Drama & Theatre – (B.A.)

The Drama and Theatre Department is one of the largest theatre departments in the UK, so it can offer an unusually wide range of subject areas, all taught by specialists. Teaching is always at the cutting-edge of the subject as the Department has a strong research culture: all staff are active researchers and over 95% of our research is recognised internationally, according to the most recent Research Assesment Exercise. The Department is well resourced, with a workshop, six technical staff, three major performance spaces (the Studio Theatre, the Boilerhouse, and the Handa Noh Studio), and two rehearsal rooms equipped for performance. A digital studio allows students to explore new technology. We are committed to the integration of theory and practice at all times. Our teaching emphasises experimental projects that test ideas. Our proximity to central London offers students easy access to the capital's many productions, with theatre professionals also contributing to our teaching.

Our courses explore a wide range of dramatic and theatrical forms, conventions, periods, traditions and activities. Students will learn to communicate intellectual ideas through seminar presentations and creative performance work, and will also develop skills for working effectively in teams. Students of Drama and Theatre will be an active partner in the learning process: our most important teaching tool is the seminar/workshop. This two to three hour class of 16-20 students allows time for discussion, the presentations of research and practical experimentation, with or without written texts.