Acting and Performance Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Course summary

Reasons to choose Kingston

* You’ll learn and perform in the Rose Theatre, the largest producing theatre in South West London and benefit from its resources and expertise.

* Our academic staff are active industry professionals, writers, directors, performers and dramaturges. Guest speakers, such as theatre directors, producers and actors, also contribute to the course.

* You’ll develop your skills as a theatre-maker in professional facilities: The Rose Studio, and two new theatres in Town House.

* Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and student outcomes categories.

 

About this course\
If you have a passion for acting and performance, this practical course is for you. It covers skills and methods in screen and stage acting, devising, comedy, cabaret, experimental performance and production design. You'll emerge as a multifaceted artist, prepared to wear many hats, supported by our industry-focused professional practice modules. You'll also explore not just how to make performance, but why, through the study of theatre history and contemporary socio-political contexts.

 

Our lecturers have practical and professional experience in the theatre industry. This ensures you'll have access to practical help and career advice from people with insider knowledge. On specific modules, you'll also work with guest speakers and visiting companies.

 

At the heart of our acting and performance course is a strong theatre industry link with the Rose Theatre, the largest producing theatre in south-west London. You might choose to do a work placement at the Rose. Every Kingston performing arts student receives a complimentary ticket to all Rose Theatre productions. The Rose also hosts regular classes and occasional masterclasses from industry experts, sharing and networking events, research platforms, director's insight events and company Q&As.

 

 

Future Skills\
Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability.

As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge.

At Kingston University, we're not just keeping up with change, we're creating it.

Career opportunities\
Examples of graduates’ careers include acting, writing, directing, stand-up comedy, drama therapy, production and event management. They also work in advertising, new media, marketing, education and business.

Assessment method

Assessment typically comprises exams (e.g. test or exam), practical (e.g. presentations, performance) and coursework (e.g. essays, reports, self-assessment, portfolios, dissertation).