Overview

The Acting programme at the University of Essex treats you as a professional actor-in-training within a working ensemble from day one. The training is centred on regular performance, with weekly and termly presentations leading to creating a major ensemble production at the end of the summer term.

Your future

Building on East 15’s distinctive approach to actor training inspired by Joan Littlewood’s Theatre Workshop, the MA Acting demands commitment, passion, and intellectual hunger. In addition to rigorous artistic training, the course offers comprehensive professional development, including exposure to agents, casting directors, professional artists, companies, and producers, as well as guidance in self-taping, audition technique and producing one’s own work.

Throughout the course, you’ll receive individual feedback and support from designated tutors, skills specialists, and visiting artists with extensive industry experience.

Whether you hold a degree in a related or different discipline, are looking to change career path, or are an actor seeking to refresh or extend your practice this programme gives you the skills, self-knowledge, and professional preparation required for an acting career.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Acting Methodology and Textual Studies

Advanced Research Living History Project, Devising Project and Acting for Camera

Theatre Production

Voice

Movement

Music and Singing

Contextual Studies

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-21 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-09-08 00:00:00 , National

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We recommend that you apply as soon as you are able to as courses may occasionally close early.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

76

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PTE Academic

60

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IELTS

6

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Loughton, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Drama View 160 other Masters in Drama in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

76

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PTE Academic

60

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IELTS

6

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General requirements

The applicants need to undertake a successful audition or video audition, plus have a first degree with an overall 2.2, or equivalent or suitable life and/or professional expertise.

They accept a wide range of qualifications from applicants studying in the EU and other countries. Get in touch with any questions you may have about the qualifications they accept. Remember to tell them about the qualifications you have already completed or are currently taking.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

22350 GBP / year

≈ 22350 GBP / year
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Citizens or residents

20150 GBP / year

≈ 20150 GBP / year

Funding

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Key information

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Credits

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Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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