Bachelor’s degree · Initial professional preparation
BA Acting
Guildhall School of Music & Drama · Barbican, London, England, United Kingdom
- Award
- BA Acting
- Audience & level
- Adults
- Format
- In personYears 1 and 2, then Year 3
- Price
- £9,790per year, 2026-27
About this program
Undergraduate acting programme taught in the school's theatres, entered by a three-round audition.
- Offering
- Degree program
- Fields
- Theatre acting, Actor training
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree
- Exact award
- BA Acting
- Award status
- Academic awardAwarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Awarding body
- Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Stated by the schoolPrivy Council (degree-awarding powers)Licence to operate or award
Scope: Taught degree-awarding powers, per the school's financial statements
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- Years 1 and 2, then Year 3
- Delivery
- In personTaught at the listed teaching location.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Full-time
- Course dates
- September 2027 start
- Teaching location
- Guildhall School, BarbicanSilk Street, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DT
Admissions and auditions
Audition required
- Self-tape
- Yes
- In-person audition
- Yes
- Callback
- Yes
- Audition detail
- Three rounds of auditions; first round by self-recorded video, later rounds in person.
- Intakes
- September 2027
- Deadlines
- 4.30 pm on 13 January 2027 for September 2027 entry
Fees
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per class, per term, per year, whole program) and is never converted or added up for you.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home fee (started September 2025 onwards)Tuition · mandatory | £9,790per year, 2026-27 | Domestic students | 16 October 2026Source |
| Overseas fee (starting September 2026 onwards)Tuition · mandatory | £31,790per year, 2026-27 | International students | 16 October 2026Source |
| Application feeApplication fee · mandatory | £38one-time | All students | 16 October 2026Source |
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: experience level.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 16 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 16 October 2026)