With over 40 academic staff, together with visiting artists and lecturers, Central contains the largest grouping of drama, theatre and performance specialists in the UK. In addition to its full-time staff, Central employs an extensive range of visiting specialists, ensuring that its students are in the enviable position of learning directly from distinguished practitioners in the field. This is one way that your learning remains fused with current industry practice. Therefore via the tutors and – for some MAs – placements or showcases, students have exposure to the most influential networks in their specialist field.

The courses
Subjects include Classical Acting, Acting Musical Theatre, Acting for Screen, Puppetry and Object Theatre, Performance Practice and Research, Voice Studies, Movement Studies, Drama and Movement Therapy, Applied Theatre, Theatre Design, Writing, Producing, Directing, Theatre Studies and more.