Looking to expand your artistic and academic portfolio while developing as a theatre practitioner working in various performance styles and disciplines? Our MA in Theatre Making is for you.
Benefit from our unique network of theatre companies and arts groups, and craft your creative journey. Work independently, in companies, or with external partners, under our expert guidance.
And experience hands-on theatre creation for different audiences and settings. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to learn how to launch and manage your own theatre company.
Gain the skills, knowledge and confidence to pursue a music career. Whether as a performer, radio broadcaster, songwriter, music technologist, or events organiser.
When you join Hull, you join a buzzing creative community. A tight-knit group of performers, composers, songwriters, producers, music psychologists, and writers.
You work on major creative projects – both on your own and with like-minded creatives. You use industry-standard recording studios and performance spaces. And you get the chance to gain work experience at local live events.
Today’s musicians must be creative, knowledgeable, adaptable and entrepreneurial. At Hull, you not only learn about music. You learn on the job, by making music.
You’ll work on major creative projects, both individually and collaboratively. Surrounded by a tight-knit community of performers, composers, songwriters and producers.
You’ll use industry-standard recording studios and performance spaces. And get the chance to work at live events in and around Hull. So by the time you graduate, you’ll have the skills and knowledge to become the musician you want to be.
Our Theatre and Performance degree allows you to explore a combination of core and optional modules so that you can pursue your individual interests and develop your talents. You’ll work as part of a group to create a wide variety of performances – from plays or originally devised work, to comedy shows and multimedia productions.
In the first year of your programme, you’ll learn the basic acting and theatre making skills and key forms of theatre practice, along with associated theories and debates. You’ll hone your skills in physical and vocal performance as well as critical and reflective writing.
As you progress through your studies, you’ll examine theatre and performance in a variety of optional modules, from radio production to theatre directing, from Shakespeare to new trends in theatre and performance. You’ll be given the support and guidance needed to work independently, manage your own time and collaborate creatively with your fellow students – all of which are vital skills for performers and transferable skills that are valued by employers.
On this course, you’ll learn through a mix of lectures, seminars, workshops and practical performance projects, with assessments including essays, presentations and publicly performed theatre projects, which are produced in our own theatre studio and 350-seat New Adelphi Theatre.
Do you have a passion for storytelling? Are you interested in how different platforms can be used to engage different audiences? At Salford, you’ll be given the chance to study a variety of modules that examine the development of performance in the context of television and radio drama. You’ll also gain an awareness of the technical aspects of media production, including camera work, editing, lighting and sound.
In the first year of your studies, you’ll cover the fundamentals of media and performance, from acting for TV and radio to production skills. As your media and performance course progresses, you’ll choose from a variety of optional modules that will allow you to tailor your Performance and Media degree programme to your interests. For example, our Acting for the Camera course will give you the experience of working with ex-broadcast drama scripts which you will rehearse and record for camera under conditions mirroring industry practice.
You’ll learn through a mixture of lectures, seminars, workshop and performance projects, led by industry professionals with a wealth of past and current experience working in media. Your assessments will include essays, presentations and performances, all designed to enable you to develop a strong portfolio of work in your chosen area.
