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Qualification
MA - Master of Arts
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Location
Goldsmiths Campus
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
21-SEP-26
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Duration
1 Year
Course summary
A unique programme for dramaturgs and playwrights, this Masters concentrates on the process of writing for live performance, together with an ongoing evaluation of the work in process.This Masters will help you establish a distinctive, individual approach as a writer and dramaturg. You will work on projects including site-specific work, writing for a specific audience, verbatim theatre and interdisciplinary collaboration.You will develop texts for performance, and refine your intellectual understanding of the diverse forms and contexts in which live performance can be made.You will be taught by experienced permanent staff, as well as visiting tutors, including Goldsmiths alumni David Lane, Juliet Gilkes Romero, Penny Black, Hanna Slattne, Somebody Jones and Morgan Lloyd Malcolm.You will have the opportunity to work on an interdisciplinary project with students from MA Performance Making and composers from the Department of Music. Your final project texts, performed and directed by industry professionals at the Soho Theatre in London, and attended by key industry representatives.Graduates from this programme are highly successful in obtaining commissions, dramaturgy posts and artistic directorships. All students receive Professional Orientation and career development support. Recent successes include:Kendal Feaver (commissions for The Almeida Theatre and The National Theatre 2024)David Luff (Artistic Director Soho Theatre 2024)Juliet Gilkes Romero (Writer in Residence National Theatre 2023-2024)Somebody Jones (Tony Craze Award Winner 2023)You will be based in one of the world’s biggest artistic and performance hubs: London. The capital is world-leading in new writing and contemporary performance, and offers many platforms for emerging artists, as well as professional and creative networking.The programme has strong links to a number of London-based practitioners, international networks, and venues in the field of new performance writing (see our Key Associate Organisations). Many of these contribute directly to the teaching of the programme.
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University information
Goldsmiths, University of London
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University League Table
71st
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Campus address
Goldsmiths Campus, New Cross, London, London, Greater London, SE14 6NW, United Kingdom
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/ Max 210138 66%32nd
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/ Max 10077.0 77%3rd
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/ Max 42.85 71%90th
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/ Max 223137 61%36th
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/ Max 10079.0 79%16th
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