Theatre Directing (MFA) at Birkbeck, University of London on FindAMasters.com

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Creative Arts & Design Drama - Theatre Directing London United Kingdom On Campus

About the course

This MFA Theatre Directing offers professionally recognised training for theatre directors. The result of a collaboration between Birkbeck and the Arts Council England, Equity and UK Theatre, the programme provides a unique opportunity to work with theatre actors, writers and designers, while being introduced to the structural and financial realities of working as a director in the industry.

You will spend time at a leading drama school, learning how actors are trained for today’s theatre. Intensive units with expert professionals, including members of the RSC’s voice and movement departments, and noted practitioners such as Mike Leigh, Mike Alfreds, Vicki Mortimer, Natalie Abrahami and Lyndsey Turner, will concentrate on the director’s relationship with the designer and the writer,

Entry Requirements

Either a second-class honours degree from a UK university (or equivalent from a non-UK university), or an undergraduate- or postgraduate-level diploma from a recognised UK drama school (or equivalent from a non-UK drama school).

Significant experience of professional or professional-level theatre.

Ability to demonstrate commitment to professional theatre directing.

If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English, our usual requirement is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic Test) score of 6.5, with not less than 6.0 in each sub-test.

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Theatre Directing (MFA)

Birkbeck, University of London Department of English, Theatre and Creative Writing

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