Professional Performance Programme - Acting

Level 3 Professional Performance Programme - Acting

This is a full-time course for students who want to train as Actors and so most of your classes will focus on different styles of acting. Also, when you audition for drama school, you may be asked to perform a song or to take part in movement workshops and so it is important that you also have some basic training in Singing Skills and Dance. There may be the opportunity to take one of the Performing Arts A Levels alongside this course.

• Course Information

  • Course Code

    LVU3ACT

  • Attendance Pattern

    Daytime

  • Course Level

    Level 3

  • Study Mode

    Full Time

  • Course Location

    Langdale Road, Leyland

  • Age Group

    School Leavers (16-18)

  • Course Duration

    2 years

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• Overview

  The PPP Acting course provides you with fundamental training in a range of different acting styles. You will be introduced to the techniques involved in creating exaggerated characterisations that link to practitioners such as Berkoff and Stanislavski and you will also learn how to structure and devise performances in different theatrical genres. For much of the first year, you will focus on naturalistic acting and explore the process of connecting your own emotions to performance work in order to create believable and engaging characterisations. In the second year of the course, you will learn classical techniques associated with performing Shakespeare’s works.

  You will also be introduced to Physical Theatre as a theatrical style and will be taught how to create performance material that utilises the whole body creatively. Directing is another area that you will explore as you choose an extract from a play and work with your cast to create an effective performance. 6 6 During your time on the PPP, you will also take part in a one-week tour, travelling to local schools and performing a piece in a variety of different venues. The course also has a strong focus on audition technique with tailored one-to-one sessions that significantly improve students’ chances of progressing to the very best drama schools.

   

  

• Entry Requirements

  For our Level 3 Advanced Vocational courses our entry requirements are a minimum of 5x GCSEs at Grade 4, Maths or English Language/Literature at Grade 4 and Grade 3 in the other subjects.

  Please note, some courses and subjects will have additional specific entry requirements or require DBS clearance to undertake placements. Information about this can be found in our course leaflet (available to download above), the Apply Portal, and on your offer letter which you will receive after your interview.

  In order to maintain the high quality of the Professional Performance Programme, applicants must also pass an audition that usually takes place in early July. This ensures that all the students on the PPP have the necessary level of skill and commitment to succeed. Applicants who do not meet the standard for the Level 3 qualification may be offered a place on the PPP: Foundation – a one-year course designed to develop students’ skills to a level where they will then be able to progress onto the PPP Level 3.

• How will I be assessed?

  You will take part in a number of projects over the two years. Most assessments last for 6-8 weeks and consist of skills classes where you are taught relevant techniques and then development sessions where you apply those techniques and then perform in front of a live audience. You will also complete project books and evaluations for some of the practical work that you have done on the course. All of these will take the form of coursework as there are no written exams. On completion of the course, you will gain an Extended Diploma from the University of the Arts London.

• Progression Pathway

  A high proportion of our students move on to prestigious institutions. In 2016, 75% of the students who applied gained places at accredited dance and drama schools; no other college in the North West can match these statistics.

  Some of the places that our students have progressed to include:

  • Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA)
  • Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
  • Rose Bruford College
  • Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
  • Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts (LIPA)
  • East 15 Acting School
  • American Academy of Dramatic Art
• National Careers Service

  For guidance about what careers subjects can lead on to please follow this link to the National Careers Service.