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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, 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, 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: Partner College
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.

Drama graduates

Charlotte, Ruban, Holly and Charlotte are graduates from one of Greenwich’s Drama courses and have gone to work in some interesting roles.

Creative Futures

Engaging students, staff and the local community, in conversation about the arts and about careers in the creative arts sector.

International and industry partnerships

Students on Greenwich Drama courses are taught by world-leading academics and practitioners who contribute to a vibrant and diverse research culture, creating research-led teaching that is supported by exceptional partnerships with industry.

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.