Acting (Performing Arts) - UAL Level 2 Diploma

If you have a keen interest in pursuing a career in performing arts, this course will help develop your creative skills through a choice of acting with an introduction to backstage roles.

Our Acting course combines a comprehensive grounding in acting, directing and practical stagecraft. Our professionally equipped Theatre and Drama Studio will be at the centre of your studies, giving you the chance to showcase the methods you learn and develop the independent skills required to take control of your own productions, from theatre and film performance to staging, costume, lighting and directing.

You'll explore a variety of drama styles, from naturalism to pantomime, and engage with major theoretical and performance approaches, from Stanislavsky to physical theatre. Everything you learn will deepen your practical understanding of drama and help you develop the skills needed for a possible career as an actor or to support your ambitions for university.

Each term, you will bring everything you've learned together in a major practical project. This will build not only your experience and confidence, but also your performance and production skills.

You won't just learn about how to be an actor. You'll have the chance to develop a whole range of skills including devising and writing plays, directing, and creating your own filmed and theatre projects (subject to qualification level being studied).

All students will be expected to approach all classes in a professional manner with respect for other students and staff and a determination to succeed.

The course is project/assignment based and assessment is continuous throughout the year. Some units may be subject to external assessment.

The units in the first two terms are assessed at Pass grade only. The final unit is awarded a grade of Pass, Merit or Distinction.

You will need:

• 4 or more GCSEs at grade 3 or higher, including English, maths and preferably drama

Existing students will be expected to have:

• A relevant Level 1 qualification at Merit or Distinction
• English and maths GCSEs at grade 3 or higher

You will be invited to an informal interview to help ensure the course is right for you. An audition piece will need to be prepared prior to the interview ready to perform for the course director. This need be no longer than 2 minutes and can consist of either a dance piece, singing or performing a monologue depending on the performance pathway you wish to take.