MA in Musical Theatre, Goldsmiths, University of London

MA in Musical Theatre

This unique MA will enhance your critical understanding of the musical theatre as a popular entertainment genre. It will help you to sharpen your practical skills as a creative artist; on a practical level, it will assist you in working as a freelance writer, composer or producer of musical theatre.

Length:
1 year full-time or 2 years part-time

Applying:

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Deadline: 30 June (1 March if you are applying for external funding). We advise early applications, but may consider applications after the closing date.

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Entrance requirements:
You should normally have an undergraduate degree of at least upper second class standard in a relevant subject area. If your first language is not English you need a minimum score of 7.0 in IELTS (including 7.0 in the written element) or equivalent. Find out more about our English Language requirements.

Funding:
AHRC

Careers:
Musical theatre composer; librettist; lyricist; producer; marketing manager; production assistant.

Skills:
You will develop a critical understanding of the collaborative processes involved in the creation of musical theatre in the UK and USA. Composers and librettists/lyricists will achieve an enhanced ability to engage with the integration of dramaturgical and musical components of musical theatre writing, and a comprehension of the various factors involved in working within the industry. Producers will acquire an overall perspective on the industrial and organisational factors involved in musical theatre production, including methods of theatre marketing, systems of arts funding and policy, and a working knowledge of the strategies involved in producing a small-scale musical. Producers will also develop skills of leadership and teamwork and the ability to develop and critique their own approaches to working in musical theatre production.

Fees:
Please see Tuition fees.

Staff research interests:
Please see Staff research interests.

Contact the department:
Contact the Department of Theatre and Performance Secretary

About the department:
Theatre and Performance

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The MA focuses on the dramaturgy of the musical as a key factor in the future development of the genre. Expert professionals are regularly employed as visiting tutors, to maintain direct links with the industry.

What you study

You follow one of the two pathways as either (a) producer or (b) writer or composer. You undertake an analytic case study of a musical or production, a placement project and dissertation (producers), and a creative project involving either book and lyrics or music for a short original musical (writers and composers). Producers share some classes with the MA in Arts Administration and Cultural Policy.

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