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    Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

    Master in MA Advanced Theatre Practice

    London, United KingdomTaught in EnglishOpen to international students

    Why students choose this program

    • Taught in English
    • No application fee

    About Master in MA Advanced Theatre Practice

    Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and tuition fees are 26,370 GBP per year.

    MA Advanced Theatre Practice is a one-year, full-time interdisciplinary theatre-making degree (180 credits) in which students practise and study directing, performing or scenography within a collaborative, experimental laboratory. Students create new work for course-centred and public encounters and have opportunities to take work to festivals including Edinburgh Fringe, Prague Quadrennial and Zlomvaz Festival.

    • Explores new technologies, digital media, virtual techniques, puppetry and object theatre alongside contemporary directing/performing practice
    • Term 4 focuses on taking a made performance work to a documented public audience beyond Central
    • Alumni include founders of Shunt, 1927 and Complicite-associated companies, and multiple Olivier and Total Theatre Award winners

    Planning the visa? United Kingdom student visa: cost, requirements and processing time (from $1,760 all-in)

    English Test Requirement

    Central requires all applicants for whom English is not their first language to prove English language proficiency at CEFR level C1 (equivalent to an overall IELTS Academic score of 7.0, with no component below 6.5) via an approved Secure English Language Test (SELT): IELTS Academic, LanguageCert Academic SELT (minimum 75, no component below 70), Trinity ISE III, Pearson PTE Academic UKVI (minimum 76 per skill), or PSI Skills for English UKVI C1. Applicants are exempt if they hold an English GCSE, A level, or Scottish equivalent gained through UK study begun before age 18. Evidence must be submitted to the Admissions Office by 1 August of the year of enrolment.

    Master in MA Advanced Theatre Practice: Frequently Asked Questions

    What are the fees for Master in MA Advanced Theatre Practice?
    Tuition: GBP 26,370 per year.
    Is Master in MA Advanced Theatre Practice available online?
    This is an on-campus program at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London.

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