COURSE OVERVIEW

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Train as a versatile actor for stage and screen through practical, industry-focused learning on our BA (Hons) Acting for Stage and Screen course. You’ll develop your acting, voice, movement, and performance skills while exploring a range of techniques, collaborating on productions, and working with experienced industry professionals. Alongside public performances and screen projects, you’ll build your confidence, creativity, and the professional skills needed for your career as an Actor.

Chris Howell

Acting for Stage and Screen Course Leader

ACTING

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• Discover and develop your own unique acting style for stage, screen, film, and TV.
• Explore a variety of acting techniques, from modern approaches to the Stanislavski System.
• Learn how to create compelling characters and bring stories to life.
• Build confidence performing both individually and as part of an ensemble.
• Develop the skills needed for live and recorded performances in professional creative environments.

VOICE & MOVEMENT

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• Develop your vocal and physical skills as a versatile performer.
• Learn how to use your voice and body as powerful performance tools.
• Build confidence in movement, voice, and singing to meet the demands of the industry.
• Explore techniques to strengthen, protect, and maintain your voice for performance.
• Develop skills in:
• Actor’s Movement – enhance physical expression, awareness, and character work.
• Voice & Text – improve vocal control, clarity, and interpretation.
• Speech & Accent – develop range, flexibility, and confidence with accents.
• Singing – build vocal technique and performance ability.

PROJECTS

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• Put your acting skills into practice through rehearsals, text analysis, and live performances.
• Work collaboratively with tutors, directors, and classmates to take a production from first rehearsal to final performance.
• Develop the practical and creative skills needed to bring scripts and characters to life.
• Apply your learning across performance projects while building confidence as a professional performer.

CRITICAL ACTOR

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• Develop your ability to analyse performances and create research-informed practical work.
• Explore acting theories, performance history, and different genres to deepen your understanding of the craft.
• Build essential industry skills in:
• Time management – plan and manage your creative workload effectively.
• Communication & teamwork – collaborate confidently in professional settings.
• Professional practice – develop the behaviours and skills expected in the industry.
• Learn how to research, write, present, and perform work at degree level.

PUBLIC PERFORMANCE & SHORT FILM

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• Take your performance skills into the professional world through public productions and industry-led projects.
• Work with professional directors to rehearse and perform live productions.
• Apply everything you’ve learned throughout the course in a real performance environment.
• Gain hands-on experience of film production, working with a creative team from rehearsal to screen.
• Perform in both studio and location shoots and see your work screened for an audience.

PPA AWARD

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• Enhance your training with additional performance classes alongside your degree.
• Explore specialist skills to expand your versatility as a performer, including:
• Stage Combat – develop safe and effective fight performance techniques.
• Actor’s Dance – build physical confidence, rhythm, and movement skills.
• Fringe Show Development – create and develop original performance work.
• Physical Theatre – explore storytelling through movement and the body.
• Specialist Acting – broaden your acting skills and creative range.
• Add extra industry-focused training to complement your core degree studies.

These classes are in addition to and timetabled around your core modules but are not associated with the BA (Hons) Degree.