Acting

The Guildhall School is a lively, friendly community of actors, theatre technicians and musicians; the Drama Department itself is intimate and supportive.


Corpus Christi
 Hedda Gabbler

The programme is highly regarded in the acting profession for the thoroughness of its audition processes, the passion, quality and rigour of its teaching, its emphasis on the integration of craft training, the care and attention for the individual development of each student and the strong ensemble ethic shared by staff and students.

The main programme is the BA Honours Degree in Acting. This well-established programme has a distinguished list of graduates, especially in recent years.
To see our current graduating students, click here.

There is also a full-time three-year MA Acting programme offered from September 2009. It is specifically designed for students who already hold an undergraduate degree and wish to have a professional training in acting, and they work alongside students on the BA Acting programme.

In addition, an MA in Training Actors (Voice) or (Movement) is available. This is a two-year, part-time programme designed to train a small cohort of voice and movement teachers to work in the acting profession.

The School has excellent performance facilities. Productions take place in its 308-seat theatre. The Drama Department also arranges performances at other London theatres, including the Pit at the Barbican Centre, the Bridewell (off Fleet Street), the Soho Theatre, the Swan (Stratford) and the Royal Court. From 2012, two new additional theatres at Milton Court, the School's new building, will be available exclusively for drama productions.


Twelve Angry Men
 Male and female acting

The Department also runs two Drama Summer Schools: 'Acting in Shakespeare and Contemporary Theatre' and 'Acting in Musical Theatre'. Each course is three weeks in duration.

The School is a partner in L'École des Écoles, a confederation of all the major European drama schools and is a co-organiser of Prima del Teatro, a 3-week international festival of acting workshops which takes place in Italy every summer.