Playwriting & Dramaturgy

The MA in Playwriting and Dramaturgy cultivates the growth of the individual writer through an intensive one-year immersion in an ensemble-based learning environment. All students take modules on playwriting and other forms of theatre practice in which they also have the opportunity to specialise further, based on their own skills and interests. They will cultivate their skills as writers of dramatic texts (playwriting), and also increase their knowledge of a wide range of theatrical structures and forms (dramaturgy) to expand their range as artists. Writers on this programme will hone their craft through intensive mentorship and a rigorous programme of modules, workshops and theatre trips that places their individual work in the context of the contemporary theatre industry and the history of theatre craft. The programme concludes with a playwriting dissertation and features a public reading of the student’s new work at the Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance.