Drama and Theatre BA at Royal Holloway, University of London

BA Drama and Theatre at Royal Holloway is about more than the stage. You’ll study how performance engages with big ideas like identity, politics, power, and protest. Learn to analyse, question, and make theatre that responds to the world around you. Balancing creative practice with critical thinking, this degree equips you to grow as a confident, versatile artist – on stage and beyond.

Department: Drama and Theatre  |  Duration: 3 years full time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Egham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules: Year 1: Performance Making, Storytelling & Dramaturgy, Performing Place, Thinking Theatre, Skills Lab; Year 2: Performance Practices, Theatre Production, Staging Society, Ideas Lab, Creative Producing; Year 3: Research Seminar, Professional Workshop 1 & 2, Final Year Performance, Creative Dissertation, Research Dissertation.

Career pathways

Graduates from the Department of Drama, Theatre and Dance go into a wide variety of careers, as well as further academic study. Many go into performance, stage management, broadcasting (including at the BBC), arts administration, journalism, teaching, health, marketing, and PR.

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