Course Summary

**Why choose this course?** – Kingston has strong links with The Rose Theatre, the largest producing theatre in south-west London. You’ll learn and perform in the theatre and benefit from its resources and expertise. – Our academic staff are active industry professionals, writers, directors, performers and dramaturges. Guest speakers, such as voice coaches, theatre directors and actors, also contribute to the course. – Dedicated performance facilities include two theatres with professional lighting and sound equipment. **About this course** If you have a passion for the craft of theatre, this practical course could be for you. It covers skills and methods in theatre making and performance, key approaches to interpreting performance and theatre design. You’ll be taught through inspirational workshops, public performances and theatre-based lectures. On this course, you’ll explore important phases in theatre history as well as contemporary plays and the work of directors and playwrights, such as Katie Mitchell, Sarah Kane, Stanislavski, Ibsen and Brecht. The course culminates in a major Production Project module. This degree can be tailored to your own interests. You’ll be able to choose your modules from a wide selection, including cabaret, stand-up comedy, directing, Shakespeare, scriptwriting and theatre in the digital age.

Course Details - Modules

Examples of modules: Foundation year - Becoming an Independent Learner - Radical Imaginations - Being Human: History and the History of Ideas - Communication in Context and Practice Year 1 - Culture and Performance - Making Theatre Happen - Staging Histories - The Actor and the Text Year 2 - Devising in Context - Modernism and the Stage - Popular Performance I: Mask and Clown - Shakespeare: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - The Play Today - The Theatre Director: crafting productions for the stage - Write Action: Introduction to Dramatic Writing Year 3 - After Modernism: Avant Garde Performance from the 1940s to the Present Day - Beyond Text: Advanced Dramatic Writing - Dissertation - Popular Performance II: Cabaret and Variety - Production Projects A - Production Projects B - Renaissance Drama In Action 1567 - 1642 - Special Study: Applied Theatre - Special Study: Cyber Text: Drama in the Digital Era - Special Study: Tragedy, Catastrophe, Trauma

Course Details – Assessment Method

Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.

Course Details – Professional Bodies

Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.

How to Apply

26 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: W401

Institution code: K84

Campus Name: Main Site

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Points of Entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Foundation

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

International applicants

Standard Qualification Requirements

48 points (‘DD' or equivalent) from two A2 subjects or equivalent

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

https://www.kingston.ac.uk/undergraduate-course/drama-theatre-arts/entry-requirements.html

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

English language requirements

Test Grade AdditionalDetails

English language requirements

https://www.kingston.ac.uk/undergraduate-course/drama-theatre-arts/entry-requirements.html

Unistats information

Student satisfaction : 77%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 65%

Go onto work and study: 80%

Fees and funding

EU 9250.0 Year 1
England 9250.0 Year 1
Northern Ireland 9250.0 Year 1
Scotland 9250.0 Year 1
Wales 9250.0 Year 1

Additional Fee Information

*This is a provisional fee and subject to change as we are awaiting the Office For Student Guidance on Fee levels for 2021 and beyond. For foundation year and international fees, please visit: https://www.kingston.ac.uk/undergraduate/fees-and-funding/fees/ Please visit the provider course webpage for further information regarding additional course costs.

Provider information

River House
53-57 High Street
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Kingston upon Thames
KT1 1LQ

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