This programme is centred on the creation of a postgraduate ensemble company. All theatre is collaboration between performers, directors, writers, dramaturgs, scenographers, technical creators, managers and producers. In the true ensemble company this collaborative ethos results in something imaginative, dynamic and original. The new MA in Ensemble Theatre has this ethos at its heart. Teaching from all across the College will contribute to the training.
Over the 13 months of your study, you will explore the meaning of ensemble theatre practice through a series of productions of classical and contemporary work, develop your existing skills in your specialist theatre discipline and form a theatre company that will produce work for audiences both within the College, at other sites in London and at venues across the UK on tour.
The theoretical and practical research into your theatrical specialism will contribute to the company’s shared aesthetic understanding of making theatre in this collaborative cauldron and prepare you for professional work within the field or for moving on to further research at MPhil or PhD level.
Duration
13 months full-time
Term
Start
September 2012
Entry Requirements
A good honours degree (usually a 2.1) and/or equivalent professional experience in a related field. You will be required to attend an interview or audition.
Academic Staff
Senior Teaching and Research Staff includes: Matthieu Bellion (Ensemble Practice), Prof Michael Earley (Dramaturgy, Repertoire and Playwriting), Colin Ellwood (Directing), Dr Paul Fryer (Research Methods and Context), Jeremy Harrison (Musicality), Nick Hunt (Lighting and Sound), Prof Nesta Jones (Research, Dramaturgy and Text Work), Iain Reekie (Performance and Directing), Richard Sadler (Ensemble, Management and Producing) Hansjorg Schmidt (Ensemble, Lighting and Scenography), plus guest artists and visiting faculty.
Visiting lecturers and companies include: Kate McGrath (Fuel), David Tushingham (writer and dramaturg), Anna Furse (Athletes of the Heart), Katherine Sandys, David Harradine (Fevered Sleep), and Richard Hornby (actor, director and writer)
How to Apply
Please contact the College
+44 (0)20 8308 2600 or email