Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Theatre and English (WQ43)

Storytelling is part of every culture and reveals much about a person’s lived experience, values and aspirations within a given time, whether presented as drama or prose on a page.

In the Theatre and English BA students will discover the richness of theatre making and literature side by side, developing as a creative along the way. In doing so, the Theatre and English BA will help them become a critical and creative communicator equipped for a variety of creative roles.

On the Theatre side of this course, students will learn specialist skills in a range of practices such as acting, applied practice, devising/theatre making, digital theatre, musical theatre, physical theatre and writing for performance. Students will learn theatre in Brunel’s purpose-built Antonin Artaud Performance Centre (AA), which has a main theatre, two studio spaces, rehearsal rooms and recording studios. AA facilities regularly host Arts@Artaud nights showcasing new music, film, creative writing and drama presented by Brunel students.

The English half of this course commences with a module on ‘Reading Resilience’ to help prepare students with the necessary skills for literary studies.

In years two and three a wealth of optional modules await students covering a variety of periods and genres from Shakespeare to Jane Austen, to contemporary and genre fiction.

Established links with the creative industries offer plenty of opportunities to hear from guest speakers and alumni on campus. Off campus, Brunel’s easy access to central London helps to facilitate regular class trips to explore theatre and culture.

Uniquely for a theatre degree, the option of a work placement year is an unmissable opportunity for students to find out where their interests lie and to increase their attractiveness to future employers.

Students from the course have completed placements in a variety of organisations including the London’s Park Theatre, Rose Wisksteed Casting, Unicorn Theatre and Icarus Theatre Company.