BA Theatre and Performing
Entry requirements
A level: BBB . Theatre, Drama, Dance or Performing Arts are considered desirable subjects, but we would also welcome an application from you if you can demonstrate experience and interest in practical theatre in your application. IB: 30 overall with 15 points from the best 3 HL subjects. Theatre, Drama or Performance are considered desirable subjects, but we would also welcome an application from you if you can demonstrate experience and interest in practical theatre in your application.
About this course
BA Hons in Theatre and Performing, a drama degree centred on contemporary theatre practice, performance-making, and critical evaluation. Core topics include Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Design & Creative Practice. The course incorporates practical work in professional venues on campus such as the Nuffield Theatre, alongside community-based projects in the local region. The first year establishes foundational knowledge through compulsory modules including Making Theatre 1: Acting, Directing and Collaborating, Living Theory, Raw Materials of Performance, and Accessibility and Inclusion in Creative Industries, with options such as Art Histories and Contexts and Re-Making Tradition. Moving into the second year, students build advanced performance and contextual skills via compulsory modules like Making Theatre 2: Beyond the Stage, Sustainable Practice, and Theatre and Society 2, while choosing from optional modules including Playwriting, Screenwriting, and Short Film Production. The final year culminates in independent research and advanced practice through compulsory modules Theatre Independent Project and Making Theatre 3: Advanced Performance Project. Optional study in the final year covers subjects such as Documentary Production, Festival of the Future, and Live Performance Criticism.
Modules
- Making Theatre 1: Acting, Directing and Collaborating
- Living Theory
- Raw Materials of Performance
- Accessibility and Inclusion in Creative Industries
- Art Histories and Contexts
- Re-Making Tradition
- British Cinema
- World Literatures
- Making Theatre 2: Beyond the Stage
- Sustainable Practice
- Theatre and Society 2
- Art Theories and Contexts
- Playwriting
- Screenwriting
- Postcolonial Literature
- Writing Fiction
- Short Film Production
- American Literature
- Taking an Idea and Making it Happen (Discovery module)
- Employability, Purpose and Social Impact (Discovery module)
- Theatre Independent Project
- Making Theatre 3: Advanced Performance Project
- Documentary Production
- Literature and Environment
- Confronting the Climate Crisis (Discovery module)
- Artistic Fusions (Discovery module)
- Festival of the Future
- Film Industries, Practices and Movements
- Film Circulation, Exhibition and Audiences
- Gothic and Science Fiction
- Shakespeare
- Live Performance Criticism