Master of Theatre (Directing)

Develop your potential for artistic leadership and knowledge of your practice as a director, artist, performance-maker, collaborator and researcher. The Master of Theatre (Directing) focuses on developing the collaborative creative skills, reflective processes, leadership attributes and industry know how of directors for performance in the broadest sense of the term, including text-based theatre, new writing, devised work, live art and community and cultural development. The course is built upon core principles of: intellectual rigour, commitment to craft, artistic inquiry and self-reflection, ethical practices, interdisciplinarity and artform innovation. The program is delivered through lab-based workshops, seminars, lectures, self-directed exercises, tutorials, practical master classes, and national and international internships, taught by our internationally renown teachers.

To be considered for entry, applicants must have completed either:an undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline (such as the performing arts, music, visual arts, film, dance and digital arts), or equivalent; oran undergraduate degree in a cognate discipline (such as social sciences, architecture, landscape, computer science, cultural studies, applied sciences or international development fields), or equivalent; oran honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant discipline, with a weighted average mark of at least H2B (70%) across the honours year; orat least six years of documented professional practice in the creative arts industry.You must also submit a supplementary application:an artistic statement of no more than 1500 words which may include written and visual elements, anda curriculum vitae (CV), andthree referees.Shortlisted applicants must also attend an interview/practice observation.