Advanced Theatre Practice
| Award | Attendance | Study | Duration | Start | Domestic fees | International fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA | On-Campus | Full-time | - 1 years | October | £16800 per year | £24150 per year |
| MFA | On-Campus | Full-time | - 2 years | October | £16800 per year | £24150 per year |
Current fees for The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama can be found here: https://www.cssd.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees-and-additional-costs
About Advanced Theatre Practice, MA - at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
As a student on the MA or MFA Advanced Theatre Practice at Central, you can expect to:
- Practice and study theatre directing, performing or scenography in a collaborative environment
- Engage in an experimental laboratory fuelled by theory and research
- Create new work for a range of course-centred and public encounters
- Play a leading role in tomorrow’s performance and theatre making worlds.
Benefits of the programme
- Engage in the skills and practices of the contemporary disciplines of directing, performing or scenography in new and unexpected ways within a supportive atmosphere of discovery and innovation
- Develop creatively through our interdisciplinary theatre-making laboratory, learning skills, exploring processes and experimenting with techniques.
- Inspired by the current wave of experimental directors, explore the distinct roles of director or performer working with text in contemporary theatre
- Choose from a range of options that embrace the latest in theatre and performance making practices, including new technologies, digital media and virtual techniques, puppetry and object theatre in contemporary theatre
- Have opportunities to take work made on the course to festivals and events outside the School, for example, Camden People’s Theatre, Istropolitana Projekt (Slovakia), Zlomvaz Festival (Prague), Marathon Festival (Jerusalem), Bialystok Festival (Poland), Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and Prague Quadrennial
- Join a network of distinguished alumni, including winners of Olivier, Total Theatre, Irish Times, Deutsche Bank, Rolex Mentor and Protégée, JMK, Allen Wright, Linbury and Evening Standard Theatre Awards, changing the way we work and think about theatre
- Develop experience from extensive workshops with leading professionals, learning to research and extend your own practice, launch a company, make new work, and, on the MA, finally take this to an audience beyond Central.
- Have excellent opportunities, if undertaking the MFA, to work for an extended period on practice and research and attachments with cutting-edge external artists and/or companies.
- You will be part of a carefully selected group who wish to pool your resources and imagine the theatre of the future.
Cutting edge practice and thinking is the norm at Central. Exciting research activity ongoing in this area and led by Dr Duska Radosavljevic can be found here.
Entry requirements
Contact Royal Central School of Speech and Drama to find course entry requirements.
Why study at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Specialist conservatoire training
The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (Central) is a member of the University of London and one of the UK’s leading drama schools. Based in Swiss Cottage, London, Central offers specialist conservatoire-style training across performance, practice and production, preparing students for careers in theatre, film, TV and live events.
A focused learning environment
Central is a small, specialist institution, which means students benefit from small class sizes, close contact with tutors, and intensive practical training. Teaching is led by experienced practitioners and academics, with learning shaped around professional practice and real-world creative processes.
Career-focused education
At Central, future careers are built into the curriculum. Students graduate as specialists in their chosen field, with strong professional insight, industry experience and a clear understanding of how the creative industries work. Central’s long history and strong industry links help students build connections and develop sustainable careers across the performing arts.
Professional facilities and London location
Students train in specialist studios, rehearsal spaces and production facilities, including performance venues and technical workshops. Central’s London location places students close to the heart of the UK’s creative industries, offering access to theatres, production companies and professional opportunities throughout their studies.