Liverpool Hope provides students with the best of both worlds; welcoming campuses within easy reach of one of the UK’s most vibrant cities. With a history dating back to 1844, the University is committed to a culture of research informed teaching within an environment that nurtures, supports and empowers students as individuals. The University has state-of-the-art facilities at both its teaching campuses, one of which is entirely dedicated to creative and performing arts. With single honours and one of the widest ranges of combined degrees, students can select their area of study according to their passions and career aspirations.
BA Drama and Theatre at Liverpool Hope University
In a city with a bustling arts and culture scene, Liverpool Hope University’s BA (Hons) Drama and Theatre course allows you to understand the origins of performance and storytelling, learn contemporary practices and develop your own theatre-making and performance skills.
Making use of the city’s many theatres and performance spaces, such as the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse, you will work collaboratively to hone your directing, acting, and performance-making talent, as well as understanding the role of the creative arts in 21st century citizenship.
Dr Stephe Harrop
Dr Stephe Harrop is Associate Professor of Drama at Liverpool Hope University, where she teaches acting, directing, ensemble, theatre histories, and contemporary storytelling. In 2018, she published Greek Tragedy and the Contemporary Actor (co-authored with Zachary Dunbar), which won the ADSA prize for best monograph in drama and theatre studies. Her new book, Contemporary Storytelling Performance: Female Artists on Practices, Platforms, Presences, is forthcoming from Routledge in 2023. When she’s not teaching or researching, Stephe tours nationally and internationally as a contemporary storyteller. Her current repertoire includes two shows exploring forgotten stories of mythic England - Henry V: The King’s Knickers (2019) and Queens of Albion: Bronze and Stone (2022).
