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University of Glasgow: Theatre and Performance Practices
| Institution | University of Glasgow View institution profile |
|---|---|
| Department | College of Arts and Humanities |
| Web | glasgow.ac.uk |
| graham.eatough@glasgow.ac.uk | |
| Study type | Taught |
MLitt
Summary
This Masters provides an opportunity to develop your own theatre and performance practice in a critically informed context. You will be encouraged and supported to develop a reflective, rigorous and critically informed approach to creating your own work for performance. The programme encompasses practices such as contemporary devising and production dramaturgy, autobiographical performance, and socially/politically engaged practice. These critical perspectives will enhance and enrich your creative practice as we work to further your career as a theatre/performance practitioner/researcher.
WHY THIS PROGRAMME - You'll have multiple opportunities to develop, present and receive feedback on your own theatre and performance practice. This involves mentoring by leading professional practitioners when you create your final practice as a research project.
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The programme is delivered by leading academics in collaboration with theatre practitioners active in Glasgow's performance scene and beyond.
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Programme leader is Dr. Graham Eatough, one of Scotland’s leading theatre practitioners with an international reputation for experimental and interdisciplinary work.
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Mentors on the programme over recent years have included Richard Gregory, Ashanti Harris, Jenna Watt and Alan McKendrick.
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Our facilities include a large flexible-seat theatre seating over 200 spectators as well as smaller studio spaces.
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Glasgow is home to a huge variety of theatres that produce and show a range from the experimental and risky, to the traditional and repertory, from canonical and new writing, to devised and physical performance. World-leading venues include the Citizens’ Theatre, Tramway, Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA) and the Glue Factory.
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Students have the option to undertake a work placement, with Glasgow’s vibrant arts scene providing a range of opportunities to engage with diverse theatre and performance practices.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE Students on this programme learn in a range of ways including in person and group discussion, verbal feedback and collaborative working.
The programme is designed to give you a practical and critical engagement with many forms of theatre and performance practice through a variety of core and optional courses.
You can take either an optional course or a work placement (agreed and negotiated with your tutor) according to your personal interests and perceived needs. Your optional course can be selected from across the College of Arts & Humanities, enabling an interdisciplinary approach.
The programme concludes with a Practice as Research Project. This provides you with a degree of flexibility in relation to the focus of your advanced study. It permits further applied practice in the form of a major performance project or the opportunity to undertake an in-depth written study on an area of your choice.
Core courses Research Methods Contemporary Devising Practices Independent Practice Contemporary Dramaturgical Practices Practice as Research Project
Optional courses Our optional courses change each year, but recent courses have included:
Theatre Studies PGT Work Placement Professional Practice Live Art: Histories, Theories & Practices Autobiography And Performance
| Level | SCQF Level 11 |
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| Entry requirements | 2.1 Hons (or non-UK equivalent) in Theatre, Performance, Drama, Dance, Music, English Literature, Contemporary Art, or History and Cultural Theory. We may also accept degrees in other subjects. Extensive work experience may be considered in lieu of qualifications. A question-based personal statement is required. Please download and complete the personal statement template found in this section of the course page on our website, and submit it with your application. |
| Location | Gilmorehill (Main) Campus University Of Glasgow University Avenue Glasgow G12 8QQ |
Summary
This Masters provides an opportunity to develop your own theatre and performance practice in a critically informed context. You will be encouraged and supported to develop a reflective, rigorous and critically informed approach to creating your own work for performance. The programme encompasses practices such as contemporary devising and production dramaturgy, autobiographical performance, and socially/politically engaged practice. These critical perspectives will enhance and enrich your creative practice as we work to further your career as a theatre/performance practitioner/researcher.
WHY THIS PROGRAMME - You'll have multiple opportunities to develop, present and receive feedback on your own theatre and performance practice. This involves mentoring by leading professional practitioners when you create your final practice as a research project.
-
The programme is delivered by leading academics in collaboration with theatre practitioners active in Glasgow's performance scene and beyond.
-
Programme leader is Dr. Graham Eatough, one of Scotland’s leading theatre practitioners with an international reputation for experimental and interdisciplinary work.
-
Mentors on the programme over recent years have included Richard Gregory, Ashanti Harris, Jenna Watt and Alan McKendrick.
-
Our facilities include a large flexible-seat theatre seating over 200 spectators as well as smaller studio spaces.
-
Glasgow is home to a huge variety of theatres that produce and show a range from the experimental and risky, to the traditional and repertory, from canonical and new writing, to devised and physical performance. World-leading venues include the Citizens’ Theatre, Tramway, Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA) and the Glue Factory.
-
Students have the option to undertake a work placement, with Glasgow’s vibrant arts scene providing a range of opportunities to engage with diverse theatre and performance practices.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE Students on this programme learn in a range of ways including in person and group discussion, verbal feedback and collaborative working.
The programme is designed to give you a practical and critical engagement with many forms of theatre and performance practice through a variety of core and optional courses.
You can take either an optional course or a work placement (agreed and negotiated with your tutor) according to your personal interests and perceived needs. Your optional course can be selected from across the College of Arts & Humanities, enabling an interdisciplinary approach.
The programme concludes with a Practice as Research Project. This provides you with a degree of flexibility in relation to the focus of your advanced study. It permits further applied practice in the form of a major performance project or the opportunity to undertake an in-depth written study on an area of your choice.
Core courses Research Methods Contemporary Devising Practices Independent Practice Contemporary Dramaturgical Practices Practice as Research Project
Optional courses Our optional courses change each year, but recent courses have included:
Theatre Studies PGT Work Placement Professional Practice Live Art: Histories, Theories & Practices Autobiography And Performance
| Level | SCQF Level 11 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | 2.1 Hons (or non-UK equivalent) in Theatre, Performance, Drama, Dance, Music, English Literature, Contemporary Art, or History and Cultural Theory. We may also accept degrees in other subjects. Extensive work experience may be considered in lieu of qualifications. A question-based personal statement is required. Please download and complete the personal statement template found in this section of the course page on our website, and submit it with your application. |
| Location | Gilmorehill (Main) Campus University Of Glasgow University Avenue Glasgow G12 8QQ |
Summary
This Masters engages with a range of theatre and performance practices, explored in a critically informed context. The programme encompasses practices such as contemporary devising and production dramaturgy, autobiographical performance, and socially/politically engaged practice. You will be encouraged to develop a reflective, rigorous and critically informed approach to theatre practice, with the intention of enriching and enhancing your creative work and furthering your career as a theatre/performance practitioner.
WHY THIS PROGRAMME
- The programme is delivered by leading academics in collaboration with theatre practitioners’ active in Glasgow's performance scene and beyond.
-The programme provides multiple opportunities for students to develop, present and receive feedback on their own theatre and performance practice. This involves leading professional practitioners acting as mentors for individual students when creating their final practice as research projects. Our facilities include a large flexible-seat theatre seating over 200 spectators as well as smaller studio spaces Glasgow is home to a huge variety of theatres that produce and show a range from the experimental and risky, to the traditional and repertory, from canonical and new writing, to devised and physical performance. World-leading venues include the Citizens’ Theatre, Tramway, Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA) and the Glue Factory.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
The programme is designed to give you a practical and critical engagement with many forms of theatre and performance practice through a variety of core and optional courses. You can take either an optional course or a work placement (agreed and negotiated with your tutor) according to your personal interests and perceived needs. Your optional course can be selected from across the College of Arts, enabling an interdisciplinary approach.
The programme concludes with a Practice as Research Project. This provides you with a degree of flexibility in relation to the focus of your advanced study. It permits further applied practice or the opportunity to undertake an in-depth written study on an area of your choice.
Courses Include: RESEARCH METHODS CONTEMPORARY DEVISING PRACTICES INDEPENDENT PRACTICE CONTEMPORARY DRAMATURGICAL PRACTICES [[[THEATRE5033]]] Optional courses include
DRAMATURGY PLACEMENT BECKETT IN PERFORMANCE PERFORMING MEMORY
| Level | SCQF Level 11 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Entry requirements for postgraduate taught programmes are a 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent qualification (for example, GPA 3.0 or above) in a relevant subject unless otherwise specified. |
| Location | Gilmorehill (Main) Campus University Of Glasgow University Avenue Glasgow G12 8QQ |
Summary
This Masters engages with a range of theatre and performance practices, explored in a critically informed context. The programme encompasses practices such as contemporary devising and production dramaturgy, autobiographical performance, and socially/politically engaged practice. You will be encouraged to develop a reflective, rigorous and critically informed approach to theatre practice, with the intention of enriching and enhancing your creative work and furthering your career as a theatre/performance practitioner.
WHY THIS PROGRAMME
- The programme is delivered by leading academics in collaboration with theatre practitioners’ active in Glasgow's performance scene and beyond.
-The programme provides multiple opportunities for students to develop, present and receive feedback on their own theatre and performance practice. This involves leading professional practitioners acting as mentors for individual students when creating their final practice as research projects. Our facilities include a large flexible-seat theatre seating over 200 spectators as well as smaller studio spaces Glasgow is home to a huge variety of theatres that produce and show a range from the experimental and risky, to the traditional and repertory, from canonical and new writing, to devised and physical performance. World-leading venues include the Citizens’ Theatre, Tramway, Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA) and the Glue Factory.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
The programme is designed to give you a practical and critical engagement with many forms of theatre and performance practice through a variety of core and optional courses. You can take either an optional course or a work placement (agreed and negotiated with your tutor) according to your personal interests and perceived needs. Your optional course can be selected from across the College of Arts, enabling an interdisciplinary approach.
The programme concludes with a Practice as Research Project. This provides you with a degree of flexibility in relation to the focus of your advanced study. It permits further applied practice or the opportunity to undertake an in-depth written study on an area of your choice.
Courses Include: RESEARCH METHODS CONTEMPORARY DEVISING PRACTICES INDEPENDENT PRACTICE CONTEMPORARY DRAMATURGICAL PRACTICES [[[THEATRE5033]]] Optional courses include
DRAMATURGY PLACEMENT BECKETT IN PERFORMANCE PERFORMING MEMORY
| Level | SCQF Level 11 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | Entry requirements for postgraduate taught programmes are a 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent qualification (for example, GPA 3.0 or above) in a relevant subject unless otherwise specified. |
| Location | Gilmorehill (Main) Campus University Of Glasgow University Avenue Glasgow G12 8QQ |
The University of Glasgow is one of the UK’s most prestigious seats of learning, and the fourth oldest university in the English speaking world. Established in 1451 and recognised for its world-changing research and teaching, our people have always been at the forefront of innovation, including eight Nobel Laureates, two UK Prime Ministers, three First Ministers of Scotland, 10 Fellows of the Royal Society and 11 Fellows of the British Academy. Our past achievements inspire our current world changers.
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- is ranked 79th in the world: QS World University Rankings 2025
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