Acting and Performance BA(Hons)

About the course

Acting and Performance at Huddersfield is a production-based course for those that wish to create their own performances and workshops through acting or directing.

While studying with us, you'll:

• Investigate a range of performance practices, including contemporary theatre and historical performance practices.
• Create your own performances for a live audience.
• Benefit from workshop experiences – ideal for those who would like to pursue a teaching career.

At Huddersfield, we believe that to really grow as a creative artist, you need to be dedicated and look for opportunities to broaden your horizons. Our goal, therefore, is to give you the chance to develop your skills and knowledge to follow the pathway of your choice, whether through acting, directing, via the technical aspects of the subject, or by using your degree to teach others.

Why study Acting and Performance BA(Hons)

We’re ranked 27th in the world for ‘Performing Arts’, via QS World University Subject Rankings, 2023. Plus, an impressive 100% of graduates from this course are in work and/or further study 15 months after graduating (Unistats 20/21 data, UK domiciled graduates).

On this course, you’ll enhance your learning via talks, masterclasses, and visits from distinguished practitioners; past guests include actor Sir Patrick Stewart, Natalie Gavin, John Britton, Nicolás Núñez, Chloe Beale, Nicci Topping, Anna Helena McLean, and David Crowley.

Students have also benefited from visits from practitioners and residencies from internationally known companies like Slung Low, IOU Productions and Northern Broadsides.

If you’re keen to further your acting studies post-secondary school, our Acting and Performance BA(Hons) is designed to help open the door to a range of career possibilities. You may go into contemporary theatre, for example, or find yourself writing for theatre productions.

Stage production is also another viable career option post-University, and past students have gone on to appear in films, television, touring theatre productions, teaching, and running their own performance companies. Following her acting degree, former alumni Natalie Galvin secured roles in prominent TV shows, including Line of Duty, Gentleman Jack, Ackley Bridge, and Shameless.

Entry requirements

Offers will be subject to an audition, after which you will be invited to attend an Applicant Visit Day, at which you will have the opportunity to discuss and be given feedback on your portfolio. Read more about the portfolio review process on our Interviews, auditions and portfolio pages.

If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent will be considered acceptable. Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our International Entry Requirements page.

Other suitable experience or qualifications will be considered. For further information please see the University's minimum entry requirements.

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