MA Theatre Directing at University of Essex

East 15 Acting School's MA Theatre Directing is for practising or aspiring directors seeking to establish themselves as professional theatre directors. It is taught at the East 15 (Loughton) Campus with strong ties to the London theatre world.

Department: East 15 Acting School  |  Duration: 1 year (full-time)  |  Intake: October  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Colchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Students take four modules over three terms, chosen from seven or eight offered each year, covering directorial practices such as Shakespeare, Contemporary British Drama, Comedy, Musical Theatre and Opera and Physical Theatre. A three-month period of independent study ends with a Director's Production Workbook or MA Dissertation; some modules run overseas, for example in Poland and Bali.

Career pathways

Graduates work worldwide as professional theatre directors and artistic directors and hold positions in universities and leading drama schools; work started on the course is often developed further at the London or Edinburgh Fringe.

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