Acting - BA (Hons)

Our BA (Hons) Acting degree courses are designed and delivered by experienced, professional actors, directors, theatre makers, practitioners and scholars who are passionate about actor training and have a wealth of domestic and international experience. The courses continue to be shaped by their ongoing work within the industry and their knowledge of the most relevant techniques.

We work and train with an emphasis on the ensemble.
Prepare for a career in theatre, film and performance as you undertake world-renowned, interdisciplinary actor training.
Develop as an actor with depth and professional integrity.
Devise, create and produce bold and original work.

Each day you’ll challenge and enhance your skillset - developing the capacity, dexterity and performance fitness (mental and physical) required for professional acting work.

Alongside introductions to key artistic, socio-political, and philosophical principles, you’ll have multiple live and screen performance opportunities, including a West End venue for your final year industry showcase.

At Fourth Monkey, we celebrate the individual. We offer you the opportunity to develop your expressive and interpretive skills as an actor and push you to discover and embrace your unique voice.

You will graduate with the necessary skills to work in classical and contemporary theatre, television, film, radio and the digital world, as well as being an accomplished artist in your own right. Students are entitled to full Equity status upon graduation and qualify for inclusion on Graduate Spotlight as a key part of their professional progression to industry.

The BA (Hons) Acting degree is built upon the four pillars of the Fourth Monkey training philosophy: ACT. MAKE. MOVE. COLLABORATE.

The Fourth Monkey BA courses are truly multi-disciplinary. In your preparations for digital and screen performance, you'll be trained in motion capture and stage combat; learn the art of screen-writing; develop a professional voice-reel; and produce a short film - all before shooting your graduate showreel scenes.

You'll prepare for your contemporary and classical stage productions with a study of theatrical methodologies and techniques from all over the world including Grotowski, Suzuki and Butoh.

We deliver unique and innovative actor training, underpinned by the Meisner and Lecoq methods, that produces employable and proactive artists into the industry.

Often imitated but never surpassed, our BA (Hons) Acting courses prepare you for a successful and sustainable career in the arts.

The learning pathway has been forged with your future in mind which is why our actors graduate feeling confident and ready to carry the fire with them into the industry.

Starting with the fundamental elements of performance and culminating in an array of live and recorded performances, your journey to becoming a professional actor begins at Fourth Monkey.

This course is taught at Fourth Monkey in London, and awarded by Falmouth University