Theatre Television and Performance

• Regular links with professional theatre organisations including Clwyd Theatr Cymru, National Theatre of Wales, BBC Wales and S4C as well as workshops and masterclasses delivered by companies such as Volcano Theatre Company, Fran Wen Theatre, Arad Goch Theatre company, Welsh National Opera and the National Dance Company of Wales.
• Unique experiences in devising applied drama productions for clients such as Wrexham Youth Services, local schools (both primary and secondary), community groups and public sector organisations such as the NHS and North Wales Fire Service.
• Regular public performances of both text based dramas and devised theatre productions.
• You will learn vocal, movement and physical theatre skills with the opportunity to choreograph for departmental productions and your own work, as well as learning directing for theatre skills, giving you an opportunity to channel your own creativity through leading others.
• Prepare for working in the performance industry by building your CV and profile, meeting agents and developing effective networking skills. Media-based projects will improve your employability prospects by increasing your skills and helping you to meet the broad range of demands in the Creative Industries.
• You will be taught by a dedicated teaching team with professional backgrounds in theatre, television and performance.
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The first year gives a foundation to studying Theatre, Television and Performance. The first academic year focuses on basic performance skills and stage discipline as well as preparing you for academic writing and study and introducing you to theatre theory and history. You will have the opportunity to perform in a production and be encouraged to increase your confidence in both practical and theoretical work.

• Introduction to Drama
• Movement Studies
• Drama in the Community
• TV Performance
• Acting Practice
• Personal, Professional and Academic Skills
  
  

This year allows you to develop performance skills further by preparing for live theatrical performances. You will undertake projects which will be performed on campus and in the local community; productions and projects will vary from being theatre in education productions, full community productions, television filming and radio drama recording. You will develop your understanding of theatre and performance theory and of applying this knowledge practically.

• Post War British Drama
• Community and Applied Theatre
• Directing for Theatre
• Live Performance
• Vocational Industry Work Experience
  
  

The final year gives you the opportunity to specialise and explore your own creative and academic knowledge further, through devising performances, managing full scale productions and setting up school, business and local community projects. A large scale production is performed at the end of your studies that will highlight your talents, this is an opportunity to invite employers, agents and directors to watch the students at work and promote them in order to gain employment.

• Twentieth Century European Drama
• New Media, New Theatre, New Writing, New Futures
• Dissertation
• Showcase
• TV and Radio Performance
  
  

The information listed in this section is an overview of the academic content of the programme that will take the form of either core or option modules. Modules are designated as core or option in accordance with professional body requirements and internal academic framework review, so may be subject to change.