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

The programme is interdisciplinary in its scope, and provides students with a range of opportunities to analyse and create theatre and performance in relation to a wide variety of critical contexts and cultural and historical perspectives. Read more

This research masters programme will enable you to become an innovative, confident and well-prepared researcher in an area of 20th century or contemporary theatre, live art, popular or interdisciplinary performance. Read more

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

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

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

This unique international laboratory programme brings diverse individuals into collaborative research, acknowledging the challenges of creating original, performer-driven theatre in today's complex, globalised culture. Read more

Study theatre and performance studies in a dynamic environment in the heart of London. From avant-garde drama to political action, queer performance, live art, dance, cultural tourism and the spectacles of the West End, you will be introduced to a range of theatre and performance theories and practices. 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

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

Postgraduate study in Performing Arts covers a wide range of topics, with a focus on interdisciplinary work. Members of the Performing Arts team have a particular interest in practice as research. 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

Explore diverse forms of contemporary theatre with this practical course. You’ll study areas including devised performance and live art, community and applied theatres, new playwriting, classic texts on the contemporary stage, and documentary and verbatim theatre. Read more

Prepare for a writing career in the theatre and performance industries. Learn from practitioners on our vocationally-oriented and industry-focused master's course. Read more