MA World Performances, Theatres & Cultures

Successful applicants will normally hold a first degree at 2:1 level or higher (or its equivalent in the case of applicants from abroad) in an arts or humanities subject. 

For candidates with unrelated degrees/backgrounds, they must demonstrate a keen interest in the theatre evidenced by having previously taken part in productions as a performer, writer/critic, director or producer. 

In all cases, you must demonstrate in your written application/personal statement and at interview that you have an interest in theoretical and analytical work and that you are able to meet the intellectual demands of a programme designed to be theoretically challenging. 

You will be expected to engage with historical research, as well as have some awareness of how world contemporary performance and theatre involves a diversity of forms, practices and traditions. 

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The broad range of interests combined in this programme will prepare you for a diverse range of employment and/or a portfolio of careers in theatre and performance as well as the arts industry as a whole in different socio-cultural environments:

• Facilitation and animation in both mainstream, applied and community theatre contexts nationally and internationally
• Administrative and support services
• Government organisations (immigration, cultural policy, funding bodies)
• Journalism and broadcasting (including radio, television and print journalism)
• Teaching at all levels
• Interpretation and translation in theatre and performance contexts
• Acting, directing, design

You'll complete the following compulsory modules:

Cultural Theory, Performance, Interdisciplinary Perspectives    30 credits
World Theatre: Contexts and Practices    30 credits
Research Project    60 credits