Theatre Arts, BA (Hons)

Derby Theatre serves as your home base, providing invaluable industry experience and contacts in a unique university-level course housed within a producing theatre. Ranked top 5 for Drama teaching in the National Student Survey 2025, this innovative degree—part of the Arts Council England-funded Learning Theatre initiative—immerses you in professional programmes, major performance projects, contemporary play texts, and 21st-century theatre practices. Supported by practising artist lecturers, learning occurs through studio exercises, workshops, performances, lectures, field trips, and masterclasses with visiting professionals.Winner of the 2019 UK Theatre Awards' Excellence in Arts Education, Derby Theatre offers public performances in main-house and studio spaces, community venues, and student-led companies with professional support. Graduates advance to careers in acting, directing, theatre management, film, and television. Find out more