In the first year you will explore acting techniques, voice and movement for actors, creating and developing characters and singing. You will explore different theatre practitioners and their approaches to performance and finish the year with a full-scale public performance to a paying audience. In the second year you will develop a deeper understanding of the craft of the actor through study and exploration of classical performance, musical theatre performance, and devising original performance. At the end of the second year, you will form the cast of a major production to be staged in a professional standard theatre.
You will be assessed via a number of methods, including:
Students who successfully complete the foundation degree may top-up their qualification to a full bachelor’s degree (with honours) by progressing onto our one-year top-up course BA Hons Performance in Practice Top-Up degree.
Student who successfully complete this course could choose to pursue careers in:
Additional costs may include the purchase of books, writing materials and suitable clothing, as well as visits to theatres and other performing arts-related organisations. It is estimated that these additional costs would not exceed £600 per year.
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