BA (Hons) Acting for Stage & Screen

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BA (Hons)
ACTING FOR STAGE & SCREEN

COURSE OVERVIEW

Programme Specifications BA (Hons) Acting for Stage & Screen UCAS CODE W410 UCAS TARIFF 96 -112 UCAS Calculator BA (Hons) 3 YEARS

Train as a multi-faceted performer for stage and screen with drama school-level intensity — outside of London. The programme is designed by working industry professionals to reflect the realities of today’s performance landscape. As a member of the Federation of Drama Schools, we offer students high-quality drama school training without the need to relocate to London. This intensive, professionally accredited course offers 30 hours of contact time each week, with a core focus on developing your voice, characterisation and physicality. You'll apply these skills through performances for both stage and screen, and explore contemporary, collaborative and innovative approaches to performance-making. At The Northern School of Art, we believe actors should graduate not only ready to work — but ready to shape the future of the industry. That’s why this programme also supports the development of your own creative practice, with a strong emphasis on vocational training and cross-disciplinary collaboration. You’ll work alongside students in film, costume, production design, VFX and more — reflecting how the industry operates in the real world. Graduates are eligible for Spotlight membership and benefit from public performance opportunities at regional venues including Stockton ARC.

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North East Screen

Moving Parts

Creative UK

Spotlight

Screen Skills

Northern Studios

Hullabaloo

Northern Film Festival

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Our exciting course focuses on a collaborative approach to acting, creating a drama school atmosphere for our degree students whom work with a range of creative programmes, including Costume, Film TV and Theatre production, Photography, Production Designand Model Making & VFX to produce brand new material created by film and theatre scriptwriters. Because of our joint approach students have the opportunity to gain valuable communication skills and to generate a dynamic and original body of work.

Performance students look at the core acting skills of voice, physicality and characterisation. Working on devised and scripted text for both stage and screen. You will be part of two full theatre productions each academic year to showcase the skills gained. This degree explores classical theatre, clowning and acting for media. Your three years of study will culminate in your final year enabling you to produce an extensive CV, professional standard show-reel, a full theatre production and a solo show at The ARC Theatre to agents and industry professionals. On this course we treat our students like actors in training, by working alongside guest lecturers and industry professionals from the theatre and film industries you will develop professional skills. As working actors we expect professional standards on all projects.

No Audition Fee
Auditions and interviews can take place either virtually or in-person.

Your Audition
For the audition you are required to prepare 2 contrasting monologues:
• 1 Classical
• 1 Contemporary

The Classical piece should be Elizabethan or Jacobean (for example, Shakespeare, Marlowe, Webster) and preferably in blank verse.

Your Contemporary piece should come from a published play produced post1980 although the more recent the better.

With the monologues, try to choose pieces that suit your age and showcase your skills. You will perform the monologues to our panel and may be re-directed in one of them.

As part of the audition you will also take part in a movement session lasting approximately 30 minutes. Please wear comfortable clothing you can move in. This is an opportunity for you to get a taste for what a typical session will be like and for the Lecturer to assess your physical theatre skills.

If you have any injuries or disabilities that may mean you cannot take full part, please inform the Lecturer at the start of the session.

Your interview
After the audition, a short interview will follow to allow you the opportunity to talk about your previous experience and to find out more about why you want to study Acting. If you have any questions or would like further details about our audition process please contact interviews@northernart.ac.uk

If you require any support or special arrangements during your interview/audition, please let us know beforehand so that we can have everything in place for you before you arrive.

If you would like to discuss any support needs contact Student Services who will be happy to help.

You will have the chance to view our facilities, either virtually or in-person.

Interview questions
It is good practice to do a bit of background research on the programme by reading the prospectus or attending an open day so we can make sure you are on the right track. We also like to know what activities you do to feed your cultural appetite. This may include:
• Visits to the theatre, galleries and/or museums.
• What films/TV Programmes you watch Gigs/festivals attended.
• Reading books, newspapers or magazines.
• Music you have listened to.
• Conversations you have had about the subject applied.
• What acting practitioners interest you and why.
• Researching other actors/performers.

Useful Checklist
• Here is a handy checklist to help you before you come to see us:
• Select monologues you can talk confidently about
• Consider the contextual background of the play your monologue is from
• Demonstrate your thought processes
• Have a practice run-through with family or friends
• Although not essential, you may want to bring work completed outside your studies e.g. involvement in shows, exhibitions, competitions, work experience etc.
• Remember to include evidence of your writing skills
• Contact us beforehand if you have any support needs

Student Voice