If you are an aspiring actor, director or teacher, then this course is ideal
as you will develop your skills and expand your range into the various
disciplines of scriptwriting, directing, physical theatre, theatre for children,
storytelling and variety performance. You will be encouraged to develop and
perform work that may include your own as well as published scripts. You will
perform in our professional theatres at the Crewe and Ellesmere Port Campuses,
in front of live audiences. You may also have the opportunity to tour and
perform in local schools.
This is a course for committed students
who want to pursue a career in performing arts. Students will develop their
acting technique in a range of different styles and performance skills, as well
as enhance creativity. As a performance company you will operate with
realistically imposed artistic, business and financial constraints. It will help
you gain an understanding of the nature of the industry and recognise the
professional requirements needed to gain employment within the sector. You will
gain an understanding of the jobs available and recognise how your skills might
match a role within the sector.
Operating as a performance company you will learn hands on. The skills required for the industry will be developed, before students progress onto their chosen field at drama school or university.
Assessment is largely through practical work, you will also be required to produce written work, reviews, log books, presentations and evaluations.
