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Contemporary Popular Theatres – (M.A.)
Liverpool Hope University
Faculty of Arts and Humanities
| Location: | Liverpool / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 180 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Liverpool Hope University
A unique opportunity for in-depth, research-led study of the work, contexts and consequences of contemporary British and Irish popular playwrights.
You will be participating in the UK’s only postgraduate course in the field of contemporary popular theatre. If you have an interest in the plays of established writers such as John Godber, Willy Russell or Jim Cartwright or the emerging work of Richard Bean, Amanda Whittington or Roy Williams then this course will provide a suitably rigorous academic framework for further study.
The programme builds on established undergraduate provision in Popular and Mainstream Theatre at Liverpool Hope University and staff research expertise. You will follow a rigorous, balanced programme of study providing opportunities for academic and practical analysis of the field of contemporary popular theatre. The programme is based at the Creative Campus near Liverpool city centre and will make effective use of the proximity of the Everyman Archive and the Royal Court popular theatre season. The Artistic Director of the Hull Truck Theatre, John Godber, is currently Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre at the university and has strong links with the university; Godber’s SOLD (2007) played a sell-out run on campus as part of the Cornerstone Festival.
The programme's explicit focus on text and building-based performance creates a useful counter-discourse to the usual academic emphasis on avant garde work at this level of study.
Career Opportunities
Effective engagement with the dissertation and associated research methodologies may be of particular use to students considering further postgraduate work in the area.
Producing theatres may consider this course a useful preparation for dramaturgical work within the profession.
Contents
You will study four modules. In the first year you will begin with Contemporary Contexts which will examine some of the cultural and performance theory pertaining to contemporary domestic popular theatre and how this is distinct from historicized and international models.
This academic work will be balanced by the Special Topic module which will provide an opportunity for practical analysis of an under-represented aspect of popular theatre discourse.
* The first year will also see the allocation of supervisors and the start of research work for the dissertation. In the second year the Regionalism module will address the discourse of the local and perceived tensions with metropolitan centres.
* The second year will also see the completion of the dissertation..
Research Environment
All lecturers on the programme are published authorities in their fields and bring an in-depth knowledge to bear on postgraduate teaching. Popular theatres is an emerging research field at the University and there are already several PhD students working on various aspects of popular performance in the department. A feature of the programme will be the use of the 'Moodle' Virtual Learning Environment which will facilitate communication and the dissemination of specialist research materials.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Normally an Honours degrees in theathre studies or a related are of the humanities (usually 2:1, although 2:2 will be considered if there is clear evidence of engagement with popular theatre study or practice).
The programme is taught in English. Students whose first language is not English are normally required to have an IELTS 6.5 (including reading 6, writing 6), TOEFL paper based 560, TOEFL ibt 83 or other equivalent recognised English language qualification.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 560 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 83 |
Accreditation
Liverpool Hope University is a recognised body with degree awarding powers as sworn in by the UK Government.
Quality of UK universities is measured through the official Government agencies, the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) which consistently judged Liverpool Hope University to be of highest quality.
Liverpool Hope University's Business School, that was ranked top quality, having secured a maximum excellent rating (24 out of 24) in the UK Governments QAA inspection.
In the last Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), which is the official evaluation of the quality of research undertaken within UK higher education institutions, subject areas of Theology & Religious Studies, and Social Work & Social Policy, included work which ranked as of 4-star ‘world leading’. The subject areas of Computer Science and Informatics, Psychology, Education, English, and Music included work which ranked as 3-star ‘internationally recognised’, as was Politics and International Studies (including submissions from Business) and Drama ranked as 2*. For information on Liverpool Hope University’s RAE submission, go to
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