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Acting for Stage and Screen

  • BA (Hons)
  • 3 Years
  • Full-time
  • 09/2026
  • Undergraduate
Performance Preparation Academy (Guildford)
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Performance Preparation Academy (Guildford)
2026-2027
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Course summary

This course is taught at the Performance Preparation Academy (PPA) in Guildford.

Performance Preparation Academy's (PPA) BA (Hons) in Acting for Stage and Screen will give you all the skills necessary to become a professional actor. As a professional actor, you can’t rely on adrenaline or luck, you must know how to recreate your performance to the highest level, every single time that you give it. At PPA, you will discover how to do this, no small feat but one which, together, we can achieve.

You will develop a voice and a body, which allows you to assume a physicality that is different to your own and which is sustainable and safe to do for a long run. You will learn how to be free on stage and on screen, to be released and in the moment. You will learn how to approach a script to unlock it, to find the meaning within it and to share it with an audience. You will learn how to research, to explore, and to share your ideas clearly and concisely. You will learn the skills to tell stories, bravely and truthfully.

Your three years at PPA will serve you for the rest of your life. They will be demanding and will ask you to challenge yourself but they will also be massively exciting and rewarding too. You will be taught by a highly qualified and vibrant faculty, all of whom have all worked at the highest professional level. In your third year you will perform in two plays, a film and a West End showcase to give you the best possible chance to be seen by industry professionals.

This course is based at PPA in Guildford, please contact them on 01483 459080 for further information.

https://ppacademy.co.uk/ba-hons-acting-for-stage-and-screen/

To apply for this course you will need to have 96 UCAS points and be over the age of 18 years old by the start date of the course.

Modules

4 per year

Assessment method

Practical and written

This course is not accepting applications for deferred entry.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Performance Preparation Academy (Guildford)

Study options

  • BA (Hons) • Full-time • 3 Years

Start dates

  • 09/2026

Apply by
14 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
W411
Institution code:
D26
Campus name:
Performance Preparation Academy (Guildford)
Campus Code:
P
Points of Entry:
Year 1, 2

De Montfort University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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How to apply

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
W411
Institution code:
D26
Campus name:
Performance Preparation Academy (Guildford)
Campus Code:
P

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1
  • Year 2

International applicants

PPA are currently not able to take international students unless they have a UK passport

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Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

UCAS Tariff - 96 points

Additional entry requirements

Audition
You must book your own audition using the following link once you have made your application via UCAS - https://audition.ppacademy.co.uk/public/ Please note, the audition fee is £45. If you have already booked an audition, then you do not need to do this again.

English language requirements

All applicants are to be fluent in English speaking and writing

Historical entry grades data BETA

This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

Data from:
This course and 7 other performing arts courses
Date range:
2022-2024

Grades held by accepted students

For De Montfort University, the top and bottom 5% of student grades have been removed from these calculations. This change helps to remove any extraordinary circumstances that could impact the data. Learn more here .
BCC Most common
  1. AAB
  2. Highest grades
  3. DDE
  4. Lowest grades

Offer rate for UK school & college leavers

52% Students aged 17/18 who applied to this course were offered a place.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England£9790Year 1
Northern Ireland£9790Year 1
Scotland£9790Year 1
Wales£9790Year 1
Channel Islands£9790Year 1
Republic of Ireland£9790Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

Please note, this fee is subject to parliamentary procedure and will also be subject to a compounded annual inflationary increase. It is expected to be confirmed in early 2026 and may change in future years of study.

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