Term Dates
2026/27 academic year
Autumn 2026 – Term 1
Monday 8 September
Welcome Week + Term Starts
Welcome week for all new students
Start of Autumn term for all BA (Hons) Production and Technical Arts students (PT1-3)
Start of Autumn term for final year BA (Hons) Professional Acting students (C)
Start of Autumn term for final year MFA Professional Acting students (E2)
Monday 14 September
Term Starts
Start of Autumn term for second year BA (Hons) Professional Acting students (B)
Monday 28 September
Term Starts
Start of Autumn term for MFA Classical Acting (D2) students
Start of Autumn term for MFA Musical Theatre (M2) students
Monday 19 – Friday 23 October
Reading Week
Reading week for all students. No classes take place during this week
Friday 4 December
Term Ends
End of Autumn term for all students
Spring 2027 – Term 2
Tuesday 5 January
Term Starts
Start of Spring term for all BA (Hons) Production and Technical Arts students (PT1-3)
Start of Spring term for final year BA (Hons) Professional Acting students (C)
Start of Spring term for final year MFA Professional Acting students (E2)
Start of Spring term for MA Directing students (Dir)
Start of Spring term for Spring Semester Programme in Classical Acting students (SSM)
Monday 11 January
Term Starts
Start of Spring term for all other students
Monday 15 – Friday 19 February
Reading Week
Reading week for all students. No classes take place during this week
Friday 26 – Monday 29 March
Easter Weekend
No classes on Friday 26 March (Good Friday) or Monday 29 March (Easter Monday)
Friday 2 April
Term Ends
End of Spring term for all students not involved in Spring Rep II productions
Foundation in Stage and Screen (CertHE) course finishes
Friday 9 April
Term Ends
End of Spring term for students involved in Spring Rep II productions, which may include:
BA (Hons) Production and Technical Arts students (PT1-3)
Final year BA (Hons) Professional Acting students (C)
Final year MFA Professional Acting students (E2)
Summer 2027 – Terms 3 and 4
Tuesday 4 May
Term Starts
Start of Summer term for all students
Thursday 1 July
Term Ends
End of Term 3 for MA Musical Theatre (M1) students
End of Term 3 for MA Classical Acting (D1) students
Friday 2 July
Term Ends
End of Summer term for all BA (Hons) students (A, B, C, PT1-3)
End of Summer term for MFA Professional Acting students (E1-2)
Tuesday 13 July
Term Starts
Start of Term 4 for MA Directing students (Dir)
Monday 19 July
Term Starts
Start of Term 4 for MA Musical Theatre (M1) students
Start of Term 4 for MA Classical Acting (D1) students
Friday 3 September
Term Ends
End of Term 4 for MA Directing students (Dir)
End of Term 4 for MA Musical Theatre (M1) students
End of Term 4 for MA Classical Acting (D1) students
2027/28 academic year
Autumn 2027 – Term 1
Monday 6 September
Welcome Week + Term Starts
Welcome week for all new students
Start of Autumn term for all BA (Hons) Production and Technical Arts students (PT1-3)
Start of Autumn term for final year BA (Hons) Professional Acting students (C)
Start of Autumn term for final year MFA Professional Acting students (E2)
Monday 13 September
Term Starts
Start of Autumn term for second year BA (Hons) Professional Acting students (B)
Monday 27 September
Term Starts
Start of Autumn term for MFA Classical Acting (D2) students
Start of Autumn term for MFA Musical Theatre (M2) students
Monday 18 – Friday 22 October
Reading Week
Reading week for all students. No classes take place during this week
Friday 3 December
Term Ends
End of Autumn term for all students
Spring 2028 – Term 2
Monday 3 January
Term Starts
Start of Spring term for all BA (Hons) Production and Technical Arts students (PT1-3)
Start of Spring term for final year BA (Hons) Professional Acting students (C)
Start of Spring term for final year MFA Professional Acting students (E2)
Start of Spring term for MA Directing students (Dir)
Start of Spring term for Spring Semester Programme in Classical Acting students (SSM)
Monday 10 January
Term Starts
Start of Spring term for all other students
Monday 14 – Friday 18 February
Reading Week
Reading week for all students. No classes take place during this week
Friday 31 March
Term Ends
End of Spring term for all students not involved in Spring Rep II productions
Foundation in Stage and Screen (CertHE) course finishes
Friday 7 April
Term Ends
End of Spring term for students involved in Spring Rep II productions, which may include:
BA (Hons) Production and Technical Arts students (PT1-3)
Final year BA (Hons) Professional Acting students (C)
Final year MFA Professional Acting students (E2)
Summer 2028 – Terms 3 and 4
Tuesday 2 May
Term Starts
Start of Summer term for all students
TBC
Term Ends
End of Term 3 for MA Musical Theatre (M1) students
End of Term 3 for MA Classical Acting (D1) students
Friday 30 June
Term Ends
End of Summer term for all BA (Hons) students (A, B, C, PT1-3)
End of Summer term for MFA Professional Acting students (E1-2)
TBC
Term Starts
Start of Term 4 for MA Directing students (Dir)
Monday 17 July
Term Starts
Start of Term 4 for MA Musical Theatre (M1) students
Start of Term 4 for MA Classical Acting (D1) students
Friday 1 September
Term Ends
End of Term 4 for MA Directing students (Dir)
End of Term 4 for MA Musical Theatre (M1) students
End of Term 4 for MA Classical Acting (D1) students