School of Arts: Facilities
Media
The Sir David Bell Building
The School of Arts is home to numerous state-of-the-art facilities. Our brand new media hub, the Sir David Bell Building, is home those studying disciplines in media, communications, linguistics, film and photography. Our digital media centre provides all students with a 2000 metre-square modern building offering world class facilities including two newsrooms that replicate real working environments, a film studio, with state-of-the-art technology and equipment, and extensive resources for sound editing and production, including radio and podcasting.
The new facilities were developed in conjunction with leading acoustic and theatre specialists to ensure that students will receive industry standard experiences. The result is a modern, adaptable learning environment, with spaces for individual and group work, interactive and collaborative projects, as well as quiet study spaces for students.
Replicating real world working environments
Seating just under 100 people
Equipped with state of the art technology and equipment
Enabling students to work in a professional setting
Equipped with Mac computers with professional software for, film image and animation and coding.
For students to use for independent and group study
to display student work and host creative industry events
Including specialist resources for Podcasting and Radio
Drama
The Jubilee Building
Situated in Digby Stuart College, our Drama course is conveniently located near our award-winning library and brand new Media Centre. Drama students are also encouraged to make use of our beautiful 54 acre parkland campus – which truly is the best of both worlds. You will have access to incredible facilities on campus while being a short ride away from one of the performance capitals of the world: London.
Our modern, well-equipped theatre is used for both student and professional performances, alongside dedicated studios and workshops for further studio-based learning, production and playwriting, with a workshop dedicated to set and costume design.
Drama, Theatre and Performance student Rohit, takes a couple of minutes to show a few of his favourite spaces in the Jubilee Building in this video on the right.
for student and professional performances, portfolio presentations, studio-based learning, technique classes and vocational training in theatre production and lighting.
for studio-based learning, technique classes, portfolio development and professional training courses. These are available for students to book for their own practice and rehearsals.
for sound and video recording, computing, dance–computer interaction and video projection.
Excellent workshops dedicated to production, playwriting and set and costume design
Dance
for studio-based learning, technique classes, portfolio development and professional training courses. These are available for students to book for their own practice and rehearsals.
for sound and video recording, computing, dance–computer interaction and video projection.
more than 52,000 books, journals and videos in one of the UK’s finest collections.
including remote access to online databases of dance journals, videos and images.