Our BA (Hons) Acting for Contemporary Theatre degree is a highly practical programme which will develop your skills, ideas and experiences to prepare you for your career in the theatre industry.

Examine the broad and diverse role of the actor in contemporary theatre as an integral part of the theatre-making process. As part of this, you will study devising, scriptwriting and directing, alongside developing your acting skills.

You will train to become a versatile, proactive and independent actor-maker, with an emphasis on rigorous and generous creative practice.

You will work to produce and perform in original work and develop high-quality professional contacts that prepare you for a demanding, diverse and flexible career in the professional theatre industry.

You will benefit from the department’s excellent links with the professional theatre industry, and have opportunities to work closely with a range of artists, theatre companies, producers and festival programmers.

You will become a member of a shared creative community where cultural identity, experimentation and research are central to making contemporary theatre. You will be able to take part in casting opportunities, auditions and talks with industry professionals.This course runs in parallel to our BA (Hons) Acting course, so you will work with and perform with other students throughout your degree.

Our partnership with Spotlight offers you discounted graduate membership to largest casting resource in the United Kingdom, inclusion in a dedicated ‘graduate’ section of their website, access to their dedicated one-to-one career advice sessions and much more.

- Develop your performance skills as a theatre actor.- Explore the expanded role of the actor within contemporary theatre.- Expand your knowledge and skills beyond performance as you study devising, scriptwriting, directing and workshop leading.- Have the option to undertake placement with a range of theatres.- Benefit from our professional industry partnerships throughout your studies.- Access placement opportunities including roles at the Chichester Festival Theatre, Brighton People’s Theatre, Edinburgh Festival and more.* Focus on the role of the actor in the theatre-making process*During your studies you will have the freedom to explore a range of theatrical styles to shape your own artistic identity.

- Acting skills- Physical theatre- Narrative- Text and character- Production- Playwriting- Adaption and direction- Critical and cultural studies- Business management for theatre- Applied arts practice.