Acting BA (Hons)

University of Surrey

United Kingdom, Guildford

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University of Surrey

United Kingdom , Guildford

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

W410

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2024

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Duration 3 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 20,500 / year

Next Intake September-2024

Acting BA (Hons)

About

We are ranked 5th in the UK for dance and drama in the The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022 and 6th for drama, dance and cinematic in the Complete University Guide 2023. The course received an overall satisfaction score of 100% in the National Student Survey 2022.

Training to become an actor is an intensive process which requires curiosity, courage and commitment. At Guildford School of Acting (GSA), we'll help you develop your imagination, range, skills and technique. You'll learn how to prepare for rehearsal, how to rehearse and how to use independent and proactive processes to achieve your best work possible for stage and screen.

Our award-winning Professional Training placements prepare students for roles in industry. We deliver on jobs, too. We were named University of the Year for Graduate Employment in The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022.

Drawing on the teaching and practices of Stanislavsky and Lecoq, our BA (Hons) Acting course will develop your technical skills. You'll learn important critical and evaluative skills, and develop your imagination through play, improvisation and scene work.

You'll also take screen acting classes and complete film and radio projects that allow you to explore the processes needed in today's recorded media.

You'll attend classes and workshops with guest speakers to develop your professional network and employment opportunities. As you come to the end of your course, you'll complete your transition to professional performer with a final showcase presentation in a West End theatre with invited agents and industry guests.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

We do not accept school leaving qualifications from Jordan. However, if you do not meet the direct entry requirements for a course, you can apply to study an International Foundation Year programme at the University of Surrey International Study Centre. Upon successful completion, you can progress to an undergraduate degree at the University of Surrey.

Career

Professional recognition

BA (Hons) - Council for Dance, Drama and Musical Theatre (CDMT)
Accredited by the Council for Dance Education and Training (CDET).

Careers and graduate prospects

We offer careers information, advice and guidance to all students whilst studying with us, which is extended to our alumni for three years after leaving the University.

Our graduates have an unrivalled employment record in West End shows and national tours. Our very distinguished alumni include performers such as:

Brenda Blethyn OBE
Oliver James
Bill Nighy
Owen Teale
Celia Imrie
Jonjo O'Neill
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith MBE
Billy Carter
Ian Kelsey
Rob Kazinsky
Chris Geere
Claire Cooper
Justin Fletcher MBE.

Our alumni have performed in the following theatre productions on the West End, in film and in television:

Theatre

Girl from the North Country, Noel Coward Theatre
The Effect, The Royal National Theatre
Richard III, The Royal Shakespeare Company
Warhorse, New London Theatre
Strangers on a Train, Gielgud Theatre
Chariots of Fire, Gielgud and Hampstead Theatres
The Rivals, Theatre Royal, Haymarket
The Mousetrap, St Martin's Theatre
The Tempest, The Old Vic
The 39 Steps, Criterion Theatre
The Favourite, Fox Searchlight.

Film

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Working Title
Calendar Girls, Buena Vista Productions
Defiance, Paramount Pictures
Nanny McPhee, Universal Pictures
Pacific Rim, Warner Bros
Red Tails, 20th Century Fox
What a Girl Wants, Warner Brothers
Saving Grace, 20th Century Fox
The Prince & Me: Elephant Adventure, First Look.

Studios

The Prince & Me 4: Royal Adventures in Paradise, First Look Studios
Love Actually, Universal Pictures
28 Days Later, 20th Century Fox.

Television

Vera, ITV
Death In Paradise, BBC
Waterloo Road, BBC
Death Comes to Pemberley, BBC
The Great Train Robbery
A Copper's Tale, BBC
Doctor Who - "Day of the Doctor", BBC
My Mad Fat Diary, E4
Game of Thrones, HBO
The CafÃ©, Sky 1
Holby City, BBC
Casualty, BBC
Doctors, BBC
Silk, BBC
Midsomer Murders, ITV
Stella, Sky 1
Call the Midwife, BBC
Fresh Meat, E4
True Blood, HBO
Hollyoaks, Channel 4
Trollied, Sky 1
The Crown, Netflix.

Graduate

Alexandra Mardell

Acting BA (Hons)

"Drama school training is like no other. You'll learn skills you never even intended to and make friends who will always understand you like no others."

Graduate

Dominic Short

Acting BA (Hons)

The thing that attracted me most to GSA was the sense of community within the School. There was a much friendlier atmosphere at the audition stage, compared to other schools, it felt like my presence at the audition was valued.