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About the course
As a student on the MA or MFA Advanced Theatre Practice at Central, you can expect to:
Entry Requirements
You will normally have good knowledge and experience of at least one of theatre-making discipline (i.e. performance, directing, writing, design, dramaturgy, puppetry, music, visual art), together with a strong desire to bring this expertise to an experimental theatre-making environment. Alternatively, you may be an outstanding individual from another discipline, with an evident desire to explore interdisciplinary practice. You should normally have an undergraduate degree in a relevant field, (drama, theatre or performance studies) though applications from students of other disciplines will be considered. An offer will normally only be made after interview.
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Student Profile
Rob Drummer, Graduated 2010, currently Associate Dramaturg at the Bush Theatre, London.
Coming to Central as a Director, the course has equipped me with all of the creative skills that have seen me through these first several years of my career, including how I engage with playwrights at the Bush as Associate Dramaturg. The course, in its collaborative ethos, with real focus on questioning stories and storytelling whilst building contemporary theatre, was a challenge and a foundation for my work.
Scholarships
This Bursary fund was created by a group of generous individuals during Central’s Big Give Christmas Challenge 2020. The Big Give is the UK’s largest online matched-funding programme.
Value of Scholarship(s)
1000
Eligibility
Home/ EU/ Overseas
Application Procedure
All eligible applicants holding an offer onto a course by 26th April 2021 will be contacted with details on how to apply. Applicants will need to demonstrate their financial need, commitment to the course and state what the funds will be used for.
Value of Scholarship(s)
1000
Eligibility
Home/ EU/ Overseas
Application Procedure
Applicants interested in this Scholarship must be holding an offer for a relevant course by 26 April 2021. All applicants holding offers by this date will be invited to apply on 30 April 2021 and will be sent an email with guidance notes and a link to the online application form. In late August 2021, there will be a second call for applications for students made an offer of admission from 27 April to mid-August.
There will be one undergraduate and one postgraduate Louis Mahoney Scholarship. Each Scholarship is valued at £5,000 and is for living costs. The Undergraduate Scholarship will be paid out in equal parts throughout the three-year period.
Value of Scholarship(s)
5000
Eligibility
Home/ELQ students who identify as Black and Global Majority.
Application Procedure
Applicants interested in this Scholarship must be holding an offer for a relevant course by 26 April 2021. All applicants holding offers by this date will be invited to apply on the 30 April and will be sent an email with information on how to apply as well as link to the online application form.
The Love Macdonald Bursary is for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Value of Scholarship(s)
1000
Eligibility
Home/ EU/ International students who are Care Leavers.
Application Procedure
Applicants interested in this Scholarship must be holding an offer for a relevant course by 26 April 2021. All applicants holding offers by this date will be invited to apply on 30 April 2021 and will be sent an email with guidance notes and a link to the online application form.
This major scholarship has been made possible by The Mackintosh Foundation. Recipients will be incoming students on both undergraduate and postgraduate courses who demonstrate the potential for exceptional talent and also financial need.
Value of Scholarship(s)
10000
Eligibility
Home/EU/Overseas.
Application Procedure
All eligible applicants will be automatically considered for an award based on merit. You will be notified by email on 30 April 2021 if you have been nominated to go forward to the second stage of the Scholarship application. Those applicants will be sent an email with guidance notes a link to the online application form.
This scholarship has been made possible by the Governors of the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama.
There is a total of £150,000 in the fund. Awards will have a minimum value of £1,000 each. Undergraduate students will have funds paid directly to them for living expenses. Postgraduate students will have the funds allocated directly towards their tuition fees.
Value of Scholarship(s)
1000
Eligibility
Home/Overseas/ ELQ.
Application Procedure
All eligible applicants will be automatically considered for an award based on merit. You will be notified by email on 30 April 2021 if you have been nominated to go forward to the second stage of the Scholarship application. Those applicants will be sent an email with guidance notes a link to the online application form. In late August 2021, there will be a second call for applications for students made an offer of admission from 27 April to mid-August.
Value of Scholarship(s)
1000
Eligibility
These scholarships have been made possible by the Sylvia Waddilove Foundation UK. These generous scholarships are for applicants holding an offer on undergraduate and postgraduate design and construction courses. Applications are encouraged from disabled students and those facing social exclusion. Students have to be from the UK.
Application Procedure
Applicants interested in this Scholarship must be holding an offer for a relevant course by 26 April 2021. All applicants holding offers by this date will be invited to apply on 30 April 2021 and will be sent an email with guidance notes and a link to the online application form. In late August 2021, there will be a second call for applications for students made an offer of admission from 27 April to mid-August.
Value of Scholarship(s)
500
Eligibility
Home/EU/Overseas students who demonstrate financial need.
Application Procedure
Applicants interested in this Scholarship must be holding an offer for a relevant course by 26 April 2021. All applicants holding offers by this date will be invited to apply on 30 April 2021 and will be sent an email with guidance notes and a link to the online application form.
Value of Scholarship(s)
4000
Eligibility
Home/EU/Overseas.
Application Procedure
Applicants interested in this Scholarship must be holding an offer for a relevant course by 26 April 2021. All applicants holding offers by this date will be invited to apply on 30 April 2021 and will be sent an email with guidance notes and a link to the online application form.