BA (Hons) - Drama and Production

University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)

Whether you dream of performing to an audience or you'd be happier applying your talents behind the scenes, raise the curtain on your theatrical dreams with this comprehensive, thoughtfully-constructed programme.

Train as a performer, practitioner, producer, or researcher, with a focus on planning, production, and entrepreneurial skills. Cultivate valuable performance production skills via involvement with in-house productions as well as those from visiting companies. Access fantastic placements and performance opportunities as a result of the programmes connections with theatre practitioners and arts centres in the region, and develop a major piece of practice and/or text-based research in your fourth year, drawing on the critical performance and production skills developed throughout the degree.

Special features

• Theoretical, practical and entrepreneurial approaches to performance
• Showcase of final year work
• Placement opportunities and connections via the programmes network of theatre practitioners
• Rolling programme of extra-curricular master classes and workshops
• Opportunities to develop independent performance projects

What can I do on completion of my course?

This degree prepares students for careers in a variety of areas relating to drama and theatre, including:

• Performance-making
• Arts management
• Health and wellbeing (Drama therapy)
• Education (PGDE with Drama)