MA Theatre
This course places an emphasis on the vast range of recent developments in drama, theatre and performance practice and research. The programme makes full use of the expertise of staff across the Lincoln School of Fine and Performing Arts, which embodies in-depth knowledge of contemporary theatre-making. Staff have expertise in running professional touring companies, playwriting, dramaturgy, theatre criticism, and writing successful research grant applications and funding bids. Our research-active team publish on dramaturgy and theatre-making in academic literature. You have the opportunity to benefit from a combination of practical experience and theoretical study. This approach is designed to enhance your career prospects by preparing you for a variety of roles in theatre, media production, management, research and education. The School of Fine and Performing Arts is a centre of creativity with a purpose-built arts venue, studios and gallery. It is home to a vibrant artistic community where students and staff work alongside one another to explore new synergies between fine and performing arts.
Career and Personal Development:
This programme may be suited for graduates with good honours degrees in a relevant subject, and is suitable for those who may not have studied drama as undergraduates. We also welcome creative practitioners who wish to advance their knowledge and skills and attain a higher degree. Students on this programme are mentored by academics and by practitioners with industry contacts. Our students have the opportunity to benefit from a combination of practical experience and theoretical study, which is designed to advance their career prospects as practitioners and aims to prepare them for roles in theatre and media production and management. They may also choose to progress to study at MPhil/PhD level.
This course places an emphasis on the vast range of recent developments in drama, theatre and performance practice and research. The programme makes full use of the expertise of staff across the Lincoln School of Fine and Performing Arts, which embodies in-depth knowledge of contemporary theatre-making. Staff have expertise in running professional touring companies, playwriting, dramaturgy, theatre criticism, and writing successful research grant applications and funding bids. Our research-active team publish on dramaturgy and theatre-making in academic literature. You have the opportunity to benefit from a combination of practical experience and theoretical study. This approach is designed to enhance your career prospects by preparing you for a variety of roles in theatre, media production, management, research and education. The School of Fine and Performing Arts is a centre of creativity with a purpose-built arts venue, studios and gallery. It is home to a vibrant artistic community where students and staff work alongside one another to explore new synergies between fine and performing arts.
Career and Personal Development:
This programme may be suited for graduates with good honours degrees in a relevant subject, and is suitable for those who may not have studied drama as undergraduates. We also welcome creative practitioners who wish to advance their knowledge and skills and attain a higher degree. Students on this programme are mentored by academics and by practitioners with industry contacts. Our students have the opportunity to benefit from a combination of practical experience and theoretical study, which is designed to advance their career prospects as practitioners and aims to prepare them for roles in theatre and media production and management. They may also choose to progress to study at MPhil/PhD level.
