Theatre and Performance with Foundation Year BA (Hons) BA (Hons) BA (Hons)

**A foundation year helps you develop the study skills and self-confidence needed for higher education when you don’t reach the entry requirements for your subject.**<br/><br/>**Our Theatre and Performance degree has been developed with the Marlowe Theatre, one of the country’s leading large-scale theatres. This exciting collaboration means we can provide experience and insights from the contemporary theatre sector.**<br/><br/>With employability at the heart of our course, you’ll gain professional skills that focus on roles within in contemporary theatre and the wider creative sector, including producing, programming, stage management, technical theatre and digital technologies, and marketing and communications.<br/><br/>You’ll be taught by a team that are either currently professionally engaged with the industry or have held significant roles within arts and performance organisations. They make up an expert team of tutors who will focus on guiding you towards your future career aspirations.<br/><br/>Along with excellent performance venues, you’ll develop technical skills and gain practical experience in our specialist facilities, including a contemporary full-size black box theatre complete with the latest lighting rig and sound system.<br/><br/>**Top reasons to study with us**<br/><br/><br/>- Youll participate in shows every year where every aspect of the production, front and back of house, is managed by students.<br/><br/><br/>- We have two on-site dedicated performing arts venues, a converted church with amazing acoustics, and a contemporary full-size black box theatre complete with the latest lighting rig and sound system.<br/><br/><br/>- Youll examine the industry as a whole, gaining an understanding of performance, management, design and production.<br/><br/><br/>**Specialist facilities**<br/><br/>Along with excellent performance venues, you’ll have access to the Anselm building which houses two studio spaces that are perfect for theatre, dance and music.<br/>- Studio 1 – is a modern studio equipped with theatre standard drapes, a lighting rig, and sound system. It contains a state-of-the-art professional standard technical booth for controlling lighting and sound, providing a superb view of the studio.<br/><br/><br/>- Studio 2 – is a flexible space, equipped with sprung floor, mirrors, sound system and full soundproofing.<br/><br/><br/>**Location** <br/><br/>This course is run at our Canterbury Campus in Kent. Canterbury is just 50 miles south-east of London and less than an hour by high-speed train from St Pancras. Located on a UNESCO World Heritage Site the campus offers state-of-the-art buildings, right in the centre of a vibrant and world-famous cathedral city. You’ll benefit from a campus with excellent learning and teaching resources, music venues, a superb sports centre, a well-stocked bookshop and plenty of coffee bars and places to eat. A short walk away is Augustine House our award-winning library and home to a vast range of learning resources and student support teams.