Course summary
Please apply directly to the College. This vocational MA/MFA programme builds on and extends the work developed on our ground-breaking BA (Hons) Actor Musicianship programme, drawing on our strong links to theatre makers, directors, choreographers, writers, musical directors and performers involved in the development of this innovative area of theatre practice. Taught through vocational training, practice research and project work, it aims to develop interdisciplinarity as a core theatre making tool, with a focus on innovation and work that responds to audience, place and space. Why choose this course?
- From Bradford to Broadway, actor-musicianship is now part of mainstream theatre culture, whilst remaining connected to its roots in the alternative theatre movement.
- This unique MA offers you the opportunity to explore how to integrate the skills of music-making and acting in performance. Equipping you to create and perform work that contains the visceral power and poetry synonymous with actor-musicianship.
- Rose Bruford College was the first to develop an actor-musician training course and is regarded as the world-leader in this field with a long history of graduates working at the forefront of this area of theatre practice.
- Explore how musical and acting processes can interrelate and feed each other.
- This course offers an intensive and in-depth exploration of how musical and acting processes can interrelate and feed each other. Creating work that is both music as theatre and theatre as music.
Modules
MA Programme Specification: https://twk-media-offload.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/bruford.ac.uk/wp-uploads/2021/06/Programme-Specification-for-MAAMU-amended-Mar-22-1.pdf
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
- Course does not award QTS
How to apply
International applicants
Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance is London’s International Drama School. We welcome students from around the world for both BA and MA/MFA degree study in performance, design, management and technical arts, as well as foundation courses, short courses and summer schools. You will be studying close to London and have easy access to the amazing culture, restaurants and theatre there. When you study with us, you will join students from more than 25 different countries, and develop skills that could take your career all over the world. We have links worldwide with partner institutions for student and staff exchanges, collaborative projects and wider research initiatives. You may find our international students web page and guide useful: https://www.bruford.ac.uk/join/international-students/ We run webinars with virtual campus tours for prospective international students, you can register here: https://www.bruford.ac.uk/join/visit-and-experience/
Entry requirements
Applicants for Masters Programmes will be expected to have a good undergraduate degree in a related subject area. The College also encourages applications from those without formal qualifications who may be accepted on the basis of professional experience. In addition to this, applicants need to have a high standard of musical ability of their chosen instrument. Please note, for the purpose of admissions and application process, the ‘voice’ is not considered an instrument. Once you have filled out an expression of interest online, a member of our admissions team will contact you with an invitation to apply. You will be asked to submit an audition form with digital self-tapes, no more than 2 minutes each, performed in English: a. A piece of acting text (no longer than 2 minutes) b. Footage of a piece of music played on your chosen instrument(s) c. Footage of you performing a song, accompanied If successful, you will be invited to the second round which will be an in-person workshop and interview at our Sidcup campus.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Channel Islands | £17250 | Whole course |
| Republic of Ireland | £17250 | Whole course |
| EU | £23000 | Whole course |
| England | £17250 | Whole course |
| Northern Ireland | £17250 | Whole course |
| Scotland | £17250 | Whole course |
| Wales | £17250 | Whole course |
| International | £23000 | Whole course |
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
Rose Bruford College
Lamorbey Park
Burnt Oak Lane
Bexley
DA15 9DF