Theatre and Professional Practice BA (Hons)

University of Bedfordshire

Bachelor's degree

In Luton

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Luton

About the course Immerse yourself in contemporary theatre-making – as an actor, director, co-creator or workshop facilitator - as intensive training, production and performance experience develop your skills in professional theatre practice. Your preparation for a career as a performer or creator in the world of theatre will encompass acting, devising and directing on a range of CV-building projects – including public performances throughout, and a season of work that will be realised in small-scale companies in your final year – underpinned with a growing understanding of the theoretical concepts behind your work. Opportunities to collaborate on creative projects with students of other disciplines like Dance and English will broaden your range and employability skills.

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Location

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Luton (Bedfordshire)
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University Of Bedfordshire Business School, Luton Campus (Vicarage Street), LU1 3JU

Start date

On request

About this course

We will consider you as an individual and take into account all elements of your application, not just your qualifications. We are looking for breadth and depth in your current studies and enthusiasm for the subject you wish to study. / entry UCAS Tariff Score of at least , which should include two A levels at C or above UCAS Tariff Score of at least from BTEC level 3 QCF Qualifications which should include a minimum of Merit Merit from either two BTEC Subsidiary Diplomas or from a BTEC Diploma or Merit Merit Pass in the BTEC Extended Diploma UCAS Tariff Score.

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Subjects

  • Acting
  • Theatre
  • Public
  • Directing
  • Production

Course programme

  • Learn from involvement in professional practice as an actor/performer on public performance projects while developing both your acting skills and your understanding of theatre
  • Study key areas fundamental to your development of skills and knowledge for professional theatre practice: creative thinking, the professional practitioner, production, and creative processes
  • Develop yourself as a highly creative and effective actor/performer, director, or workshop facilitator through intensive experience and study of theatre-making practices
  • Gain experience as a director, facilitating community workshops and planning a season of work to be realised in small-scale companies in your final year
  • Explore your creative potential using professional-quality theatre facilities, including fully-equipped -seat theatre, and a fully equipped studio theatre.
  • Challenge yourself to develop new skills in devising, directing, applied theatre practice, production management, or in research through the Junior Research Institute (jRI)
  • Benefit from a degree that prepares you for a range of roles in the Creative Industries: acting, teaching, educational outreach or specialist training, which may also supplement your work as a small-scale theatre director, workshop programme creator, project manager or freelance director
Year 1
  • Process to Production
  • The Actor in Performance
  • Performance and Production
  • Practising Ideas
Year 2
  • Production in Context
  • Making Performance
  • Theoretical Approaches to Theatre
  • Acting and Devising 2: Community Performance
  • Turning Points: Theatre, Power and Control
Year 3
  • Theatre Dissertation
  • Theatre Practice as Research
  • Small Scale Production
  • Staging New Writing
  • Collaborative Applied Practice
  • The Independent Theatre Professional

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