Masters Degrees in Performance & Live Arts

The MA Contemporary Performance Practice is a practical, interdisciplinary course that will introduce you to a range of approaches and concepts, which are vital to the making of live performance in and in response to the world today. Read more

Are you a maker? An artist? An activist? Do you feel you need to do something in reaction to a deep crisis in the future of humanity, to roll up your sleeves… Read more

Are you an emergent theatre and performance maker wishing to advance your career as a practitioner, instructor or critic? Hone your performance skills and enhance your knowledge of performance training processes. Read more

Our MA offers students an unrivalled opportunity to engage in a year-long course of study and research with leading experts in critical and historical studies of theatre and performance in a vibrantly interdisciplinary environment in the heart of London. Read more

Are you looking to develop and hone your skills as an independent creative practitioner? Located at the heart of the artistically vibrant city of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, this programme offers a bespoke industry experience tailored to your own specialism and professional ambition, all within the Northumbria Performing Arts hub. Read more

The MA in Applied Theatre. Arts, Action, Change addresses contemporary practice in applied theatre and socially engaged performance in national and international contexts. Read more

Our PhD research programmes will allow you to explore your own interests in theatre, drama and performance, supported by the expertise of our staff. Read more

This pioneering Masters offers interdisciplinary perspectives on international performance, and aims to understand performance in relation to the culture to which it contributes. Read more

Refine your existing skills and knowledge on a programme built to foster innovative, confident and well-prepared researchers. Read more

This highly distinctive MA Text and Performance, run as a partnership between Birkbeck and  RADA , brings together cutting-edge practice and scholarship in theatre and performance. Read more

Explore the creative application of design elements, including light, space, and costume, discovering how to shape live performance and generate meaning for contemporary audiences. Read more

Designed by performance makers for performance makers, this course will give you the opportunity to make new theatre, dance, digital and live performance work. Read more

This MA programme offers an interdisciplinary and multicultural perspective in contemporary performance practice and research. Read more

This innovative MA programme combines a range of diverse approaches to making performance, drawing on devising, physical theatre, directing, socially engaged practice, solo work and live art. Read more