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On Course: Two new performance degrees at Wimbledon College of Arts

Higher Education
With its origins in an 1890 boys' school art class, Wimbledon College of Arts has a long history.
Improv workshop in the Wimbledon College of Arts theatre
Improv workshop in the Wimbledon College of Arts theatre - Arnhel De Serra

Now part of the collegiate University of Arts London (UAL) it continues to march forward by diversifying into performance training. From next year it will offer two new three-year courses: BA (Hons) Acting and Performance, and BA (Hons) Contemporary Theatre and Performance. The college site is being developed to accommodate this work, with the first cohort starting in September 2019.

‘The new courses are part of our plan to become an “integrated performance” environment,’ says Simon Betts, dean of performance and foundation studies ‘At Wimbledon College of Arts we've been involved in theatre, set and costume design for several decades, so this seems like a logical step forward.’

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