BA (Hons) Theatre Arts at the University of Derby video transcript

MUSIC BEGINS.

A white ‘University of Derby’ logo appears on a black background.

Abby appears on screen sat down in an auditorium setting. She’s wearing a green knitted jumper and has shoulder length back curly hair.

Black text slides onto screen reading “Abby Gains – BA (Hons) Theatre Arts”.

“Hi, I'm Abby, I'm just about to start my third year at the University of Derby studying Theatre Arts.”

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Close up: Abby dancing in a dark studio environment.

“I enjoy inspiring people by telling a story with movement and speaking and I just love performing.”

Close Up: Abby Gains talking.

“I love being on stage and I love narrating and telling stories to people.”

The outside of Derby Theatre is shown with Abby walking towards the doors.

Black text slides onto screen reading “Why did you choose to study Theatre Arts at Derby?”

“I wanted to study Theatre Arts at Derby because we are able to perform in a real working theatre."

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Abby is shown with her hair tied back looking down at a theatre stage with a set and performer. The ceiling lights are on in the theatre and the auditorium seats are empty.

Close up: Abby sits in the original auditorium setting.

“and that means that we can interact with people in the theatre industry every day.”

Footage on screen of Derby Theatre productions.

“so we come across professionals in acting, costume design, producers, directors and it gives us a taste of what the real world”

Close up: Abby sits in the original auditorium setting.

“in the theatre industry is really like.”

Close up: Abby dancing in a dark studio environment.

Black text slides onto screen reading “What opportunities are available on this course?”

“Within the course we are offered a module called 'Spotlight on the Industry'”

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Close up: Abby sits in the original auditorium setting.

“so this means that each week we have a different person from the Theatre that comes in and talks to us about their job and their career so we've had visits from the marketing department, we had visits from the box office”

Footage of the exterior of Derby Theatre.

Close up: Abby sits in the original auditorium setting.

“we have had visits from the people that are involved with the University and get young people involved with the Theatre and we were also able to do work experience within the Theatre, so I've recently done 30 hours of work experience with the youth theatre programme and got to teach young people how to act.”

Close up: Abby dancing in a dark studio environment.

Black text slides onto screen reading “What has been your favourite module so far?”

“Probably my favourite module was the 'Applied Theatre' module, so this involves us working with young people”

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Close Up: Abby Gains talking.

“and it's about presenting an issue that's going on around in the world through theatre, so for example, we've recently done a production that based around climate change and we toured around primary schools in the Derby area and basically taught them lessons, did a bit of a theatre workshop got them to act alongside us and yeah, just taught them all about how to look after the planet.”

Close up: Abby dancing in a dark studio environment.

Black text slides onto screen reading “What career would you like to go into?”

“Ideally I would obviously love to act, I love to perform and be on the stage so I would love to do that in a professional setting”

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Close up: Abby sits in the original auditorium setting.

“and I would also love to explore social media marketing. So, recently for our second year production I actually ran the TikTok page for the production and I got a bit of a taste for how to run social medias, so yeah, I would love to work just generally in the theatre industry.”

Abby is shown walking through the doors of Derby Theatre.

Black text slides onto screen reading “What else is on offer for students studying this course?”

“As part of our course we usually get either discounted tickets or free tickets”

Abby is shown in the auditorium setting again, watching a performer on stage.

“to some of the productions at Derby Theatre.”

Black text slides off screen.

Footage on screen of Derby Theatre productions.

“So we've seen a lot of the professional shows that have been put on and it just gives us a taste of how the Theatre runs on a day-to-day basis obviously outside of our course.”

Close up: Abby sits in the original auditorium setting.

Black text slides onto screen reading “What advice would you give to students starting this course?

”If you are coming to study Theatre at the University of Derby, I would definitely say be prepared because it is a great opener for the real world of acting”

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“it really, really prepares you for what the world will be like, the long days, the long hours but just enjoy every minute of it, it's a great experience to have.”

Close up of Abby dancing.

Black text slides onto screen reading “What has this course done for you?”

“Studying Theatre Arts at the University of Derby has made me grow so much as a person as well as a performer.”

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Close up: Abby sits in the original auditorium setting.

“I've become so much more confident in myself and my performance skills and yeah I just, I feel so much more me after this course.”

Black Screen with a white ‘University of Derby’ logo appears.

Beneath the University of Derby logo reads “derby.ac.uk/theatrearts”.

MUSIC ENDS.

Video fades out.

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