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MA - Master of Arts
Goldsmiths Campus
Full Time
SEP-26
1 Year
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MA - Master of Arts
Goldsmiths Campus
Full Time
SEP-26
1 Year
MA - Master of Arts
Goldsmiths Campus
Part Time
SEP-26
2 Years
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A unique programme for dramaturgs and playwrights, this Masters concentrates on the process of writing for live performance, together with an ongoing evaluation of the work in process.This Masters will help you establish a distinctive, individual approach as a writer and dramaturg. You will work on projects including site-specific work, writing for a specific audience, verbatim theatre and interdisciplinary collaboration.You will develop texts for performance, and refine your intellectual understanding of the diverse forms and contexts in which live performance can be made.You will be taught by experienced permanent staff, as well as visiting tutors, including Goldsmiths alumni David Lane, Juliet Gilkes Romero, Penny Black, Hanna Slattne, Somebody Jones and Morgan Lloyd Malcolm.You will have the opportunity to work on an interdisciplinary project with students from MA Performance Making and composers from the Department of Music. Your final project texts, performed and directed by industry professionals at the Soho Theatre in London, and attended by key industry representatives.Graduates from this programme are highly successful in obtaining commissions, dramaturgy posts and artistic directorships. All students receive Professional Orientation and career development support. Recent successes include:Kendal Feaver (commissions for The Almeida Theatre and The National Theatre 2024)David Luff (Artistic Director Soho Theatre 2024)Juliet Gilkes Romero (Writer in Residence National Theatre 2023-2024)Somebody Jones (Tony Craze Award Winner 2023)You will be based in one of the world’s biggest artistic and performance hubs: London. The capital is world-leading in new writing and contemporary performance, and offers many platforms for emerging artists, as well as professional and creative networking.The programme has strong links to a number of London-based practitioners, international networks, and venues in the field of new performance writing (see our Key Associate Organisations). Many of these contribute directly to the teaching of the programme.
You should have (or expect to be awarded) an undergraduate degree of at least second class standard in a relevant/related subject.
You might also be considered for some programmes if you arent a graduate or your degree is in an unrelated field, but have relevant experience and can show that you have the ability to work at postgraduate level.
Students living in
Domestic
£11,250 per year
Students from Domestic
Accommodation - Budget - GBP 158 - GBP 337 per week.
£21,000 per year
Students from EU
Accommodation - Budget - GBP 158 - GBP 337 per week.
£21,000 per year
Students from International
Accommodation - Budget - GBP 158 - GBP 337 per week.
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