Modules

Trimester one You’ll begin by building the skills you need to be a producer, including those that are practical, creative and managerial. You’ll explore the cultural industries, including how the business of live performance works in theory and in practice. You’ll be given an overview of the economic and cultural landscape that a producer inhabits, allowing you to see where your skills and interests can be applied. Trimester two Trimester two gives you the collaborative model to explore your artistic ideas and begin planning for your own project or production. You’ll examine how the producer leads and fits into a collaborative team, allowing you to reflect and explore your own professional identity and knowledge as a producer. You’ll learn key skills that are essential and specific to building your business as an independent producer - your "producer's toolkit". Trimester three In the third trimester, everything you've learned on the MA so far comes together in your final project. This could be a research-phase of a new piece of work, a full-scale theatre production, a tour, or a festival. One of our alumni created Bath’s Garden Theatre Festival, which runs annually for a fortnight in the gardens of the Holburne Museum.

Assessment method

You’ll be assessed by a range of methods, including:

• Performance portfolios

• Proposal documents for funding, business plans, strategies or artistic ideas

• Research projects

• Presentations

• Viva voces

• Reflective learning and work-based reports or journals

Qualified teacher status (QTS)

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

• Course does not award QTS