Drama, Theatre and Performing Arts - BA (Hons)

Course overview

By studying Drama, Theatre and Performing Arts at Kent, you'll benefit from exceptional teaching and industry links that will help you to launch your career. Covering a wide range of subjects and developing your practical skills as well as critical thinking, this dynamic course allows you to explore your own style and creativity and follow your passions and ambitions. 

We'll challenge you with practical and theoretical study, empowering you to shape your degree around your areas of interest. From acting to directing, musical theatre dance to writing for performance, theatre design to stand up comedy and many more, you'll explore your subjects alongside fellow students, creating new work and discovering new ways of seeing established works. Our team of academics, professional practitioners and technical specialists will support you every step of the way as you create, analyse and critique, developing your understanding of drama and theatre and becoming a more confident performer and maker.

You'll study within an exciting and diverse environment, benefitting from our strong connections with industry and local arts venues, opportunities for workplace learning and our flagship Graduate Theatre Company scheme, all of which support you in kick-starting your career within the creative industries.

You can take this degree with a year of working or studying abroad.

Your future

The School of Arts works hard to maintain strong relationships with professionals and venues, helping to launch your career in the creative and cultural industries. You’ll be taught by leading actors, comedians and makers with first-hand experience of what it takes to carve out a successful career in the arts. Their continued involvement in the industry will help you as you start to build your own network.

Our graduates have developed careers as: journalists, authors, literary managers, directors, performers, scriptwriters for television, stand-up comedians, casting agents, event managers, arts administrators, community theatre officers for local councils, and drama teachers.

Some recent graduate success stories include:

• Little Bulb theatre company win an Olivier award
• Kyrah Gray performs stand-up at the O2
• Ben Langley stars in US TV series American Gods
• Laura Lexx appears on Mock the Week
• Mimi Findlay, Executive Director at the Bush Theatre London
• Deirdre O’Halloran, literary manager at the Bush Theatre as it wins ‘Theatre of the Year’ in 2023 
• Faith Austin, Technical Production Manager at the Barbican.