HND Acting and Performance
Overview
Year two. Two productions, a Shakespeare, and a route to a degree!
HND Acting and Performance builds on your HNC and prepares you for professional work. You'll perform in two theatre productions across the year, work on Shakespeare in practice, and develop the professional skills that turn training into a career.
You'll continue developing your acting, voice, movement and camera work with staff who've worked in the industry, and take part in workshops with people working in it now.
Complete the HND and you can progress to our BA Acting, validated by University of the West of Scotland and on to BA (Hons) Acting with Creative Enterprise.
Entry
Who can apply
You'll need to have completed HNC Acting and Performance. External applications are welcome.
Your audition
- You'll perform two contrasting monologues to a panel and have a short interview. There may also be a group workshop with other applicants.
- We're looking at how you've developed, how you work with others and whether you're ready for a demanding second year.
What to prepare
Two contrasting monologues from published plays. If you'd like guidance on choosing pieces, just ask.
On the day
Wear something you can move in.
Learn
Perform in two productions
You'll appear in two theatre productions during the year, and our students have performed in professional venues.
Acting and text
You'll deepen your acting technique and work on Shakespeare in practice, learning to handle classical text with confidence, a skill most auditions will test.
Voice and movement
You'll continue developing your voice and physical work to professional standards.
Camera
You'll build on your screen acting, working to camera in ways that reflect how film and television productions actually operate.
Production
You'll learn how a production comes together beyond the performance itself, from rehearsal process to what happens backstage.
Professional development
This is the year you prepare to work: auditions, self-promotion, and how performers find and win jobs.
Industry workshops
You'll work with people currently in the profession, keeping you current with what the industry expects.
Where can I go from here?
Graduates of this course will be able to go directly into the following courses:
