Theatre Studies at 75 – are arts degrees more vulnerable than ever?
ArchiveAug 8, 2023by Kirsty Sedgman Glynne Wickham, who was the first drama lecturer in the UK. Photo: University of Bristol. Courtesy of the University of Bristol Theatre Collection
As we celebrate 75 years since the creation of the first university drama department in the UK, Kirsty Sedgman explores its history and the continuing debate on the validity of arts degrees in the wake of Rishi Sunak’s recent pledge to crack down on ‘rip-off’ degrees
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