This unit enables the student to consolidate developing skills and to broaden their repertoire of performance options, to include a range of vocal/bodywork based stylistics, and to be able to relate these to historical change and cultural context. The unit seeks to enable the student to understand aspects of postmodern theory through example - e.g., through short case-studies through masterclass - and through seminar work, and to explore performance composition with designers and directors, from this perspective. The unit seeks to enable students to understand the implications for the work of the actor of recent shifts in cultural theory, including intercultural and interdisciplinary approaches to performance and the development of theatre anthropology. The work will also focus on locating contemporary practice in the history of performance enabling the student to engage constructively, through practice and in writing, in contemporary debates relating to acting, performing and directing. The work will deal explicitly with a range of performance stylistics, code switching where appropriate leading through to a short performance (15-20 mins) and written analysis. Students will be expected to engage constructively in self and peer appraisal.