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Tees Valley Artist of the Year Umar Butt talks teaching our students, the importance of creative education and his new project!

Tees Valley Artists of the Year Umar Butt joined our BA (Hons) Acting for Stage & Screen faculty at the beginning of the academic year, to teach Acting, Movement and Industry Theory across our first, second and th... Read More
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Acting and Film degree students make debut at Alphabetti Theatre in Newcastle as InterAct Festival expands

Acting for Stage and Screen students from The Northern School of Art will perform at Alphabetti Theatre, Newcastle, for the first time this year as part of the InterAct Festival 2026, showcasing bold and exciting cont... Read More
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Acting student Katie enjoys masterclass on one of theatre’s most influential art forms, commedia dell’arte

Second year (BA) Hons Acting for Stage and Screen degree students enjoyed an expert insight into the colourful, comically anarchic world of commedia dell’arte at a recent workshop with MeeMee Theatre. The specialist c... Read More
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A Nativity Goes Wrong & Grimm Up North – Two Festive Productions from UAL Acting for Stage & Screen students!

UAL Acting for Stage & Screen students are preparing for their final school performances of 2025 which will showcase original works written, devised and performed by our students inspired by the festive season. Pe... Read More
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From Student to Screen: How Art School Graduates Break Into Film & TV

At The Northern School of Art we offer multiple pathways into the stage and screen industries, through our degree programmes in BA (Hons) Film,  TV & Theatre Production, BA(Hons) Model Making & Props, BA (Hons... Read More
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Northern Art undergraduates work on spectacular S&DR200 Festival events in Darlington & Stockton!

Degree students across our Stage & Screen degree programmes including acting, production design, costume, textiles and model making have been working hard to contribute to Stockton and Darlington Passenger Railway... Read More
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Acting degree students reflect on their bold modern production of Shakespeare’s bloodiest tragedy

Second year BA (Hons) Acting for Stage and Screen degree students performed a gripping production of Shakespeare’s most brutal tragedy for packed houses at ARC Stockton Arts Centre as part of the course’s ... Read More
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College-level acting student Joshua Kay performing in Jamie at Darlington Hippodrome!

Spotlight on UAL Extended Diploma in Acting for Stage & Screen student Joshua Kay who is performing in a number of exciting productions both on and off campus. Kicking of his busy spring with a part in Darlington ... Read More
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Student Rubie Riach performs at His Majesty’s Theatre in the Pauline Quirke Academy Production of Across the Line

UAL Extended Diploma in Acting for Stage & Screen student Rubie Riach, 17 from Norton, had the exciting opportunity to perform at His Majesty’s theatre in the West End in 2024! She took a part in Across the ... Read More
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First year BA (Hons) Acting for Stage & Screen students to perform ‘Blank’ by Alison Birch at The Northern School of Art Theatre!

Our BA (Hons) Acting for Stage & Screen first year students are getting ready for their first production of the year. They will be performing ‘Blank’ by Alice Birch at The Northern School of Art Theatr... Read More