Acting for Stage and Screen

Acting for stage and screen is a discipline that develops not just technical performance skills but a deep understanding of human behaviour, psychological truth, and the relationship between performer and audience. Acting at a professional level requires the ability to inhabit a character fully, to communicate complex emotional states physically and vocally, and to collaborate with directors, fellow performers, and creative teams to realise a shared artistic vision. These skills are developed through sustained practice, rigorous training, and direct experience of working in productions with professional standards.

At London South Bank University, this three-year full-time programme develops your acting technique across theatre and screen, providing training in physical and vocal work, script analysis, character development, and the specific demands of performing for camera as distinct from live performance. A distinctive feature of the programme is participation in the LSBU Student Theatre Company, which operates as a full season of theatre productions working with professional directors, performers, and theatre companies. This sustained professional engagement, embedded within the academic programme, gives you direct experience of the standards and processes of the professional theatre world.

Graduates from acting programmes pursue careers in theatre, film, television, radio, and other performance contexts, including voice work, corporate performance, and community and applied theatre. The skills acting training develops, including the ability to inhabit another person's perspective, to communicate with emotional honesty, and to work collaboratively under pressure, are also valued in contexts beyond performance, including education, therapy, and communication training. Many graduates supplement their performing careers with work in teaching, directing, or arts administration, building portfolio careers that draw on the full range of their skills.