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MA Theatre Directing: Text and Production (Part time)
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Qualification
MA - Master of Arts
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Location
University of East Anglia UEA
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Study mode
Part time
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Start date
16-SEP-25
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Duration
2 years
Course summary
Course Overview
Kick-start your passion for directing and dramaturgy at UEA, with one of the UKs longest-standing Master's courses in Theatre Directing. Based in the School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing our MA Theatre Directing Text and Production boasts an interdisciplinary approach. Whether you want to pursue a career as a theatre-maker, writer or director or continue in academic research, this part-time course is for you.
Your tutors include acclaimed contemporary playwrights, working directors and acting specialists. Youll learn lighting, sound and stage management fundamentals with our studio technical staff. Youll be supported by one-to-one mentorship with the course director. Youll benefit from visiting professionals and theatre practitioners throughout the year, creating an unparalleled balance of philosophical, technical and practical learning. Youll also have opportunities for work-shadowing with regional and national companies and venues, which helps you gain a knowledge of production, management and funding processes. Your final dissertation could be a full production, a written research or creative project, or a combination of them, all supported by academic and technical staff.
In the close, collaborative and non-hierarchical environment at UEA youll also gain from working with undergraduate actors and postgraduate scriptwriters throughout the year.
Graduates from the course are resident directors with national theatre companies, or are touring shows that they have written, directed, and produced themselves. Many have obtained funding for their projects, in partnership with UEA Enterprise or from Arts Council England. Recent alumni include producer, writer and director Sky Carver Artistic Director of the Relish Theatre Company Rob Ellis Artistic Director of Norwich Puppet Theatre Peter Beck and Julia Sowerbutts, Artistic Director of INK Festival of New Writing.
Application deadline
31 July 2025
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