Course summary

The course will fully prepare students for a performance career as an actor developing their practice and thinking in an integrated way. Through training in acting, voice and movement, students will develop what it takes to become an actor / artist. Consistency and creativity paired with the critical approach they need to study acting will provide students with expertise applicable to a variety of careers in the field. Italia Conti’s BA (Hons) Acting course is designed to nurture and develop innovative and individual actors, who embody and apply specialist skills and techniques supported by grounded knowledge of industry practices, contexts, and the emerging requirements that empower graduates for a sustainable career in the performing arts. The course aims to ensure that successful graduates: • Acquire the knowledge and skills to perform as an actor to professional industry standards • Acquire specialised skills in acting, voice, movement and singing and be able to synthesise these in professional performance practice • Can operate as an actor in a professional environment, whether in TV, Film, Theatre, Radio, or any of the emerging recorded media industries • Possess transferable skills, especially in communication and self-presentation, teamwork, independent research, critical analysis, which would allow you to operate successfully in a variety of fields • Are proactive in the creation of employment opportunities • Can contextualise the historical and cultural framework of a performance • Approach all genres of drama and performance with an open-minded approach