Theatre and Performance Practices

The Theatre and Performance Practices program of the University of Glasgow engages with a range of theatre and performance practices, explored in a critically informed context. The program encompasses practices such as contemporary devising and production dramaturgy, autobiographical performance, and socially/politically engaged practice.

Key facts

• You will be encouraged to develop a reflective, rigorous and critically informed approach to theatre practice, with the intention of enriching and enhancing your creative work and furthering your career as a theatre/performance practitioner.

• The Theatre and Performance Practices program of the University of Glasgow is delivered by leading academics in collaboration with theatre practitioners’ active in Glasgow's performance scene and beyond.

• A significant part of the program is delivered by professional practitioners, ensuring the program content is relevant and up to date with the latest developments in theatre and performance.

• Our facilities include a large flexible-seat theatre seating over 200 spectators as well as smaller studio spaces

• Glasgow is home to a huge variety of theatres that produce and show a range from the experimental and risky, to the traditional and repertory, from canonical and new writing, to devised and physical performance. World-leading venues include the Citizens’ Theatre, Tramway, Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA) and the Glue Factory.

Career prospects

This program is ideal for practitioners who want to develop their practice; graduates who are planning a career in theatre making; and those who want to look more in depth into aspects of theatre practice they have enjoyed and benefitted from through undergraduate studies. The program also provides an excellent foundation for PhD study and an academic career.

Courses include:

• Contemporary Devising Practices

• Independent Practice

• Debating Dramaturgy: Where Is Dramaturgy

• Dramaturgy Placement

• Beckett In Performance

• Performing Memory