London,
United Kingdom
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MFA Theatre Directing in London United Kingdom | Birkbeck, University of London
Birkbeck, University of London
|
London United Kingdom
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Qualification
Masters Degree (Taught)
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
GBP
19,830
(c. USD26,429.03)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
24 months
This MFA Theatre Directing program delivers professionally accredited training for aspiring theatre directors. Developed through a partnership between Birkbeck and Arts Council England, Equity, and UK Theatre, the course gives students exceptional access to collaborate with theatre professionals including actors, writers, and designers while gaining insight into the financial and organizational aspects of directing.
Participants will train at a prestigious drama school, studying contemporary actor training methods. Through intensive workshops with industry leaders like Mike Leigh, Mike Alfreds, Vicki Mortimer, Natalie Abrahami, and Lyndsey Turner, students will explore the director's collaborative dynamics with designers and writers, while acquiring practical knowledge about theatre company operations and production financing.
Start Date: September 2024 Duration: Two years
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
Either a secondclass honours degree 2.2 or above from a UK university or a directly comparable qualification from a nonUK university together with some significant experience of professional or professionallevel theatre or an undergraduate or postgraduatelevel diploma from a recognised UK drama school or a directly comparable qualification from a nonUK drama school together with some significant experience of professional or professionallevel theatre normally three years or extensive professional experience
Considerable importance will be attached to your ability to demonstrate commitment to professional theatre directing If you are considered to be initially qualified you will then be interviewed
If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English our usual requirement is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System IELTS Academic Test score of 6.5 with not less than 6.0 in each of the subtests
TOEFL IBT - Standard requirement - 79 (reading - 18, writing - 23, listening - 19, speaking - 19)
Considerable importance will be attached to your ability to demonstrate commitment to professional theatre directing If you are considered to be initially qualified you will then be interviewed
If English is not your first language or you have not previously studied in English our usual requirement is the equivalent of an International English Language Testing System IELTS Academic Test score of 6.5 with not less than 6.0 in each of the subtests
TOEFL IBT - Standard requirement - 79 (reading - 18, writing - 23, listening - 19, speaking - 19)
Tuition
GBP
19,830