Dance, Drama and Musical Theatre Courses

Drama student Kate-Elizabeth Carey stands in the aisle of the seating area in the Rose Theatre in the Arts Centre.

Whatever your dream role – actor, director, producer – you’ll develop your talents here at Edge Hill, exploring anything from capoeira to directing. You’ll learn creative thinking, teamwork and problem-solving skills that are valuable in any sector. And with intellectually challenging topics, specialist modules and work experience options, you’ll be ready to grasp the opportunities that await you.

We believe that to understand theatre, you have to make it. With our production-focused courses, you can specialise in whatever area interests you, with dance ranging from ballet to jazz, folk to somatic practice, and drama areas including acting, writing, directing and applied theatre.

There are countless reasons to study performing arts with plenty of career destinations to match. In fact, 92.5% of our students are employed or studying approximately 15 months after graduation (Graduate Outcomes 2017/18). Whether you aim to be a professional performer, or you want to work in community arts, Edge Hill’s performing arts degrees will help you hone your talents.

With great facilities and lots of student-led performance groups, our courses combine academic study with the practical skills you’ll learn during productions. Take your place as actor, dancer, director or writer and choose how you’d like to be assessed – not everyone is a performer, after all. Learn what it takes to perfect your craft and understand your discipline. Then test your skills with practical activities and in-house productions.

Work alongside students and staff on our professional-level productions.
Not everyone wants to be a performer. You can be assessed in any relevant area that you’re interested in, whether that’s directing, playwriting or choreography.
With optional modules, as well as placements and work projects, you’ll soon find your niche, whether that’s contemporary dance, performance theory or applied theatre.

Courses

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Dance

BA (Hons)

Grow as a dance artist developing your expertise through work-related learning experiences in performance, choreography and teaching, balancing technical training with creativity, reflection, and theoretical and analytical study.

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UCAS Code:	W500
Course Length:	3 Years Full-Time 6 Years Part-Time
Location:	Edge Hill University

Dance and Drama

BA (Hons)

Explore a variety of dance styles and develop expertise in acting, directing, writing and applied drama as you balance technical training, creative development and theoretical and analytical study.

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UCAS Code:	WW54
Course Length:	3 Years Full-Time 6 Years Part-Time
Location:	Edge Hill University

Drama

BA (Hons)

Develop expertise in acting, directing, writing and applied drama as you design your degree around a spectrum of theatrical interests and create, collaborate and critically reflect on historical and contemporary theatre practices.

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UCAS Code:	W402
Course Length:	3 Years Full-Time 6 Years Part-Time
Location:	Edge Hill University

Musical Theatre

BA (Hons)

Combine acting, singing and dancing as you work towards professional standards, create and reflect critically on musical theatre performance practices, and benefit from individual singing lessons.

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UCAS Code:	T279
Course Length:	3 Years Full-Time 6 Years Part-Time
Location:	Edge Hill University

Course Name	Qualification	UCAS Code
Dance	BA (Hons)	W500
Dance and Drama	BA (Hons)	WW54
Drama	BA (Hons)	W402
Musical Theatre	BA (Hons)	T279

Student Views

I didn’t think I would be making props out of recycled materials or dyeing costumes with onions. Sustainable theatre was something I’d never had the chance to explore before.

Kate-Elizabeth Carey

BA (Hons) Drama

It has been incredible to be able to bring my two passions together.

Coral Pashler

BA (Hons) Dance and Drama

I thought I was just coming to Edge Hill to get a degree. Sometimes I wake up and I can’t believe it hasn’t all been a dream!

Evie Askew

BA (Hons) Musical Theatre

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Facilities

Two students walk away from the Department of Performing Arts and The Arts Centre. Dance, Drama and Musical Theatre students at Edge Hill University enjoy industry-standard teaching and learning facilities in the £7million Arts Centre which is also home to the Rose and Studio Theatres.

The Department of Creative Arts’ outstanding resources ensure you gain practical experience to a professional standard. Contemporary performance environments include dance studios, black box drama studios, rehearsal rooms, a theatre construction workshop, costume construction workshop, scene dock, theatre design studios, digital sound studio, digital design suite, music technology room, music practice studios, a recital room and an outdoor amphitheatre. The Studio Theatre also functions as a fully equipped aerial performance space.

The Arts Centre hosts a diverse range of high-quality productions and performers, including comedy, dance, drama and music, designed to supplement Dance, Drama and Musical Theatre programmes and entertain both students and the local community.

Arts Centre 360 Virtual Tour

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Musical theatre students participate in a vaudeville inspired performance.

Students dressed in white lab coat, wearing white wigs, sit on folding chairs during a performance.

A Musical Theatre student, wearing a boiler suit, performs a song with other members of the cast stood to the back of the stage behind him.

A student demonstrates his aerial performance skills.

A student, wearing wings as part of her costume, participates in a performance.

A student with white face paint, a red nose and a top hat holds an umbrella over her head during a demonstration of her clowning skills.

A student wearing a top hat and gothic face paint holds a camera during a performance.

Students in white shirts and black trousers sit on chairs, with some standing to the rear, during a dance performance.

A Dance student holds another aloft during a physical theatre performance.

A student crouches in a press-up position while wearing a sleeveless hoodie during a physical theatre performance.

Three students in different coloured dresses of the same style perform a dance piece.

Students in full-body skin-hugging costumes participate in a performance.

A student participates in a drama performance while one of her peers watches on from behind.

A Performing Arts student stands with two photo frames over his shoulders during a performance.

A Performing Arts student, with a red hood covering his head and shoulders, participates in a performance.

A student wearing an orange dress stands in a cloud of powder during a performance.

A student is held aloft by her peers during a physical theatre performance.

A student in costume, holding a battered umbrella above his head and holding a horn his hand, takes part in a performance.

Two Dance students interlock arms during a performance in a rehearsal studio.

Two students, one holding a microphone, lead an ensemble cast in a performance.

Musical theatre students, many with arms aloft, perform a song.

Dance students, wearing black dresses with bumps to simulate pregnancy, strike a pose with one arm and one finger aloft, during a physical theatre performance.

A student pulls on tape measure during a physical theatre performance.

A student demonstrates her aerial performance skills on silks.

A student demonstrates his aerial performance skills while performing a routine using a hoop.

Students wearing jeans and jumpers perform in front of a sheet with the word Revolt sewn into it.

Five students in vaudeville costume participate in a performance.

Four students wearing blue and red dresses, hold their hands to their faces during a performance.

Two students in black costumes perform a physical theatre piece, with their arms to their side in stylised movement during a performance.

A Drama student, dressed in a robe and face paint, during a performance.

Students flinch and brace themselves during a performance scene while wearing suits.

Students crouch down and hold a hand in the air during a physical theatre performance, with the silhouette of the earth projected onto the wall behind them.

Students, some holding balloons and one wearing a crown, perform a dance party scene.

Students in white lab coats stand one behind the other, each with both arms held out in a straight line, at different angles to each other during a performance.

A student leans to one side and stretches her arm forward while another student looks on while learning against a wall.

A series of arms with hands extended are raised in the air during a performance.

Two students browse through the programme of upcoming shows while stood in the Red Bar at the Arts Centre.

Two students, stood by the Box Office in the Arts Centre, browse through the programme of upcoming shows.

Two students chat while sat in the foyer of the Performing Arts building, while other students enter the Studio Theatre behind them.

Four students walk through the foyer of the Performing Arts building.

Five students relax in the Arts Centre, with three sat on the floor and two on a low wall nearby.

Open Days and Virtual Events

A prospective student and her mother holding an assortment of printed material during an open day. If you are considering studying at Edge Hill University, the best way to gain an insight into the student experience is to discover our stunning campus for yourself by attending an open day.

You can tour the campus, including the halls of residence, with a student guide. There will also be opportunities to attend presentations and view subject facilities.

Alternatively, our virtual open day pages offer the chance to discover everything that Edge Hill University has to offer and find out more about any subjects of interest, including dance, drama and musical theatre, through a series of online activities.

Book your place at an open day

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Courses

Courses

Dance

Dance and Drama

Drama

Musical Theatre

Student Views

Dance, Drama and Musical Theatre in the News

EHU Insight on The Conversation

Facilities

Arts Centre 360 Virtual Tour

Gallery

Open Days and Virtual Events

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