BA (Hons) in Acting

The Guildhall School is a lively, friendly community of actors, production artists and musicians. The Drama Department itself is intimate and supportive. Our students form close-knit groups, developing personal and professional relationships that last for years.

The first two years are training years. During this period you will concentrate on acquiring the skills you need as professional actors. The time is divided between classwork and rehearsal projects. During the first two terms you will spend most of your time in classes, with more time on projects as the course progresses. Both classwork and rehearsal projects focus on developing and integrating four main areas of study: acting, voice, movement and playtexts.

By the third year, you will be technically proficient vocally and physically. You will have developed your own working processes. Most of your time will be spent rehearsing and performing to the public and to potential employers. You will work on around five productions, playing a wide variety of roles in plays of varying styles, working with several different directors. You will also be offered the opportunity to write and perform a Solo Performance.

In the final year the entire year group forms a company which performs in about eight public productions in the School’s theatres and in other professional theatres, nationally and internationally in a TV project, and in audition showcases regularly attended by agents, theatre and casting directors.

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