Studying Media and Performance at Salford
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Studying Media and Performance at Salford Say hello to Rada (pictured) and Elinor, our Student Ambassadors! How many of these questions about famous Salford people can you answer? Q1. Which of these comedians did not attend the University of Salford? John Thomson went to the School of Theatre at Manchester Polytechnic (now Manchester Metropolitan University). Jason Manford and Peter Kay both studied Media and Performance. Luisa Omielan studied Performing Arts (now Theatre and Performance Practice). Q2. Which of these musicians does not hold an honorary degree from the University of Salford? Liam Fray (The Courteeners) Graham Nash (The Hollies, Crosby, Stills and Nash) Peter Maxwell Davies - Composer Peter Hook (Joy Division, New Order) Q2. Which of these musicians does not hold an honorary degree from the University of Salford? Peter Maxwell Davies Master of the Queen’s Music A set menu… Induction Workshops • The first three weeks* of your University career will be spent workshopping a modern classic play. • You will be working as an ensemble with a group of your new fellow-students • Your leader will be an experienced practitioner with an exciting approach to performing the text • *Subject to University/Government advice! The First Year • Trimester One: • Trimester Two: • Acting Methods • Acting for Recorded Media • Production Skills • Production Workshop • Critical and Textual Studies • Performance In Context A typical first-year timetable • Trimester One: • Trimester Two: • Monday – free day • Monday - Performance in Context • Tuesday a.m. - Critical & Textual Studies • Tuesday - Production Workshop • Tuesday p.m. - Acting Methods • Wednesday – free day • Wednesday - Acting Methods • Thursday a.m.- Production Workshop • Thursday - Production Skills • Thursday p.m.- Acting for Recorded Media • Friday - Production Skills • Friday - Acting for Recorded Media Q3. The University of Salford’s Joule House, Faraday House and the Maxwell Building are named after famous physicists James Clerk Maxwell, James Joule, Michael Faraday and. But which one was born in Salford? Q3. The University of Salford’s Joule House, Faraday House and the Maxwell Building are named after famous physicists James Clerk Maxwell, James Joule, Michael Faraday and. But which one was born in Salford? James Joule, born Salford 1818. Q4. Tony Warren, actor and screenwriter born in Pendlebury, Salford, is famous as the creator of which venerable soap opera? Q4. Tony Warren, actor and screenwriter born in Pendlebury, Salford, is famous as the creator of which venerable soap opera? Coronation Street The Video Star • Directing and Producing • Creative Techniques for Video • Integrated Production Skills Drama Production • Programme Production • Programme Production Techniques • Screenwriting • Video Project • Video Drama Project • Presenting • Practical Research Project • Radio Performance and Production • TV Acting • Acting for the Camera • Introduction to Screenwriting Q5. Which famous Salford artist is commemorated in the 1978 song Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs? Q5. Which famous Salford artist is commemorated in the 1978 song Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs? LS Lowry Q6. Shelagh Delaney’s debut play, written when she was 19 and described as ‘the most performed play by a post-war woman playwright’ is set in Salford. A hit song written for the Broadway version of the play was covered by the Beatles on their first album. What is its title? Q6. Shelagh Delaney’s debut play, written when she was 19 and described as ‘the most performed play by a post-war woman playwright’ is set in Salford. A hit song written for the Broadway version of the play was covered by the Beatles on their first album. What is its title? A Taste Of Honey The star of stage and screen • Acting for the Camera • TV Acting • Radio Performance and Production • Radio Acting • Video Project • Renaissance Theatre Acting • Voice and Text • Video Drama Project • Presenting • Practical Research Project • Shakespeare In Performance • Comedy Improvisation Techniques • Playwriting • Comedy Writing and Performance Q7. Harold Brighouse’s1916 comedy is set in Chapel Street, Salford. Its title is taken from an expression meaning no choice at all. What is it? Q7. Harold Brighouse’s1916 comedy is set in Chapel Street, Salford. Its title is taken from an expression meaning no choice at all. What is it? Hobson’s Choice Q8. Salford-born actor and writer Ayub-Khan Din studied at Salford College of Technology, which later became the University of Salford. His 1996 hit-play about an Anglo-Pakistani family became a successful film in 1999. The film’s title comes from an 1889 poem ‘The Ballad of East and West’ by Rudyard Kipling. What is it? Q8. Salford-born actor and writer Ayub-Khan Din studied at Salford College of Technology, which later became the University of Salford. His 1996 hit-play about an Anglo-Pakistani family became a successful film in 1999. The film’s title comes from an 1889 poem ‘The Ballad of East and West’ by Rudyard Kipling. What is it? East Is East The Great All-rounder • Acting for the Camera • TV Acting • Introduction to Screenwriting • Radio Acting • Intro to Theatre Directing • Screenwriting • Radio Performance and Production • Renaissance Theatre Acting • Video Project • Video Drama Project • Voice and Text • Practical Research Project • Presenting • TV Acting • Shakespeare In Performance • Radio Acting • Comedy Improvisation Techniques • Renaissance Theatre Acting • Playwriting • Scriptwriting for TV and Film • Comedy Writing and Performance • Programme Production • Creative Techniques in Video Drama Production • TV Comedy • Documentary and Mockumentary • Theatre Directing Q9. The director of the films Life Is Sweet, Secrets and Lies and Peterloo, who famously uses extended improvisation sessions to develop his dramas, was brought up in Broughton, Salford. Who is he? Q9. The director of the films Life Is Sweet, Secrets and Lies and Peterloo, who famously uses extended improvisation sessions to develop his dramas, was brought up in Broughton, Salford. Who is he? Mike Leigh Q10. Which of these bands is the odd one out? The Smiths – none of the members is from Salford, although they were famously photographed in front of Salford Lads’ Club and performed in Salford University’s Maxwell Hall. The Fall’s Mark E Smith was born in Salford as were Bernard Sumner and Peter Hook of New Order. The Hollies’ Allan Clarke was born in Salford and Graham Nash grew up there, his family having been evacuated to Blackpool, where he was born. Q11. Based at our Frederick Road campus, we have another theatre, named in honour of which famous Salford actor? Christopher Eccleston Robert Powell Albert Finney Sir Ben Kingsley Joanne Whalley Q11. Based at our Frederick Road campus, we have another theatre, named in honour of which famous Salford actor? Christopher Eccleston Robert Powell Albert Finney Sir Ben Kingsley Joanne Whalley To see what other presentations are available today, please go back to our event hub.