12 monthsProgramme duration
26,100 GBPTuition Fee/year
1Scholarships
Programme overview
Main Subject
Performing Arts
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Learn from Katie Mitchell - one of British theatre’s leading innovators – and a team of cutting-edge researchers to realise your full potential as a creatively dynamic and intellectually robust theatre director. Hone your practice while developing critical thinking skills that will not only make you a better artist but give you an edge in a highly competitive field.
Mitchell calls our Department of Drama, Theatre, and Dance the home of her revolutionary practice, demystifying the craft of directing by offering intuitive practical techniques for conceiving and rehearsing productions based on the Stanislavskian tradition. Regardless of your background, our year-long MA will enable you to learn these techniques, combining them with our Department’s sector-leading culture of research and practice. Our staff expertise covers an unparalleled range of subjects that you can pursue as part of the course, including immersive theatre, sustainability in the creative industries, Black British theatre, site-specific performance, verbatim, adaptation, Japanese Noh, Shakespeare, ancient Greek drama, and much more.
Mitchell calls our Department of Drama, Theatre, and Dance the home of her revolutionary practice, demystifying the craft of directing by offering intuitive practical techniques for conceiving and rehearsing productions based on the Stanislavskian tradition. Regardless of your background, our year-long MA will enable you to learn these techniques, combining them with our Department’s sector-leading culture of research and practice. Our staff expertise covers an unparalleled range of subjects that you can pursue as part of the course, including immersive theatre, sustainability in the creative industries, Black British theatre, site-specific performance, verbatim, adaptation, Japanese Noh, Shakespeare, ancient Greek drama, and much more.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Performing Arts
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Learn from Katie Mitchell - one of British theatre’s leading innovators – and a team of cutting-edge researchers to realise your full potential as a creatively dynamic and intellectually robust theatre director. Hone your practice while developing critical thinking skills that will not only make you a better artist but give you an edge in a highly competitive field.
Mitchell calls our Department of Drama, Theatre, and Dance the home of her revolutionary practice, demystifying the craft of directing by offering intuitive practical techniques for conceiving and rehearsing productions based on the Stanislavskian tradition. Regardless of your background, our year-long MA will enable you to learn these techniques, combining them with our Department’s sector-leading culture of research and practice. Our staff expertise covers an unparalleled range of subjects that you can pursue as part of the course, including immersive theatre, sustainability in the creative industries, Black British theatre, site-specific performance, verbatim, adaptation, Japanese Noh, Shakespeare, ancient Greek drama, and much more.
Mitchell calls our Department of Drama, Theatre, and Dance the home of her revolutionary practice, demystifying the craft of directing by offering intuitive practical techniques for conceiving and rehearsing productions based on the Stanislavskian tradition. Regardless of your background, our year-long MA will enable you to learn these techniques, combining them with our Department’s sector-leading culture of research and practice. Our staff expertise covers an unparalleled range of subjects that you can pursue as part of the course, including immersive theatre, sustainability in the creative industries, Black British theatre, site-specific performance, verbatim, adaptation, Japanese Noh, Shakespeare, ancient Greek drama, and much more.
Admission Requirements
6.5+
61+
120+
88+
1 Year
Tuition fees
Domestic
11,600 GBP
International
26,100 GBP
Scholarships
Royal Holloway International Postgraduate Scholarship
Royal Holloway International Postgraduate Scholarship
Master
Open
Value
$4000
Deadline
30 Jul 2026
Application requirements
QS Event Attendance is NOT required
Entry requirements
You must be admitted to this school to be awarded
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