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BA (Hons)Acting

University of Surrey
United Kingdom, Guildford, Surrey
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surrey.ac.uk/undergraduate/acting 

Overview

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Programme structure

First year
Specific areas of study include Storytelling, Naturalism and American Realism, as well as the practices listed above. Acting classes will focus on Stanislavsky and Lecoq.

You will have classes in Voice, Singing and Movement.

Second year
Specific areas of study include Shakespeare, Comedy and Professional Development.

Classes in Acting for Camera will develop your understanding of screen performance methodologies.

You will begin to look at audition and interview techniques and learn the tools necessary to market yourself in today’s creative industries.

Rehearsal Projects will include Classical text, followed by a Comedy project. Recent works for these projects include Shakespeare’s Wars of the Roses plays, and a contemporary comedy project based on Commedia dell’Arte.

At the end of the second year the Rehearsal Project is replaced by rehearsals for your first public performance. Recent productions at this point have included Six Degrees of Separation by John Guare, and The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman.

This will be followed by a unique Contemporary Practice project, which may include collaboration with external theatre producers. Last year’s project was led by the Natural Theatre Company.

Third year
Much of the final year will be taken up with rehearsals for public performances and the West End showcase. Productions are chosen to reflect the needs and qualities of each year group, as well as engaging with both cutting edge contemporary writers and challenging classic plays.

In years one and two, work is shown to the School at the end of each block of teaching.

Apply now! Fall semester 2023/24
Application period has ended
Notes
Please see the university profile or contact us for the deadlines that apply to you
Apply now! Fall semester 2023/24
Application period has ended
Notes
Please see the university profile or contact us for the deadlines that apply to you