MA Performance (Directing) is designed to help you build a portfolio of skills and experience across diverse theatre productions. From how to develop your ideas to full scale shows, and from classical to contemporary theatre, youll get a broad and advanced understanding of working in theatre today.

Well encourage you to work to professional standards on ambitious projects designed for public audiences. You have the opportunity to spend time as assistant director at one of many venues in Bath. Youll encounter lots of opportunities to use your skills – for example, you could run a series of workshops for young people, or create your own full-scale production.

Youll pick up new, transferable skills that you can take into a range of careers, such as how to train people, lead a team, work with professional actors, musicians, designers and technicians, and of course, direct for the theatre.
Overview
Youll explore approaches to directing through seminars and practical work. Alongside this, youll develop an advanced understanding of actor training, so that you can facilitate an actors process.

We recognise that each director will be at a different stage in their practice, and as such weve designed the course to be flexible enough to support your individual development. Throughout your MA youll receive bespoke support and expert guidance to enable you to pursue your own creative journey.
Career progression
The course is geared towards giving you the skills you need to develop a freelance career as a Theatre Director.

Youll also be able to diversify your work by developing skills in other areas, and gaining transferable skills that are designed to equip you to work in a range of areas, such as:

Creative producing
Dramaturgy / script development
Creative learning / teaching
Artistic direction / management
Fundraising
Audience development
Marketing