This two-year production-based course is designed to train you to become an actor and a performer. There is a strong element of practical work and the college maintains excellent links with local and national theatres, creating opportunities for you to experience the reality of performance.

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Factsheet

Who is This Course For?

Students who wish to develop skills in the performing arts. The course is highly practical but it also demands academic ability.

Entry Requirements

You will need to have an A Level or National Diploma in a relevant subject. We welcome applications from mature candidates with recent, relevant qualifications or experience.

About the course

The course is delivered by enthusiastic staff with industry experience. It is divided into core and optional units covering all aspects of performing arts from research, performance and production to professional practice and management. Throughout the course you will develop skills in acting, dance and singing.

The course is structured around three areas of study:

• Performance work: in our studio theatre, on tour and in small theatre venues
• Knowledge: independent and group research in the history of contemporary theatre, how theatre companies work, copyright and health and safety
• Skills: including acting technique, movement for actors, voice, singing and dance, and basic stage design.

You will study the following modules (subject to change):

Year 1 

• Historical studies
• Research
• Small business management in the arts
• Process and production
• Acting methods and styles – general
• Singing
• Writing for performance
• Contemporary dance techniques
• Jazz dance techniques
• Technical production skills

In both Year 1 and Year 2 you will study:

• Acting methods – naturalism
• Devising performance
• Small scale touring

Year 2

• Contemporary studies
• Professional practice
• Project realisation
• Plus other units.

You will use our brand new theatre and dance and performance studios with a rehearsal room and costume department.

Additional Opportunities

You will be involved in community project work with local theatre companies, setting up and running productions in-house, in the community and on tour.

Recent projects have included performances with the Rambert Dance Company and the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith, theatrical radio productions, and writing projects with the Donmar Warehouse resulting in a professional performance of the students’ work.

There are regular trips to visit performances in London and at local arts centres.

How will I be assessed?

The course is continually assessed through vocationally based assignments, finishing with a major project and assessed show.

Where next?

The college boasts numerous success stories including actors Anne-Marie Duff, Rufus Sewell and Martin Hancock. Other students have recently secured parts in films and TV productions, while others work in dance companies and the theatre – on stage and behind the scenes.

How to apply?

Please apply via UCAS.com. Alternatively, please complete our online application form. We will then contact you to make sure you are suitable for the course and help you to apply via UCAS. Please call 020 8326 2032 for further advice.