English and Theatre Studies - BA (Hons)

Theatre is the most public and political literary form. Our English and Theatre Studies (BA) degree emphasises the relationship between writing and performance, asking how theatre intervenes in history to foster social and political change. Taught by expert staff from the English and Comparative Literary Studies and Theatre and Performance Studies departments, this course teaches you how to study these subjects together in three specially designed core modules, only open to students on this degree. These modules emphasise the relationship between writer, text, performer, critic, playing place, and society within a historical, political, and cultural context. You’ll be part of a select cohort with its own identity. And you will have many opportunities to see a diverse range of productions at the world-renowned theatres at nearby Stratford-upon-Avon and on-campus at the Warwick Arts Centre. Theatre modules examine developments in theatrical theory and practice: they focus on plays related to theatrical and political history to emphasise how past movements have shaped the theatre of the present. English Literature modules focus on the close study of literary texts from the classical period to the present, exploring politics, form, and meaning. You will learn to understand and critically analyse texts, and to present persuasive and coherent written and oral arguments while developing independent thought, judgment, and creativity.