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Acting and Performance Making 2B (DRAM20018)

Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Southbank)

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The focus of this subject is on extending the autonomous actor in longer generative and interpretative performance projects. Students develop the craft skills they have acquired and apply them to performance making in contemporary generative work and classical material. Actors will explore working within a production process and be involved in the conception, development, rehearsal, performance and evaluation of theatrical material.

Intended learning outcomes

On the completion of this subject students should be able to



  • Apply appropriate professional craft skills effectively in the different stages of a production process (development, rehearsal, performance and evaluation of material).
  • Demonstrate command of classical text in performance.
  • Contribute personal interpretation and point of view to the ensemble in collectively authored material.
  • Draw upon research to inform practice and generated material.
  • Demonstrate a developed understanding of the use of materials of theatre as central sources in the making of a theatrical performance.

Generic skills

On completion of this subject students should have acquired the following skills

  • The capacity to take on a variety of roles in a creative team.
  • The capacity to distil a complex information and material into a coherent performance.
  • The capacity for imaginative and transformative activity.
  • The capacity to give and receive informed feedback.
  • The capacity to evaluate effectiveness of working practices.
  • The capacity to participate effectively in collaborative learning as a team member whilst respecting individual differences.
  • The ability to initiate ideas and put them into practice.
  • The capacity to work autonomously on a performance piece.

Last updated: 3 November 2022