Course summary
This one-year Masters programme aims to bring together early-career theatre practitioners to develop new theatre and performance work. These practitioners include: • Designers • Sound Designers • Lighting Designers • Production Managers • Stage Managers • Video Designers • Directors • Writers • All-round theatre-makers Students form an ensemble at the beginning of the year and work together to devise, design and produce a series of new performances. The programme aims to offer a laboratory-style environment, which values, first and foremost, collaboration and process-based learning. When possible, the programme also includes a three- to four-week residential project, intended to take you into an unfamiliar area of work.
Modules
Students must take & pass all of the following: Students must take & pass all of the following: Induction project 20; Principal Study: Collaborative Practice 120; Integration 20; Research in Production, Design or Leadership 20.
Assessment method
Throughout the programme assessment will be based on the following range of evidence: • Self-reflective accounts • Coursework • Projects • Group Work • Practical Work • Presentation • Viva Voce Both formative and summative assessment is supported by significant engagement with peer review and evaluation in order to encourage students to engage in an authentically collaborative experience over the course of the year.
Entry requirements
The minimum entry requirement for applicants for the programme is an upper second class honours degree in a subject relevant to the applicant’s area of professional interest (or equivalent). All applicants’ skills and abilities will be considered with a view to building coherent and viable creative teams. Applicants to the programme will be expected to submit a portfolio demonstrating their previous work in relation to their area of professional interest. The portfolio will be expected to evidence a good general level of creative engagement with theatre making.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 7 | Non-native speakers of English must achieve prior to entry a minimum IELTS Academic Training Band Score of 7 with a minimum of 6.0 in all components (or equivalent). |
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Fees are variable depending on the mode of study. Please consult the School website for more information: https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/study-with-guildhall/fees-and-funding
Sponsorship information
The School does its best to ensure that no student who is offered a place on merit is prevented from taking up that place on grounds of financial hardship and so a range of financial support is offered. The School offers a wide range of scholarships to students regardless of domicile. A scholarship award may be made to cover either the full cost of tuition fees or a fraction of them, and may include an element for maintenance. Awards are made by academic staff to individuals on the basis of their talent, their potential and their personal financial need. Applicants may be considered for a scholarship at audition and a scholarship may be given along with an offer of a place at the School. All students who accept a place at the School can also apply for scholarship support.
Provider information
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Silk Street
City of London
EC2Y 8DT