This course offers a basic introduction to the craft of the actor and performer with particular emphasis upon the creation of performance from text-based sources. The course addresses the physical, vocal, character development and presentation skills necessary for creating engaging live performances for contemporary theatre, performance and public live appearances.

The course will explore traditional adaptations from novel to film, or Shakespeare to screen, alongside translations of texts across different media types, including television, comics, games, and poetry. Students will be encouraged to identify differences and similarities between a text and its adaptation(s), as well as looking beyond the concept of ‘fidelity’ to ask how else an adaptation might be working.

The study of Administrative Law involves examination of the legal rules and institutions through which government decision-making is authorised, controlled, and challenged. This course examines the legal principles that regulate the exercise of executive power by administrative agencies and officials, and the means by which administrative decisions can be supervised, controlled and challenged. It explains the role of tribunals in providing merits review and the role of the courts in undertaking judicial review (which is a key vehicle in promoting the rule of law). Particular attention is paid to the grounds for judicial review and the consequences of unlawful decision-making. Consideration is also given to the role of independent statutory agencies such as the Ombudsman and anti-corruption bodies in investigating individual complaints about government decision-making as well as undertaking investigations into systemic problems in administration. Means of accessing information held by the administration are also evaluated.