Acting Classical and Contemporary Text (Taught)

The application deadline for this course is 31 MARCH 2026.
Please note, there will be multiple audition rounds for this course, please visit our website for specific information. Round one auditions will take place via Audition recordings only which will need to be completed via our Acceptd platform by the application deadline date.

MFA Acting Classical and Contemporary Text (CCT) is a course for actors who find themselves looking beyond traditional and contemporary artistic approaches as they seek to broaden and deepen their individual practice. Individuality is at the core of this postgraduate programme. We work with artists who use their social, moral, and ethical values to animate their practice. This is a course where you will have agency over your own work and be responsible for driving your learning and creativity forward.

It is this agency which makes the programme different from undergraduate study. With support from the staff team, you will write your own learning outcomes, determine your trajectory and ultimately, we hope, you will flourish as both a learner and a creative practitioner.

It’s an intense programme where actors and directors work together, creating a dynamic community rooted in creative collaboration. Highlights include developing original digital work for the On the Verge festival, performing or directing contemporary performance working in proto-professional ensembles and completing a month’s residency at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, London.

At the end of this residency, after undertaking classes with the educational team at the Globe, you will perform or direct sharings on the mainstage of Shakespeare’s Globe, a unique and iconic playing space.

If this narrative excites or inspires you, please get in touch with us to discuss how you can begin your artistic journey with us.

Important Audition Information
Please note, there will be two audition rounds for this programme, please visit our website for specific information. All first-round auditions are assessed from a submitted recording via our Acceptd platform, regardless of which audition location / type of audition you choose. The only exception to this is for applicants attending our overseas auditions.
Your audition location should relate to your preferred recall audition should you be successful in progressing through from the first round.

Our international auditions are still being confirmed. Information will be updated when available, please also check the website for details.

Curriculum Review
We are currently in the review cycle for our postgraduate programmes starting in September 2026, these courses are currently designated 'subject to revalidation'. This is standard practice during curriculum review periods. The outcome of this process, may mean there are some changes to how your programme is delivered.