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Performing Arts, Production and Music

For School Leavers (16-18)

Choosing a career within the creative industries can lead to a wide range of exciting opportunities. It’s a sector that has grown in recent years and this trend is set to continue. Media is everywhere! It’s on the television, it’s on your phone, it’s on the internet and it’s on the news. Gain the skills to succeed in our increasingly technology driven world.

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Career paths

  • Performer (actor, dancer, singer)
  • Professional musician
  • Choreographer
  • Composer
  • Teacher
  • Producer
  • Stage manager
  • Stage manager
  • Sound engineer

Featured news

Wyn Richards with magazine

From the stage to the page

When he is not teaching the next generation of actors at Gower College Swansea, Wyn Richards – Curriculum Leader for the UAL L4 Professional Diploma in Performance (Acting) – writes for the highly-respected industry magazine Drama & Theatre.

Group picture of Lucy Quick and students

Former student inspires next generation of actors

As part of the College's ongoing Enterprise activities, we were thrilled to welcome back former student Lucy Quick to lead a masterclass and Q&A with current learners at the Gorseinon Campus.

Group photograph of drama students

College students heading to top drama schools

Gower College Swansea is celebrating after 11 students from its Level 4 Professional Diploma in Performance course were accepted at specialist drama schools across the UK.