About this course
Duration
13 months full-time, flexible part-time pathways
Term Start
October 2021
Entry Requirements
Location
Sidcup
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.
This programme is for those who are interested in making and performing theatre by, with and for young people. As one of the UK's leading drama schools, Rose Bruford College offers a unique opportunity to study and train in this increasingly popular and dynamic area of theatre practice.
Programme Director Jeremy Harrison talks about this programme and our Actor Musicianship MA/MFA.
A trailer from our most recent final devised project.
Led by a team of specialist practitioners and academics, you will be working with some of the leading figures in the UK and European sector. Students on the programme have had the opportunity to visit international festivals (including ASSITEJ Congress Copenhagen, Imaginate Festival Edinburgh, and Takeoff), work with leading companies and theatres (including Catherine Wheels, NIE, Oily Cart, Tall Stories, Unicorn Theatre, Action Transport Theatre, Polka Theatre, Half Moon Theatre, and Travelling Light), and with world-class practitioners (including Tony Graham, Mark Storor, Alex Byrne, and David Wood). Working alongside our TYA creative partners, you will explore a range of theatrical techniques and theories that will enrich your ability to create theatre for audiences of all ages. The course includes work placements with leading organisations.
Jeremy Harrison has been working in collaboration with the Primary Shakespeare Company (PSC) to lead their special school offer. With the help of MA Theatre for Young Audiences students, they have created 'Our Island' as part of Tempest 2020 Project. Below is an example of their work with the full project and resources available on the PSC website.
Below is an example of our collaborative work with Oily Cart
Watch 2019 Student Jo Frater's TEDx Talk with ConfiCo Performance
Why choose this course?
The Programme at a glance:
From the start of your studies you will work with young audiences in Schools and Colleges across the South East Region.
- Opportunities to publish research through the College's TYA research centre.
- You will work with and study the practice of leading TYA figures from the UK and internationally
- Membership through the College of TYA-UK, the UK arm of ASSITEJ – the international association of theatre for children and young audiences.
Employability & Industry
Rose Bruford College is committed to enabling its graduates to have sustained careers. The programme develops skills which will enable graduates to work as theatre makers, performers and facilitators of work for, with and by children and young people. In addition the MA in Theatre for Young Audiences is a transferable qualification which can be used to access further postgraduate research and Doctoral (PhD) study.
"This MA allows you to explore the growing challenges of Theatre for Young Audiences by putting your work in practice. I immediately was able to realise that Theatre for Young Audiences, is just as challenging, if not more, than Theatre for Adults. By questioning and reflecting upon this area of theatre this course enables a broad understanding of theatre for young audiences, whether through practical workshops in acting, musicality, circus skills, storytelling, teaching, directing or writing. This course allows you to make contact with those involved in this vocational field and work along side the creative partners within TYA. You work with great people in a lovely environment, therefore all in all I definitely recommend this course."
Amber-Rose May (MA TYA)
Students on the programme have had the opportunity to visit international festivals (including ASSITEJ Congress Copenhagen, Imaginate Festival Edinburgh, and Takeoff), work with leading companies and theatres (including Catherine Wheels, NIE, Oily Cart, Tall Stories, Unicorn Theatre, Action Transport Theatre, Polka Theatre, Half Moon Theatre, and Travelling Light), and with world class practitioners (including Tony Graham, Mark Storor, Alex Byrne, and David Wood).
Fee and Application Information
Mode of study: Full Time or Part-Time
How to Apply
Please click here to apply
Webinar
View our recent webinar with Programme Director Jeremy Harrison.
International Interviews
We hold international interviews and auditions throughout the year. Please click here for the latest schedule and to register.
2021 Audition Dates for Applicants
Please apply first. We will then before you can attend an audition.
Oct 2021 (the academic year 2021/22) Entry Fees'
MA Option (13 months study)
UK/Republic of Ireland Student Fees £12,500
International Student Fees: £18,000
MFA Option (2 years study)
UK Fees
Year 1: £13,000
Year 2: £7,000
International Fees
Year 1: £16,000
Year 2: £7,000
Alumni Discount
A 5% alumni discount is available for Rose Bruford College BA (Hons) alumni undertaking a full time 13 months MA programme or the first year of an MFA programme.
Postgraduate Masters Loan
The Department for Business Innovation and Skills provide a loan for eligible UK/EU students of up to £11,222 per student for postgraduate Masters study. Please see the video below for guidance and click here for more information.
Course content
Download the MA Programme Specifications
Download the MFA Programme Specifications
Full time
Given the advanced practice‐based nature of the programme, potential students will be expected to possess a range of existing performance skills to be eligible to join the programme. Therefore, the focus of the learning and teaching is not about training, but about developing your existing skills with a focus on understanding, creating and producing theatrical events and performances within the context of an ensemble theatre company. Much of your study will, in consequence, be self‐directed and focussed on researching the field and developing your own modes of practice.
The degree is made up of 5 modules, 4 x 30 credit modules and 1 final double-weighted 60 credit module. Normally each module is studied over a 2‐3 month period culminating in a practical performance-based project. Additionally, you will be expected to submit a critical reflection related to the module based upon your personal research and related to and your professional development.
Contact time with staff is high for a Masters degree ‐ although contact may vary from module to module depending on the intensity of performance-related work. You can expect to devote the remainder of your time to personal study, research or collaborative working or focussing on the work-based learning elements of the programme.
There is some requirement for evening and weekend working.
Part-time
Part-time delivery closely mirrors the full-time programme but takes place over two years. In the first year, you will study 3 x 30 credit modules and in the second 1 x 30 credit module plus the double-weighted (60 credit) final module.
Classroom (lecture‐based and seminar work) takes place in evenings and some weekends alongside the full‐time students so that you can share experiences and learn collaboratively. Practical work will normally take place in short blocks arranged where possible to coincide with school holidays or over weekends and bank holidays as appropriate.
Programme Specification
- Please click here to download a pdf of the MA Programme Specification.
- Please click here to download a pdf of the MA Programme Specification.
