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Type
  
Drama school

Phone
  
+44 121 331 7220

Founded
  
1936

Director
  
Stephen Simms

Number of students
  
134

Birmingham School of Acting

Former names
  
Birmingham School of Speech and Drama

Established
  
1936 (as The Birmingham School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art) 2005 (as Birmingham School of Acting)

Location
  
Birmingham, England, UK

Campus
  
City Centre Campus, Millennium Point

Address
  
Millennium Point, Curzon St, Birmingham B4 7XG, UK

Notable alumni
  
Catherine Tyldesley, Luke Mably, Tom Lister, Jimi Mistry, Nicholas Gledhill

Similar
  
Birmingham City University, Oxford School of Drama, Rose Bruford College, Liverpool Institute for Performin, Royal Welsh College o

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Birmingham School of Acting (BSA, formerly known as Birmingham School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art (B.S.S.T.D.A) and then as Birmingham School of Speech and Drama (B.S.S.D)) is a drama school located in Birmingham, England. It was founded in 1936 by Pamela Chapman and became a faculty of Birmingham City University in 2005. In September 2006, it moved from Paradise Place to a purpose-built state-of-the-art facility at Millennium Point in the city's Eastside area. In 2008, it became a school of the university's Faculty of Performance, Media and English (PME) alongside the world-famous Birmingham Conservatoire.

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Two higher education courses exist with a range of part-time, summer school and short courses for adults and children. The school is also accredited by Drama UK and is a member of the Council of Drama Schools.

Alumni of the school include Nicol Williamson, Tom Lister, Catherine Tyldesley, Rachel Bright, Barbara Keogh, Luke Mably, James Bradshaw, Stephen Laughton, Jeffrey Holland, David Holt, Anna Brewster, Jimi Mistry, Helen George, Ainsley Howard and Nicholas Gledhill

The school is made up of 6 courses:

  • BA (Hons) Acting
  • BA (Hons) Applied Performance
  • BA (Hons) Stage Management
  • MFA Acting (The British Tradition)
  • MA Acting
  • MA/PgDip Professional Voice Practice
  • Additionally, there is a 9 month foundation course in acting.

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    References

    Birmingham School of Acting Wikipedia