We’re exceptionally proud of our extended family of alumni and the diverse career paths that they have taken after their degree. Of course, many of our alumni go on to work in the arts, media and creative industries in a wide variety of roles, from actors, producers and playwrights, to directors, theatre managers and casting agents, and from theatre designers and arts marketers, to radio presenters and dramatherapists.

Warwick also has a reputation for nurturing some of the most cutting-edge new theatre companies in the UK. In 2015 The Guardian’s Andrew Haydon asked ‘What is it about Warwick?’, as our graduate companies caused a storm at the Edinburgh Festival. Successful graduate theatre companies include Breach, Kill the Beast, Dumbshow, Barrel Organ, Walrus, Fat Git and Fell Swoop. A number of these are reunited annually at Warwick Arts Centre’s Emerge festival, which celebrates the work of our recent alumni.

A degree in Theatre and Performance Studies will equip you with a range of transferable skills, including advanced literary and communication skills; the ability to present persuasive, coherent written and oral arguments; the capacity to process complex information in a structured and systematic way; aptitude for conceptual thinking; excellent team working and people skills; sophisticated problem-solving and project management skills; and confidence in public settings. These are all qualities that are highly valued in the creative industries and in the public and private sectors alike. Our alumni have also gone on to work in marketing, PR, journalism, the law, the civil service, recruitment, education, the charity sector and beyond. A degree in Theatre and Performance Studies does not close any doors for your future career.

Alumni from Theatre and Performance Studies are employed in the following roles in 2025:

Actor; Senior Producer; Head of Programme; Press Manager; Stage Manager; Head of Drama; Applied Theatre Practitioner; Dramatherapist; Public Relations Manager; Presenter; Publishing Assistant; Head of Development; Screenwriter; Theatre Publicist; Theatre Reviewer; Account Director; Broadway Actor; Television Runner; Lighting Designer; Head of Brand and Product; Executive Director; Senior Lecturer; Business Development Manager; Events Manager; Costume Designer; Marketing Consultant; Artistic Director; Trainee TV Researcher; Subject Librarian; Recruitment Consultant; Playwright; Performance Artist; Director; Talent Agent; Musical Theatre Performer; Producer; Media Partnership Manager; Features Editor; Education Programmes Co-ordinator; Marketing Director, Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Writer, Series editor, Sub-editor, Children's Publicity Assistant, Digital Content Producer, Reporter, Features Writer, Games editor, Director of Marketing and Communications, Internal Communications and Engagement Lead, Script Editor, Producer, Senior Broadcast Journalist, Head of Production Marketing, Learning Coordinator, Librarian, Director of PR and Communications, Associate Manager of Content Operations, Global Diversity Talent Program Manager, Senior PR Manager, Consultant in Human Centred Transformation, Senior Manager - Quality, Account Director, Head of Internal Communications, Global Sourcing Manager, Senior Project Manager, International Marketing Director, Project Manager, Business Manager, Cloud Engineer, Consultant, Development Researcher - TV, Executive Producer, Film Producer, TV Journalist, Director of Delivery and Culture, Senior Internal Communications Manager, Marketing Manager, Senior Product Manager, Senior Customer Relationship Manager, Schools Programme LeaderPublic Relations Director, Creative Development Executive, HR Advisor, Civil Servant, Curriculum Policy Lead, Projects Co-Ordinator, Digital Marketing Manager, Director of Education, Arts Fundraising Fellow, Head of Communications, Senior Film and Cultural Relations Consultant.

Our recent graduates work within the Creative Industries for the following organisations in 2025:

The National Theatre; BBC; YouTube; Sadler’s Wells; Royal Shakespeare Company; Free Radio; Royal Court Theatre; Sheffield Theatres; Oxford Playhouse; Camden People's Theatre; Hampstead Theatre; Tobacco Factory Theatre; Southbank Centre; Birmingham Hippodrome, Serpentine Gallery, Mischief; Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG); Chickenshed Theatre; What’s On Publications; Ticketmaster; Cameron Macintosh; The Globe; Sonia Friedman; Headlong; the Audience Agency; Theatre Alibi; Little Angel Theatre Company; Mountview; the British Council; Royal Exchange Manchester, Royal Opera House, British Council, Royal Collection Trust, Shakespeare’s Globe, Liverpool Biennial, Lichfield Cathedral, Royal Exchange Theatre, National Theatre of Scotland.

Our recent graduates work beyond the Creative Industries sector in 2025 for:

Accenture; Amazon Studios; Michael Page International; Reed Recruitment; Marks and Spencer; Bank of America; MODE; the Metropolitan Police; English Heritage; Nick Hern Books; Fuel Recruitment; Shell; Avolus; Rhinegold; Procter & Gamble; the National Trust; American Express; Emma Bridgewater; University of Warwick, University of Leeds, University of Sussex, University of Oxford, University of Kent, University of the Arts, University of Huddersfield, University of Hertfordshire, University of Northampton, Middlesex University, Penguin Random House, Bloomsbury Publishing, Haymarket Media Group, Condé Nast, The Guardian, Immediate Media Co, Press Association, The Economist, HarperCollins Publishers, BookBrunch, Spotify, Ogilvy, Bloomberg, Deloitte, Blackbridge Communications, Four Communications, MHP Communications, Haymarket Media Group, Condé Nast, Santander, Barclays, American Express, HSBC, Citi, Fidelity International, Secure Trust Bank, Liberty Mutual Reinsurance, Robert Walters, Hat Trick Productions, Dragonfly Film & TV, Prime Video & Amazon Studios, Warner Bros. Entertainment, ITV, Square Enix, Lime Pictures, King Banana TV, Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Education, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, National Trust, Chartered Insurance Institute, HM Revenue & Customs, European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Financial Services Compensation Scheme, Greater London Authority, Deloitte, PwC, Robert Walters, Roland Berger, Lansons Communications, SCM Direct, Elton Mellor Ltd, Stanbridge Associates Ltd, Extended Thinking, Content Design London, Spotify, Amazon Studios, Bloomberg, Dyson, Ooni, Kantar, Student Beans, Flixmedia.