Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)

You will develop a command of performance and theatre skills, including body, voice, movement, acting, devising and collaboration, gain experience in creating new work from a range of sources and stimuli in a variety of devising and generative contexts, and consolidate a working methodology as a performer and as an ensemble company member and theatre maker.

Yes, as a Theatre student you will collaborate throughout the course with VCA students from other disciplines, including Acting, Writing, Directing, Dance, Interactive Composition, Production and Film & Television.

Yes, you will have opportunities to engage in company residencies, immersive field trips and study tours, building on existing expertise and approaches to industry readiness for the independent artist and practitioner, and you will participate in an immersive study tour or residency project.

Yes, breadth subjects at each year level enable you to explore cross disciplinary studies from the wider University community, accessing multi-disciplinary knowledge and skills that will build on existing knowledge or present opportunities for you to investigate and develop new interests.

Upon completion of the course, you may choose to apply for a fourth-year Honours degree, which provides an intensive mode of study allowing you to master your specialisation and create a pathway into advanced graduate study options in acting.