Royal Central School of Speech & Drama Masters Degrees in Creative Arts & Design

Designed primarily for students with previous experience and/or training, the MA Acting - Classical masters programme at Central is a creatively, physically and intellectually demanding, advanced level, conservatoire acting programme specialising in Classical plays. Read more

The MA Applied Theatre encourages investigation into the possibilities and contradictions of drama and theatre practice as transformative and rehabilitative, and engages practically and critically with a range of theories and current practices. Read more

The MA Drama and Movement Therapy course at Central offers a particular pedagogic approach to learning the craft of dramatherapy and is a unique combination of drama and movement within an intensive experiential training. Read more

Central has a long-standing and well recognised reputation for the dissemination of actor movement disciplines within the British theatre scene; these pioneering courses are the first of their kind in Europe. Read more

As a student on the MA or MFA Advanced Theatre Practice at Central, you can expect to: Engage in a collaborative laboratory for practical experiment Create new work for an extensive range of public encounters Play a leading role in tomorrow’s performance and theatre making worlds. Read more

Some of the major innovations in performance practices over the past hundred years have been drawn from scenographic developments. Read more

Voice Studies courses at Central are nationally and internationally renowned, giving a specialised education in the study and practice of the spoken voice. Read more

The MA Acting for Screen masters degree course at Central is a professional training that focuses on acting in film, television and screen-related media. Read more

The MA/MFA Writing for Stage and Broadcast Media offers a vocational training in writing drama across a range of different media contexts.  Both the… Read more

Together with the MA/MFA Voice Studies and the MA/MFA Movement: Directing and Teaching courses, Actor Training and Coaching is one of Central’s postgraduate degrees that exposes you to high-level training practice. Read more

As a student on the MA/MFA Creative Producing programme at Central, you will: Real-world creative producing opportunities to develop knowledge and skills… Read more

Designed primarily for students with previous experience and/or training, the MA Acting - Contemporary masters programme at Central is a creatively, physically and intellectually demanding, advanced level, conservatoire acting programme specialising in Contemporary plays. Read more

Central offers a PG Certificate in Applied Theatre with Young People (PGATYP) in Directing Text in association with the National Theatre, as part of their Connections Scheme. Read more

The MA Musical Theatre: Acting and Performance course is a rigorously-designed actor training programme specialised for musical theatre performance. Read more