Drama and Theatre Arts BA(Hons) single honours

We believe that practical and academic study in drama complement each other. We approach drama as a subject where creativity and theoretical understanding nurture each other, and their connection feeds all aspects of our teaching, learning and assessment. Consequently, we deliver our drama degree through a range of methods, including practical workshops, seminars and lectures. Our students also benefit from a variety of assessment methods, including performances, portfolios, essays, presentations, critical reflection and performance essays.
Our team of drama lecturers have a wealth of professional experience in performance practice, theatre criticism and education. Playwright Winsome Pinnock, for example - Alfred Fagon award winner and the first black British female playwright to have a play staged at the National Theatre - is one of our associate professors. Colin Chambers, who was literary manager of the Royal Shakespeare Company for many years, is a professor emeritus at Kingston.
Our drama degree is consistently rated one of the top courses in London for overall satisfaction in the National Student Survey, including top ratings by undergraduates for our assessment and feedback.
Throughout this degree you'll receive excellent preparation for employment in the creative industries, as well as the transferable, degree-level skills needed to create and analyse theatre and performance.
You'll graduate from the degree with a rigorous understanding of the history of theatre and the ability to situate the art form within complex social, historical and cultural contexts.
You'll develop greatly in terms of understanding how identities are reflected and inflected in drama. Our programme explores a wide range of forms, from the mainstream to the avant-garde, and covers the world of theatre - both local and global.

You'll have regular opportunities to create and perform your own work, both at the University and further afield.

A-level or equivalent: to include Drama / Drama and Theatre Studies / Performing Arts / English Literature (40 points required). General Studies and Native Language A-levels will only be accepted in the tariff score when one of four A-levels or equivalent.
Where A-level or equivalent does not include Drama or Performing Arts, other drama/theatre experience will be considered.
GCSE: candidates are normally required to hold five GCSE subjects grades A*–C including Mathematics and English Language (or comparable numeric score under the newly reformed GCSE grading).