Acting and Performance Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

Our Acting and Performance BA(Hons) course is a production-based degree designed for students seeking to develop their skills in acting, directing, and creating live performance. You’ll explore a broad range of performance practices, including contemporary theatre and historical performance, while having the opportunity to create original performances and workshops for public audiences.

At Huddersfield, we believe that to really grow as a creative artist, you need to be dedicated and look for opportunities to broaden your horizons. Our goal, therefore, is to give you the chance to develop your skills and knowledge to follow the pathway of your choice.

Why Study Acting and Performance BA(Hons) at University of Huddersfield?

We’re ranked 37th in the world for ‘Performing Arts’ (QS World University Subject Rankings, 2025).

You’ll enhance your learning via talks, masterclasses, and visits from distinguished practitioners. Past guests include actor Sir Patrick Stewart and Natalie Gavin, John Britton, Nicolás Núñez, Chloe Beale, Nicci Topping, Anna Helena McLean, and David Crowley.

Students have also benefited from visits from practitioners and residencies from internationally known companies like Slung Low and IOU Productions.

If you’re keen to further your acting studies post-secondary school, our Acting and Performance BA(Hons), this could be the course for you. You may go into contemporary theatre or find yourself writing for theatre productions.

Stage production is also another viable career option, and past students have gone on to appear in films, television, touring theatre productions, teaching, and running their own performance companies. Following her acting degree, former alumni Natalie Galvin secured roles in prominent TV shows, including Line of Duty and Gentleman Jack.

Professional Bodies

At Huddersfield, you’ll study the Global Professional Award alongside your degree† so that you can gain valuable qualities and experiences that could help you to get the career you want, no matter what your field of study is.

†full-time, undergraduate first degrees with a minimum duration of three years. This does not include postgraduate, foundation, top-up, accelerated or apprenticeship degrees.

Why Huddersfield?

Huddersfield’s vibrant and friendly campus is a great place from which to study, while the town itself offers lots to see and do, with good transport links in and around the area.