Study a unique programme where you can creatively engage with both traditional and alternative forms of theatre.

We encourage you to engage with a wide range of approaches to making theatre and performance. This includes looking at traditional forms of theatre, while also engaging with alternative forms of making performance such as devising. There’s actor training to do with straight acting, comedy and physical theatre.

Studying Drama at Chester involves working with a dynamic, international team of tutors, with a wealth of industry experience. The staff team currently includes experienced theatre directors, applied theatre practitioners, and experts in actor training and physical theatre. Alongside this, you can work with specialists in areas such as live art and interactive digital performance.

There is a large emphasis on practical work here at the University of Chester. We have a wide range of modular choices, and students have a number of options as they develop a range of skills over the course of their degree. So whether you want to be a performer, a director, a facilitator or a project manager, in your final year there’s an opportunity for you to specialise in your chosen profession within the creative industries.

Here at Chester, we have a thriving performance ennvironment, with regular productions and performances by both our undergraduate and postgraduate students. There are regular workshops and guest performances from visitng artists, and opportunities to get work experience through our extensive industry links and, of course, our three resident, professional theatre companies.

There are a number of extracurricular activities to get involved with such as regular trips to theatres, galleries and other creative spaces. We also invite practitioners and facilitators from outside companies to come and host workshops.

We pride ourselves on the quality of support we offer, and have a range of support packages to help support students during their time at University.

As a student studying Performing Arts you'll benefit from excellent links with the professional industry, both nationally and internationally

Explore music performance and grow as a performer

On this BA (Hons) Music Performance degree you will have individual tuition in instrumental and/or vocal performance and have the opportunity to join a selection of university musical groups including six orchestras, five choirs and nine other taught performance ensembles. Ensembles perform throughout the year and attend a rich programme of concerts, recitals and masterclasses by visiting artists. You will train in the art of performance and study topics including performance anxiety, the use of gesture and movement in performance, and concert and event hosting.

You will complete a personal study module where you have the chance present a longer and more challenging programme of work.

On this course you will:

• Train in the art of performance itself.
• Study topics including performance anxiety, performance development, and the use of movement and gesture.
• Develop your personal performance.
• Learn about concert and event hosting.
• Choose to study STET Yoga, or dance and acting alongside your music studies.
• Explore a wide choice of contextual modules.
• Be able to enjoy a complete ensemble experience.
• Have the opportunity to join a selection of six orchestras, nine large ensembles, five choirs and more than 70 small ensembles.

Study a unique programme where you can creatively engage with both traditional and alternative forms of theatre.

We encourage you to engage with a wide range of approaches to making theatre and performance. This includes looking at traditional forms of theatre, while also engaging with alternative forms of making performance such as devising. There’s actor training to do with straight acting, comedy and physical theatre.

Studying Drama at Chester involves working with a dynamic, international team of tutors, with a wealth of industry experience. The staff team currently includes experienced theatre directors, applied theatre practitioners, and experts in actor training and physical theatre. Alongside this, you can work with specialists in areas such as live art and interactive digital performance.

There is a large emphasis on practical work here at the University of Chester. We have a wide range of modular choices, and students have a number of options as they develop a range of skills over the course of their degree. So whether you want to be a performer, a director, a facilitator or a project manager, in your final year there’s an opportunity for you to specialise in your chosen profession within the creative industries.

Here at Chester, we have a thriving performance ennvironment, with regular productions and performances by both our undergraduate and postgraduate students. There are regular workshops and guest performances from visitng artists, and opportunities to get work experience through our extensive industry links and, of course, our three resident, professional theatre companies.

There are a number of extracurricular activities to get involved with such as regular trips to theatres, galleries and other creative spaces. We also invite practitioners and facilitators from outside companies to come and host workshops.

We pride ourselves on the quality of support we offer, and have a range of support packages to help support students during their time at University.

As a student studying Performing Arts you'll benefit from excellent links with the professional industry, both nationally and internationally

Music is an incredibly rich and diverse subject. It is:

• a creative and aesthetic practice
• a social and cultural phenomenon
• studiable as a scientific object

Our BMus programme embraces this disciplinary breadth.

Initially, you will develop your creative musical skills and acquire the tools to engage critically with a variety of musical repertoires and media.

You will also:

• study how music is shaped by (and shapes) the social, cultural, historical, and political environments in which it is produced
• be introduced to the psychology of music and its potential therapeutic effects

We believe this is a unique master's course, combining the academic study of performance with a practice-based approach to the art of acting.

It's ideal if you want to pursue a professional career in the theatre, to develop a deeper understanding of your craft and hone your performance skills.

Based at our new, state-of-the-art University Square Stratford building, you will work in close collaboration with students and academic staff on our equally excellent MA Theatre Directing course as you produce and perform a range of innovative work of professional quality while also being given expert tuition in the skills of acting.

Taught in the evenings and on Saturdays and available for both part-time and full-time study to fit around your needs, it's a course geared to equip you with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills required to be a stage actor.

You will be guided by leading theatre practitioners, who will both teach and mentor you. After a final degree show in which you will have the chance to showcase your talents, you will leave our course ready to discover that all the world's your stage.

We believe this is a unique master's course, combining the academic study of performance with a practice-based approach to the art of acting.

It's ideal if you want to pursue a professional career in the theatre, to develop a deeper understanding of your craft and hone your performance skills.

Based at our new, state-of-the-art University Square Stratford building, you will work in close collaboration with students and academic staff on our equally excellent MA Theatre Directing course as you produce and perform a range of innovative work of professional quality while also being given expert tuition in the skills of acting.

Taught in the evenings and on Saturdays and available for both part-time and full-time study to fit around your needs, it's a course geared to equip you with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills required to be a stage actor.

You will be guided by leading theatre practitioners, who will both teach and mentor you. After a final degree show in which you will have the chance to showcase your talents, you will leave our course ready to discover that all the world's your stage.