MA Theatre and Performance at Leeds Beckett University

Programme overview

Develop your individual theatre and performance practice. You’ll be guided by experienced and research-active performance makers as you explore your creativity. This is a course for theatre and performance makers, designed by artists.

Faculty: Leeds School of Arts | Duration: 1 year full-time | Study mode: full-time, part-time | Intake: 20 Sep 2027 | Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules include Research in the Arts, Commission, Critical Conversations, Major Project, Arts Activism, Writing for Performance, Directing, Embodied Practitioner, Socially Engaged Arts Practice, Negotiated Project.

Career pathways

You’ll develop into a thoughtful, rounded, multi-skilled, creative, and reflective theatre and performance maker on this course. You’ll have a deepened sense of your individual practice and experience of making solo and collaborative performances in diverse settings. Roles include Director, Writer, Performer, Educator, Community arts practitioner.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants should either have at least a second class honours degree or have equivalent experience or training, normally from within the work environment of arts or cultural industries. All suitable candidates will be required to attend an interview, during which they will be required to present their current interests and practices in the subject area. Candidates based overseas will be supported to undertake this electronically and/or by telephone. All applications should be supported by a reference, either academic or professional; All applicants should satisfy our University English language requirements. IELTS IELTS 6.0 with no skills below 5.5, or an equivalent qualification.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,710 a year (2027/28). The tuition fee for the year for students entering in 2027/28 is £10710. Source

International applicants: GBP 18,995 a year (2027/28). The tuition fee for the year for students entering in 2027/28 is £18995. Source

Intake: 20 Sep 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time

Apply through the official page: https://myapplication.leedsbeckett.ac.uk

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