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MA - Master of Arts
Central Saint Martins
Full Time
Sep 2026
2 Year
Performance: Writing focuses on the craft and technical aspects of writing for performance. It offers teaching that supports you to develop your skills and voice as a writer. In an ever changing, intensely competitive UK and global sector, it encourages you to identify who you are writing for, and to explore relevant outlets for your work.The course engages with established and innovative writing practices across theatre, audio, television, film and digital media. It acknowledges the key similarities and differences between writing for different media. The course engages in debates relating to scriptwriting, script development and script production.The course structure is student-centred, tailoring learning to your own interests wherever possible. It will help you produce a portfolio of work, written for different media, and a variety of performance contexts.We are committed to developing ethical performance writing practices. To achieve this, we are working to embed UAL's Principles for Climate, Social and Racial Justice into the course.
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