Drama and English Literature

Drama and English literature is a degree that explores two of the most powerful forms of creative expression in the English-speaking world. Drama examines performance as both a text-based and a physical and spatial art, asking how dramatic writing works and what happens when it is brought to life in production. English literature engages with the broader literary tradition, studying poetry, prose fiction, and non-fiction alongside drama, developing close reading skills and critical understanding across the full range of literary forms.

At Liverpool Hope, drama is studied in the heart of Liverpool, a city with a rich and living theatre culture that connects closely with the programme's academic and practical dimensions. The programme explores the origins of drama while supporting you in making new work and refining your own artistic practice, combining historical and theoretical understanding with creative development. English literature develops your analytical and interpretive skills across the literary canon and beyond, engaging with questions of form, context, and meaning.

The programme includes a foundation year, a sandwich placement year, a year abroad, and a work placement, with the full programme running over four years full-time. The typical entry tariff for direct entry is 88 points.

Graduates of drama and English literature programmes pursue careers in theatre, arts administration, teaching, journalism, publishing, broadcasting, the creative industries, and roles in communications and the public sector where the ability to analyse and communicate about culture is valued. Many graduates go on to postgraduate study in drama, English, theatre and performance, or education, or to professional training in acting, directing, or arts management.