Acting

Create unique stories and perform in your own plays, as you become a knowledgeable and diverse actor.

Study the techniques and history of acting on this performance focused degree. Develop your practical skills as you explore the use of voice, movement and acting and build your unique identity as a performer. Connect with our partners in the community as you use performance to understand the world we live in.

On this degree you will explore a range of approaches to acting and develop a professional acting portfolio. You will learn how acting can be a transformative experience by performing in plays and ensemble works. You will also work on solo pieces where your individual talent is at the heart of your performance. Use your imagination to develop personas and characters to tell your unique stories. We place high importance on practice where visual and textual interpretation through playing and experimenting with contemporary forms are encouraged.

You will learn in our dedicated studio facilities on campus, including the state of the art theatre in our Creative Centre. Throughout the course you will be supported by lecturers and technical staff who are all experienced theatre practitioners, writers and researchers.

When you study Acting with us you will join our thriving arts culture on campus and in the community. Through our partnerships and relationships with professional bodies we encourage a culture of outward facing opportunities for you. You will have the opportunity to become involved in projects and partnerships including:

Working with York Theatre Royal, who are key partners in our Acting degree
Working with visiting artists and performers who share their work with us
Engaging with the contemporary work of an international theatre programme hosted on campus
Writing and editing for our Theatre Pages magazine

Modules may include:

Year One:
Acting,
Making Ensemble Performance,
Big Ideas in Performance,
Ensemble: Political Performance,
Voice workshops,
Movement for Performance,
Spoken Word Performance,
Theatre for Social Change

Year 2:
Physical Theatre,
Acting for Screen: The Performance as Auteur,
Politically Engaged Practice 1 & 2
Autobiography and Performance,
Children and Young People,
Performance in Social Context,
Artist as Witness,
Writing after Beckett,
Acting Vignettes,
Politics and the Play,
Site Specific Dance,
Re-Performing Dance Archives,
Movement for Performance,

Year 3:
Company: Research and Development
Company: Commission and Actualisation
Independent Project: Acting
Dissertation

Please note: modules are subject to change as part of the validation process.