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PostgraduateCourse summary
A unique programme for dramaturges and playwrights, this programme concentrates on the process of writing for live performance, together with an ongoing evaluation of the work in process. Why study MA Dramaturgy & Writing for Performance at Goldsmiths
- This Masters will help you establish a distinctive, individual approach as a writer and dramaturg. You will work on projects including site-specific work, writing for a specific audience, verbatim theatre and interdisciplinary collaboration.
- You will develop texts for performance, and refine your intellectual understanding of the diverse forms and contexts in which live performance can be made.
- You will be taught by experienced permanent staff, as well as visiting tutors, including Goldsmiths alumni David Lane, Juliet Gilkes Romero, Penny Black, Hanna Slattne, Somebody Jones and Morgan Lloyd Malcolm.
- You will have the opportunity to work on an interdisciplinary project with students from MA Performance Making and composers from the Department of Music. Your final project texts, performed and directed by industry professionals at the Soho Theatre in London, and attended by key industry representatives.
- Graduates from this programme are highly successful in obtaining commissions, dramaturgy posts and artistic directorships. All students receive Professional Orientation and career development support. Recent successes include:
- You will be based in one of the world’s biggest artistic and performance hubs: London. The capital is world-leading in new writing and contemporary performance, and offers many platforms for emerging artists, as well as professional and creative networking.
- The programme has strong links to a number of London-based practitioners, international networks, and venues in the field of new performance writing. Many of these contribute directly to the teaching of the programme.
Modules
Throughout this masters, you'll complete four compulsory modules, including a final major project in either Dramaturgy or Writing for Performance. In addition, you'll also take 30 credits of optional modules from a list approved annually by the Department. Compulsory modules are as follows: Dramaturgy Writing Projects Creative Intervention in Text Final Project: Dramaturgy or Final Project: Writing for Performance Please note that due to staff research commitments not all of these modules may be available every year.
Assessment method
Outcomes are assessed through all written coursework elements.
Entry requirements
You should have (or expect to be awarded) an undergraduate degree of at least upper second class standard (or equivalent) in a relevant/related subject. You might also be considered if you aren’t a graduate or your degree is in an unrelated field, but have relevant experience and can show that you have the ability to work at postgraduate level. We accept a wide range of international qualifications. If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of 7.0 with a 7.0 in writing and no element lower than 6.5 to study this programme.
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
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Sponsorship information
AHRC
Provider information
Goldsmiths, University of London
New Cross
Lewisham
SE14 6NW