Masters Degrees in Theatre Directing, United Kingdom

The MA in Theatre Making at Kent offers an opportunity to develop an advanced knowledge of practices, traditions and professional contexts of theatre making. Read more

Our interdisciplinary MA Theatre Practice provides an opportunity for you to develop advanced knowledge of different processes of theatre-making, international performance traditions, approaches to practice-as-research (PaR), and methods of writing, directing and devising in professional contexts. Read more

This is a unique opportunity to work intensively with . Katie Mitchell OBE. , one of the most acclaimed, important and innovative directors in Europe. Read more

Learn the craft of directing for the stage in practical and professionally controlled performance spaces. The aim of our new MA in Theatre Directing is to engage with the demands and expectations of the theatre director working in the contemporary theatrical context. Read more

This is a unique professional course that has been designed specifically for those who already are or wish to become professional theatre directors. Read more

This is a unique professional course that has been designed specifically for those who already are or wish to become professional theatre directors. Read more

Covering historical and philosophical bases of theatre and performance practices from different parts of the world, on this degree you'll investigate indigenous and contemporary performance and theatre traditions from a variety of cultural contexts. Read more

This Master's degree offers professionally recognised training for theatre directors. It is the result of a unique collaboration between Birkbeck and the Arts Council England, Equity and UK Theatre. Read more

This Master's degree in London Theatre explores London; the world’s stage. Learn from a range of relevant industry professionals and dedicated research-active academics. . Read more

The MA Theatre Directing at UEA is one of the longest established in the UK. Each year we select only a very small number of Theatre Directing students – creating a close, collaborative environment. . 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

The digital age has intensified the need to study performance. Performance is no longer confined to a segregated place and time – the theatre – but is, literally, everywhere. Read more

If you want to pursue a professional career as a theatre director, underpinned by a clear intellectual understanding of your practice, then our exceptional and practical MA course is ideally suited to you. Read more

Our two-year MFA gives you the opportunity to launch your career as a director with a full run in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. This course has been launched to extend a great opportunity for trainee directors. Read more

​Join a passionate community of musical theatre scholars and artists. Participate in an annual festival of performance and scholarship titled “Adventures In Musical Theatre”. Read more