing management styles and work-life philosophies, you'll learn to devise balanced, ethical frameworks to enrich sustainable practices. With strength finding and critical reflection, you'll be equipped to champion inclusive spaces where all voices are valued - driving innovation through unity.

This module complements the focus on group work in 'Forming A Company' by shifting the emphasis to you and your individual aspirations in acting.

Through one-to-one supervision of a self-directed showcase project, the module will equip you with soft transferable skills in a range of areas that will be of benefit in any area of acting work - freelance or otherwise.

This module is your gateway to mastering a diverse array of skills crucial for both collaborative theatre productions and individual research.

Throughout the module, you'll engage in a series of workshops led by experienced staff. These sessions cover a wide range of topics, including community work, acting techniques, research and presentation skills, crafting funding applications, marketing strategies, production, technical design, and developing professional portfolios, including CVs and websites.

The learning journey in this module is centred around four key outcomes:

1. Developing individual research skills, where you'll hone your critical and creative thinking, writing, referencing, and presenting abilities.
2. Exhibiting professionalism in teamwork, entrepreneurship, communication, and industry-specific skills.
3. Gaining and organising relevant knowledge applicable in both academic and professional theatre contexts.
4. Articulate theatre and culture's significance in various spheres, including economic, political, and community settings.

By completing this module, you will have compiled a comprehensive portfolio that showcases your diverse skill set and prepares you for a range of career opportunities in the theatre industry.

You’ll team up with certain groups to make workshops, plays, or digital stories that address real community needs and interests. By leading these activities and being inclusive, you’ll nurture creativity and empower participants.

Work with organisations, handling relationships, creating suitable content, and organizing a meaningful public event.

This module gives you priceless experience in connecting with people through theatre. You’ll become more understanding, flexible, and confident in working with various communities. Above all, you’ll see for yourself how theatre can bring about change.

Our expert staff selects special subjects based on the latest research and their interests.

You will learn about different topics in detail through seminars, ranging from specific musicals to popular culture trends. You will improve your critical thinking, articulate complex ideas, argue your point, and conduct research on your own. Your projects will focus on the topic chosen for the module.

By the end of the course, you will be able to share and explain your insights into the unique role of musical theatre in cultural history and popular entertainment.