Department of Drama and Theatre Arts
We offer the highest quality of training in all aspects of the study and making of theatre. From historical research and contemporary performance analysis, to the technique of the actor and imagination of the playwright, to the creative and technical skills of the lighting designer and stage manager.
We work in collaboration with professional directors, producers and actor-trainers to offer our students every opportunity to obtain the highest level of academic and professional achievement in their chosen paths of learning.
The Department of Drama and Theatre Arts has a wide-ranging research and teaching culture which combines historical and political perspectives with theoretical and practical expertise, particularly in actor-training, directing and contemporary playwriting and performance-making. Within the department we have developed research and teaching strengths in 20th and 21st Century European theatre, political and critical theory and research-led creative practice, and also offer expertise in Greek Tragedy, Russian Theatre, Shakespeare, and Victorian Theatre.
Our research
Historical and archival research, performance criticism/analysis and practice-as-research.
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Contact Drama and Theatre Arts
Contact Drama and Theatre Arts
Department of Drama and Theatre Arts
The Old Library (SOVAC)
998 Bristol Road
Selly Oak
Birmingham
B29 6LG
Tel: +44(0)121 414 5998
Email: drama@contacts.bham.ac.uk
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