The largest city in Scotland, Glasgow is home to many famous museums, galleries, orchestras and theatres, including the Citizens Theatre, Tron Theatre and the Tramway. The Academy is the national conservatoire for training professional actors, stage managers and musicians in Scotland. It is therefore essential that the School of Drama covers as wide a range as possible of techniques and material in training for as many areas of professional experience as possible. The ideas formulated in the course are as many and various as can be achieved. This course is designed for those intending a professional career in acting.
Performance is at the core of the course.
Productions are staged in one of the three Academy theatres and occasionally at professional venues. Training in television acting, conducted in the Academy TV Studio, and training in radio techniques, conducted in the Academy Broadcasting Studio, form part of the course. Recent productions have been staged in Singapore, FYR Macedonia and Poland. This three-year course is designed for students whose interests lie broadly within the field of drama, but who have yet to discover where their own aptitudes and career prospects might lie. It is the natural route for those wishing to become drama teachers.