Our faculty are theatre-makers, performance artists, theatre historians and performance theorists. They are experts in diverse interdisciplinary approaches to the study of drama, theatre and performance.Areas of studyWe welcome applicants with practice-as-research projects as well as historical, critical and theoretical approaches to the following areas of study:contemporary performance practice and experimental theatrenon-human performancetheatre and ethicsLive Art, visual art and body-based practicesqueer and feminist performancedance and the choreographicperformance and popular culturescontemporary theatre directinginterdisciplinary intersections (for example between performance and music) early modern drama in contemporary performancepedagogies of actor training.You can choose to study for a PhD or an MPhil. PhD and MPhil degrees differ in duration and in the extent of your research work.For a PhD, your research work makes a substantial original contribution to knowledge or understanding in your chosen field.For an MPhil, your work is an independent piece of research but in less depth than for a PhD. You’ll graduate with the degree title Master of Philosophy. You might be able to change to a PhD while you study for an MPhil.