University of Essex

Course Details

BA Acting

Course Description

Our BA Acting provides you with a thorough preparation for a career in acting. We develop your individual talent, extending your existing skills in voice and movement for professional life. Our curriculum consists of acting, voice, singing, movement and contextual studies. At the end of your final year, you have the opportunity to take part in a showcase performance at a major West End theatre for an invited audience of agents, casting directors and film, TV and theatre directors. Our course is accredited by the National Council for Drama Training. For more information, please view our prospectus online.

Course Duration

NumberDuration
3year

Career outcomes

Over the last few years our recent graduates have performed at the RSC, BBC, Royal National Theatre, Birmingham Rep, The Royal Court and The Old Vic, as well as touring productions, television programmes and feature films. Alumni of East 15 include actors Alison Steadman (Gavin and Stacey), Blake Harrison (The Inbetweeners), Arsher Ali (Four Lions and Beaver Falls), playwright April de Angelis, former artistic director of The Bush Theatre Mike Bradwell and director Stephen Daldry, who was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his feature films The Reader, The Hours and Billy Elliott.




BA Acting University of Essex