Performing Arts

• Based on the principles of a drama school, Forge Theatre and Nexus Ensemble give you the opportunity to experience a professionaltheatre environment.
• Specialist workshop opportunities throughout the year including stage combat, script writing, Heel’s workshops, and Commedia dell’arte.
• All assignments are industry-focused, with an emphasis on performance.
• Industry-related careers week with talks and workshops from casting agencies, drama schools, equity, performers and producers.
• Enrich your education with theatre visits, both to watch performances and to have back-stage tours.
• You will work in state-of-the-art studios and workshops on the main campus.
• Staff are experienced practitioners who still train and work within the industry.
• Students practise as a company member and have the opportunity to perform in a number of different shows across the year in a variety of theatres. These have included Lyric Hammersmith, Soho Theatre and G Live in Guildford.

Our enthusiastic and knowledgeable staff are industry qualified and experienced practitioners, designers, directors, technicians and theatre professionals. This means that we can bring real and relevant experience to you and your work.We also work with other industry professionals who provide specialist workshops in elements such as scriptwriting, stage combat and classical theatre.

The department has excellent facilities including two full-scale Theatres (Black Box and Proscenium Arch), an Acting Studio, a Dance Studio, as well as good quality teaching rooms with Interactive White Boards and networked computers. We also have an extensive scenic workshop for set building and fully-stocked costume and props stores.

Our students have progressed on to university-level qualifications at:

• Nescot (Performing Arts HND/C)
• Mountview
• GSA Central
• Trinity Laban
• RADA
• East 15
• London Studio Centre
• University of Manchester
• University of Chichester
• Brunel University
• University of Surrey
• University of East London
• De Montfort University

At Nescot we encourage our students to think ahead, so that they can choose the right courses to fit them and their future. We also use an innovative online platform called Start, which is a free and comprehensive digital platform, offering students a single starting point to help simplify careers guidance. Students can build a personal profile aimed at guiding them throughout their career. Find out more here.

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