BA Theatre
Theatre is the beating heart of the UK’s thriving creative industries. Internationally renowned for nurturing some of the world’s best talent both onstage and behind the scenes. Our campus is located only 20 minutes from London’s most prestigious theatres, you’ll benefit from exploring London’s theatre industry, from the world-famous West End to its unrivalled fringe scene. You will gain many opportunities to follow your passion, whatever your interest.
This innovative degree will allow you to gain the skills you need to build a portfolio career in the arts. Our practical Theatre courses are designed in collaboration with industry to put you centre stage. We offer outstanding hands-on training in acting and performance, design and technical theatre, directing and producing for theatre. You will have the flexibility and creative freedom to test your creative powers in our theatre spaces on campus as well as partnering with venues and companies across and beyond London.
Depending on your passion, you can graduate with one of the following pathways:
· BA Theatre (Acting)
· BA Theatre (Design)
· BA Theatre (Directing)
Follow in the footsteps of a long list of decorated graduates including: Alan Carr: Comedian, broadcaster and writer, Tangled Feet: Ensemble theatre company featured on BCC, ITC and The Guardian, Munotida Chinyanga: Director and Sonic Artist, Zakk Hein: Video designer, Associate at Luke Halls Studio, and many more.
Learn more about the course and last year’s graduates on our Creative Graduates 2022 exhibition site.
We are regularly reviewing and updating our programmes to ensure you have the best learning experience. We are taking what we have learnt during the pandemic and enhancing our teaching methods with new and innovative ways of learning.
We aim to model a wide range of teaching strategies and approaches on the course which you can adapt to your own setting.
You will be taught through a combination of practical workshops, rehearsals, lectures, seminars and various engagements with the professional theatre sector. All modules are led by practice/seminar groups of 12 -15 in which you develop your skills and understanding of various theatre disciplines.
The practical workshops and rehearsals foreground the development of skills that are key to the art of performing and theatre-making in the wider sense. Lectures and seminar support your development as a theatre practitioner in offering contextual knowledge and developing your critical skills. Group sizes in practical sessions and seminars are averaged at 15 - 18 students.
In addition to these, you can arrange one-to-one sessions with your personal tutor or module tutor 4-6 times per academic year, in which you will receive individual guidance and feedback on various projects and assignments, as well as your overall development as a theatre practitioner. These will address practical work as well as written or reflective skills.
Throughout your course you will also have access to resources to support your learning, including a fully equipped “black box” theatre and four studio theatres, rehearsal rooms, costume, lighting, sound, and projection facilities, design and construction workshops, as well as support from dedicated technical staff.
During your first year (level 4), your weekly timetable will typically consist of:
When not attending your teaching sessions mentioned above, you will be expected to continue learning independently through self-study. Typically this will involve working on projects, undertaking research through reading journal articles and books as well as seeing theatre productions and related art events, and preparing for assessments including coursework, presentations and productions. Your independent learning is supported by the facilities available including the library and Study Hub, Laptop hire, and with online materials in MyUniHub (see student support section below).
Your overall workload will include the activities listed above, and with each credit being completed equating to 10 hours of study time. (You will complete 120 credits per level of study, which are broken down into modules of typically 30 credits). While your actual hours of study may depend on the optional module that you choose (if available), the following information will give you an indication of how much time is allocated to teaching and independent study on your course:
Level 4
46% of your time is spent in timetabled Teaching and learning - typical structure activity:
Level 5
38% of your time is spent in timetabled Teaching and learning - typical structure activity:
Level 6
30% of your time is spent in timetabled Teaching and learning - typical structure activity
We’ve made changes to how we assess our courses due to the restrictions which were in place during the pandemic. We’re reviewing what aspects of these changes to take forwards into 2021/22 and you’ll be provided information on this by your academic department.
The course will provide you with opportunities to test your knowledge and understanding through ‘formative’ assessment. This will be completed before your formal ‘summative’ assessment that will count towards your final marks. Each module normally contains at least one piece of formative assessment on which you will receive feedback from your tutor. Formative assessments are developmental and any grade you receive from formative assessment does not count towards your final marks.
Each module contains ‘summative’ assessments and their grades count towards your overall module mark. Assessment methods could include individual and group performances, presentations, essays and portfolios. Assessments are reviewed annually and may be updated based on student or external examiner feedback.
Percentage of course assessed by coursework
BA Theatre Performance and Production is 100% coursework assessed, made up of a combination of live performance and production work, portfolios, reflective and academic writing, presentations and interviews.
Theatre is the beating heart of the UK’s thriving creative industries. Internationally renowned for nurturing some of the world’s best talent both onstage and behind the scenes. Our campus is located only 20 minutes from London’s most prestigious theatres, you’ll benefit from exploring London’s theatre industry, from the world-famous West End to its unrivalled fringe scene. You will gain many opportunities to follow your passion, whatever your interest.
This innovative degree will allow you to gain the skills you need to build a portfolio career in the arts. Our practical Theatre courses are designed in collaboration with industry to put you centre stage. We offer outstanding hands-on training in acting and performance, design and technical theatre, directing and producing for theatre. You will have the flexibility and creative freedom to test your creative powers in our theatre spaces on campus as well as partnering with venues and companies across and beyond London.
Depending on your passion, you can graduate with one of the following pathways:
· BA Theatre (Acting)
· BA Theatre (Design)
· BA Theatre (Directing)
Follow in the footsteps of a long list of decorated graduates including: Alan Carr: Comedian, broadcaster and writer, Tangled Feet: Ensemble theatre company featured on BCC, ITC and The Guardian, Munotida Chinyanga: Director and Sonic Artist, Zakk Hein: Video designer, Associate at Luke Halls Studio, and many more.
Learn more about the course and last year’s graduates on our Creative Graduates 2022 exhibition site.
We are regularly reviewing and updating our programmes to ensure you have the best learning experience. We are taking what we have learnt during the pandemic and enhancing our teaching methods with new and innovative ways of learning.
We aim to model a wide range of teaching strategies and approaches on the course which you can adapt to your own setting.
You will be taught through a combination of practical workshops, rehearsals, lectures, seminars and various engagements with the professional theatre sector. All modules are led by practice/seminar groups of 12 -15 in which you develop your skills and understanding of various theatre disciplines.
The practical workshops and rehearsals foreground the development of skills that are key to the art of performing and theatre-making in the wider sense. Lectures and seminar support your development as a theatre practitioner in offering contextual knowledge and developing your critical skills. Group sizes in practical sessions and seminars are averaged at 15 - 18 students.
In addition to these, you can arrange one-to-one sessions with your personal tutor or module tutor 4-6 times per academic year, in which you will receive individual guidance and feedback on various projects and assignments, as well as your overall development as a theatre practitioner. These will address practical work as well as written or reflective skills.
Throughout your course you will also have access to resources to support your learning, including a fully equipped “black box” theatre and four studio theatres, rehearsal rooms, costume, lighting, sound, and projection facilities, design and construction workshops, as well as support from dedicated technical staff.
During your first year (level 4), your weekly timetable will typically consist of:
When not attending your teaching sessions mentioned above, you will be expected to continue learning independently through self-study. Typically this will involve working on projects, undertaking research through reading journal articles and books as well as seeing theatre productions and related art events, and preparing for assessments including coursework, presentations and productions. Your independent learning is supported by the facilities available including the library and Study Hub, Laptop hire, and with online materials in MyUniHub (see student support section below).
Your overall workload will include the activities listed above, and with each credit being completed equating to 10 hours of study time. (You will complete 120 credits per level of study, which are broken down into modules of typically 30 credits). While your actual hours of study may depend on the optional module that you choose (if available), the following information will give you an indication of how much time is allocated to teaching and independent study on your course:
Level 4
46% of your time is spent in timetabled Teaching and learning - typical structure activity:
Level 5
38% of your time is spent in timetabled Teaching and learning - typical structure activity:
Level 6
30% of your time is spent in timetabled Teaching and learning - typical structure activity
We’ve made changes to how we assess our courses due to the restrictions which were in place during the pandemic. We’re reviewing what aspects of these changes to take forwards into 2021/22 and you’ll be provided information on this by your academic department.
The course will provide you with opportunities to test your knowledge and understanding through ‘formative’ assessment. This will be completed before your formal ‘summative’ assessment that will count towards your final marks. Each module normally contains at least one piece of formative assessment on which you will receive feedback from your tutor. Formative assessments are developmental and any grade you receive from formative assessment does not count towards your final marks.
Each module contains ‘summative’ assessments and their grades count towards your overall module mark. Assessment methods could include individual and group performances, presentations, essays and portfolios. Assessments are reviewed annually and may be updated based on student or external examiner feedback.
Percentage of course assessed by coursework
BA Theatre Performance and Production is 100% coursework assessed, made up of a combination of live performance and production work, portfolios, reflective and academic writing, presentations and interviews.
