Drama and Creative Writing BA (Hons)

By combining the study of Creative Writing with Drama, youll gain a deeper understanding of how theatre performance and creative writing interact - whether you specialise as a playwright, or choose to take the poetry or fiction options in creative writing.<br/><br/>Choosing to study Drama at Royal Holloway will put you at the centre of one of the largest and most influential Drama and Theatre departments in the world. Youll create performances, analyse texts, and bring a range of critical ideas to bear on both. On this course the text and the body, thinking and doing, work together. Theres no barrier between theory and practice: theory helps you understand and make the most of practice, while practice sheds light on theory. By moving between the two, youll find your place as an informed theatre-maker, and by studying a variety of practices, by yourself and with others, youll get knowledge of the industry as a whole, and learn how your interests could fit into the bigger picture.<br/><br/>We are top-rated for teaching and research, with a campus community recognised for its creativity. Our staff cover a huge range of theatre and performance studies, but were particularly strong in contemporary British theatre, international and intercultural performance, theatre history, dance and physical theatre, and contemporary performance practices.<br/><br/>Studying Creative Writing at one of the UKs most dynamic English departments will challenge you to develop your own critical faculties. Learning to write creatively, youll develop your own writing practice.<br/><br/>Course units are taught by nationally and internationally known scholars, authors, playwrights and poets who are specialists in their fields who write ground-breaking books, talk or write in the national media and appear at literary festivals around the world.<br/><br/><br/>- Complementary disciplines for the aspiring playwright.<br/><br/><br/>- Explore creative skills including dance or puppetry.<br/><br/><br/>- Assessment through performance and coursework.<br/><br/><br/>- Specialise in different literary forms: poetry, playwriting or fiction.<br/><br/><br/>- Build a portfolio, creating, critiquing and shaping your own artistic work.<br/>

Join Royal Holloway through Clearing, and you’ll get the very best teaching and support from world-leading experts who take the time to get to know you and help you develop your passions. You’ll live and learn on their Egham campus, set in 135 acres of stunning parkland.<br/><br/>Royal Holloway also makes sure you leave university with more than just a degree. Careers support begins from day one and continues for up to two years after you graduate.<br/><br/>They have a wide range of undergraduate courses currently on offer through Clearing. Click Visit Website to find out more, or click Call University to chat through your options.