Overview

Whether as a practitioner shaping theatre though storytelling, dance or music, or as a dramaturg in a literary department dissecting text, students will be introduced to a multitude of ways of creating new theatre. Working with leading practitioners and institutions from across the North, students will learn the key components of storytelling, character and structure.

'Dramaturgy' has several definitions, due to the ever-evolving nature of how theatre is created. Students will explore them all and be encouraged to define it for themselves, leaving this MA not only with a comprehensive understanding of how things have been done, but a vision for how they want to do things in the future.

Career

Students from the MA in Dramaturgy at Leeds Conservatoire will be excellently placed to work in a wide-range of theatre performances and performance projects, with experience they will be able to adapt to different size and scale projects. Upon successful completion of the course students may go onto careers which may include:

Dramaturg
Playwright/Screen Writer
Director
Artistic Director
Producer
Youth Theatre Facilitator
Teacher
Tutor
Literary Manager
Administrator
Arts Management
Arts Press and Communications

Programme Structure

Practical Skills fop the Dramaturg

Students will learn the skills and knowledge that is necessary to work professionally as a dramaturg in the theatre industry. These include:

Text work, both practical and reflective. This course teaches you the various ways to approach, dissect and shape the building blocks of storytelling (structure, narrative arc and character) so that you can form your own creative practice by breaking the rules and making your own.
Seeing a project through from concept to performance in a range of theatrical styles,from script-work to devising to dance-led pieces, working with writers, directors, performers and other creatives.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-16 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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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

Leeds, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Liberal Arts Literature Drama View 160 other Masters in Drama in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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60

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

A good honours degree in any subject, with an upper 2nd (2:1) classification or equivalent, usually theatre, music or theatre/music-related, but qualifications in other fields will also be reviewed and considered.

OR

Equivalent professional experience may also be accepted and reviewed at application and audition stages (see our APEL process),
All suitable applicants are invited for interview and/or audition
All students requiring a visa to study in the UK must meet the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) department's English
Language requirement of IELTS 6.0 with no sub-test less than 5.5.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

14800 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

8750 GBP / year

≈ 8750 GBP / year

Living costs

Leeds

United Kingdom

637 - 1103 GBP / month

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Funding

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