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Drama students at the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Greenwich's Drama students returned to the city in August 2022, with a successful run of performances.

Our courses

Drama at Greenwich offers degrees at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Students can pursue pathways such as acting, contemporary performance, community engaged performance, technical theatre and directing or writing for theatre. Our innovative four-year BA Drama and BA Drama & English Literature degrees enable students to spend their third year working full-time with one of our industry partners or studying abroad at our partner college in the USA.

Drama and English Literature with International Study, BA Hons

Build your global profile by taking a year abroad to study at one of our partner institutions in the USA.

Mode: Full time
Location: Greenwich Campus
Subject: Drama; English

Drama and English Literature, BA Hons

Gain experience in the performing arts and study the literature that has inspired great theatre with our drama and English literature degree. Learn more.

Mode: Full time, Part time, Sandwich
Location: Greenwich Campus
Subject: Drama; English

Drama with International Study, BA Hons

Build your global profile by taking a year abroad to study at one of our partner institutions in the USA.

Mode: Full time
Location: Greenwich Campus
Subject: Drama

Drama, BA Hons

Our drama degree provides a thorough grounding in theatre and performing arts. Gain experience in direction and performance. Learn more.

Mode: Full time, Part time, Sandwich
Location: Greenwich Campus
Subject: Drama

Professional Dance and Musical Theatre, BA Hons

Prepare yourself for the stage and show business with a degree in professional dance and musical theatre. Excel in the performing arts. Learn more.

Mode: Full time
Location: Bird College
Subject: Drama

Why Greenwich is great for drama degrees

There are unrivalled opportunities for our BA (Hons) Drama and BA (Hons) Drama & English Literature students - the opportunity to study in the USA for a year or undertake a placement in the UK, or the opportunity to perform, direct or produce a show at the world-famous Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

The Bathway Theatre

Our Bathway Theatre - located in central Woolwich - is the perfect space for Greenwich’s drama students to develop their craft.

Drama students involved in epic new production

A number of Drama undergraduates gained industry experience helping a world-leading immersive theatre company with their major new show.

Living and learning in Chicago

In the first half of 2022, several undergraduate BA (Hons) Drama students spent a semester studying in the Windy City. Find out more.

Research and partnerships

Our world-leading academics and practitioners contribute to a vibrant and diverse research culture, which is supported by exceptional partnerships with industry. BA Drama and BA Drama & English Literature students can work with industry partners including Punchdrunk, Emergency Exit Arts & Tramshed.

Join us as a research student

We welcome applications for the MPhil/PhD Drama programme. We are particularly interested in proposals with research interests in: contemporary British Theatre; interactive practices and new technologies in performance; theatre for young audiences; comedy and society.