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Acting for Stage and Screen

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

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

This programme will provide you with the practical skills and confidence you need to become a professional actor. Being a professional actor is not about luck or just going on stage with adrenaline – it’s about knowing how to deliver a strong, consistent performance ever single time.

Over the course of the degree, you will train your voice and body so you can safely and confidently play characters very different from yourself. You will learn how to feel natural and present both on stage and on screen. You will develop the skills necessary to analyse scripts, understand their meaning and bring stories to life for an audience. You will build your research skills and learn how to express your ideas clearly. You will gain the confidence to tell stories truthfully, creatively and bravely.

Your work will culminate in your final year with a film project and two full-scale stage productions.

De Montfort University has partnered with Performance Preparation Academy (PPA) who offer enviable industry links and will promote you into the world of a Actor. This will give you access to agents, casting directors and potential employers via your Showcase in London’s West End. You will have access to an outstanding team of successful industry mentors to help you develop your networking skills whilst in training.

This course is based at PPA in Guildford. Please contact us on 01483 459080 for further information. Alternatively, you can visit our website: https://ppacademy.co.uk/ba-hons-acting-for-stage-and-screen/.

Modules

Level 4 – Acting / Voice & Movement / Critical Actor / Project

Level 5 – Acting / Voice & Movement / Creative Actor / Project

Level 6 – Project 3 – Stage 1 / Project 4 – Screen / Project 5 – Stage 2 / Professional Portfolio

Assessment method

Practical, process and performance.

Qualified teacher status (QTS)

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

  • Course does not award QTS

This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.

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

  • September 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

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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

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
64 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

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

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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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