Free Level 3 Performing Arts Course in Tonbridge

CostFREE
Duration2 years
LevelLevel 3
DeliveryClassroom based
Start7 Sep 2026
Study modeFull-time
AttendanceDaytime
Awarding bodyUAL Awarding Body

About this course

Free Level 3 Performing and Production Arts Course in Tonbridge. Classes run at North Kent College Tonbridge, full-time over two years.

The course covers performance skills, theatre-making, and arts facilitation across different genres and styles. You'll develop practical experience as a performer and theatre-maker. The course also builds the knowledge needed to work in the performing arts industry.

You'll finish with an Extended Diploma in Performing and Production Arts from the University of the Arts London.

Who this course is for

The Level 3 Extended Diploma in Performing & Production Arts (Applied Theatre) is a challenging course focusing on building the relevant skills, knowledge, and experience necessary to succeed in the performing arts industry today. If you have a passion for performing arts and want to develop your skills as a performer, theatre-maker and arts facilitator, this is the course for you. In your training at Miskin Tonbridge you will develop skills and learn about different genres and modes of performance to equip you to develop your own innovative work. Throughout the course you will engage with processes of acting, technical theatre, movement, singing, storytelling and writing for performance. This course enables you to consider and gain experience curating performance events for a range of audiences, particularly within the community settings. These skills will also help your development in teaching, workshop leadership, directing, producing and becoming an all-round performer.

Whether it is in front of the curtain or behind the curtain this is the course for you!

Equivalent to 3 A Levels, a total of 72-168 UCAS points, depending on grades achieved)

What you will learn

  • You'll develop performance skills across acting, dance, and theatre-making.
  • You'll explore different genres and modes of performance.
  • You'll learn how to facilitate arts projects and work with communities.
  • You'll build experience as a theatre-maker and creative practitioner.
  • You'll study the skills and knowledge needed to work in the performing arts industry.

How you will learn

You'll learn through practical workshops, rehearsals, and performance projects in the classroom and on stage. Assessment is through practical performance work, portfolio evidence, and project-based tasks. You'll build a body of work over the two years that demonstrates your skills and development.

What you will need to bring

The centre will provide most materials. North Kent College Tonbridge will confirm anything else you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Actor, performs in theatre, film, or television productions.
  • Dancer, works in stage shows, tours, or commercial productions.
  • Theatre-maker, creates and produces original performance work.
  • Arts facilitator, leads creative workshops in schools or community settings.
  • Stage manager, coordinates productions from rehearsal to performance.
  • Drama teacher, supports young people's creative development.

What you could study next

  • BA (Hons) in Performing Arts or Drama, a degree for those wanting to specialise further in performance or theatre.
  • BA (Hons) in Dance, for those focusing on movement and choreography.
  • Higher National Diploma in Performing Arts, a shorter higher education route into the industry.