BA (Hons) Writing for Performance

On the BA (Hons) Writing for Performance programme, you will:

• Learn to write for performance in a range of professional environments such as stage, screen, streaming, and social engagement.

• Expand your analytical and critical skills to write knowledgably about performance.

• Work both independently and in collaboration with other writers in various situations.

• Learn from leading artists, playwrights, and academics who teach on the course.

• Meet industry experts through workshops and placements.

• Study at a specialist performing arts institution and benefit from being part of a creative community.

The BA (Hons) Writing for Performance prepares emerging writers to excel in professional settings. Whether it’s crafting your writing for plays, games, or podcasts, this programme empowers you to explore different narrative forms and build imaginative worlds. You’ll receive essential training in dramatic traditions and storytelling principles while improving your creative, critical, and career-oriented skills.

Throughout the programme, you’ll learn from a wide range of world-leading artists, playwrights, and academics who will guide you in analysing texts, adapting performances, and exploring various writing techniques. You’ll have the opportunity to create original works both independently and collaboratively, whether for specific social contexts or in a writers’ room setting.

You will explore how societal, political, and technological changes have influenced writing for performance in the past, how it shapes the present, and will continue to do so well into the future. Bringing your own lives and experiences to a diverse course community with access to industry experts and practical experiences such as workshops and placements, graduates from this course will be well-prepared to pursue vocational goals and help shape the future of writing in the arts.