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Performance, Dance and Musical Theatre Facilities Carmarthen

Our Facilities

Our Facilities

As a performing industries student in Carmarthen, you’ll have access to an array of workshops, theatre spaces, studios and rehearsal rooms. 

Cluster Facilities

Our specialist Performing Industries facilities include:   

BA Acting and MA Applied Theatre: Students have access to Y Llwyfan performance space, Parry Studio rehearsal spaces the Halliwell Theatre and two dance studios.

Set Design and Production: The main Set Design and Production workshop has all the space required to construct and build, full scale Film, TV and Theatrical sets. There is a range of professional level construction tools from Festool, facilities for polycarving, resin casting, scenic painting and large scale puppetry work. The space is flexible and can easily be reconfigured to accommodate taught sessions, live projects and host the professional crews of film companies. Students also have access to a Mac suite, VR headsets and the campus Immersive Room. 

A large hall used as a workshop and storage area; a giant Papier-mâché Mr Punch mask hangs from the mezzanine floor; a group of eight students stand or sit on storage boxes to listen to their tutors.

Our Location 

Carmarthen offers a rich and vibrant hub of creativity that draws together a unique subject combination of the creative and performance-based arts with hi-tech digital film and media processes, to create a learning community that is dynamic, innovative and exciting. The campus is a creative melting-pot for practitioners and entrepreneurs located within striking and iconic buildings.

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Studio space 

A circle of seven students jump in synch in a dance rehearsal studio with mirrored wall.

Performance space

A circle of students in a rehearsal studio; in the foreground a blue evening frock hangs from a rack of costumes.

Set Design workshop

Four students listen to a tutor while standing in the middle of a set building workshop.

Rehearsal space

Using her phone, a young woman films a male student playing acoustic guitar.
Overhead view of a person kneeling by the side of a section of checkerboard floor; they are holding a paint roller.
A workshop with rough timber shelving supporting a collage of different set designs and notes.
A giant red papier-mâché dragon head in a workshop ready for deployment.
A young man lifts down a wrench from a large tool rack.

A different kind of classroom in a truly immersive campus experience   

We subscribe to the idea that everywhere is a classroom within our creative community. The learning opportunities in workshops, lecture theatres, rehearsal studios and locations are where ideas are formed, discussed and acted upon – these are spaces for reflection, discussion, enquiry and opportunity. Whether you are an actor, an artist or designer, you will find yourself working alongside, and with, creative writers, filmmakers, new media producers, puppet-makers and directors.  

Five students sit on chairs in a Victorian wood-panelled hall, while a tutor stands and speaks, hand raised in emphasis.

Immersive Room

In the immersive room, a student sits at a small desk; green light from a desk lamp shines across her hands and face; thirteen people stand across from her watching, while one man films using a tripod camera.
Nine students in black stand in a dark room with a single white spotlight; they raise one arm in the air and look solemn.

Acting Showcase 

Five photographs on display stands at the Bright Sparks exhibition in Yr Egin showing off different productions and sets.

Set Design and Production Showcase 

One student leans down to adjust the fit on a piece of wooden scenery; two students flanking her look towards the opposite side of the timber frame.

Set Design and Production Workshop 

Four students listen to a tutor while standing in the middle of a set building workshop.

Set Design and Production 

Five performing arts students stroll along a path through Carmarthen campus.

Creative Carmarthen 

Five students sit on chairs in a Victorian wood-panelled hall, while a tutor stands and speaks, hand raised in emphasis.

Acting Workshop 

A circle of students in a rehearsal studio; in the foreground a blue evening frock hangs from a rack of costumes.

Performance space Y Llwyfan

Six students sitting in a circle in a white-walled studio while a seventh stands holding an electric guitar.

Rehearsal spaces

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Campus Life

students at Carmarthen Campus

Carmarthen Campus Life

Explore the excellent range of facilities at Carmarthen campus, offering an all-round enriching experience for students. The campus features cutting-edge learning resources, creative arts spaces, studios and rehearsal rooms, and innovative teaching areas. The library is packed with both digital and physical collections. Students can engage in diverse extracurricular activities at the sports centre, which features a gym, fitness classes, and sports pitches. Additionally, the campus provides ample social spaces, cafes, and a students’ union hub, creating a lively community vibe that’s perfect for both academic and personal growth