Overview

You’ll study plays, practitioners and genres that have been particularly influential in shaping contemporary theatre and performance. We give you the opportunity to explore:

• Theatre practitioners
• Playwrights
• Performance making
• Writing, directing and performing.

The course also includes a focus on:

• Plays and musical theatre productions in the University Theatre
• Theatre in education performances and workshops in local schools
• New plays written by students
• New and existing works devised, directed and performed by students.

How will I be assessed?

We use a variety of assessment tasks across the programme, including:

• Public performance
• Playwriting
• In-class performance of devised or published work
• Oral presentations
• Performance of backstage/technical roles
• Critical reflection
• Working as part of an ensemble
• Script analysis
• Devising
• Individual and group research projects.

How will I be taught?

You'll be taught through a range of activities including lectures, workshops, seminars, skills classes, rehearsals, tutorials, work placements and theatre visits.

Careers

We equip you with creative, collaborative, writing, presentational and communication skills that are useful in many professional and vocational areas.

Some graduates choose to pursue postgraduate study, especially in teaching, or vocational training. Recent graduates have gone on to study Master's degrees at Central School of Speech and Drama, Yale Theatre School and the Royal Academy of Music.