Theatre and Performance

About this course

Theatre and performance studies go beyond training actors: the discipline examines what performance is, how it functions across different cultures and historical periods, and what it can do that other art forms cannot. It draws on theatre history, critical theory, cultural analysis, and practical making, developing students who can think rigorously about performance and create it with purpose and skill. As the lines between arts and everyday life continue to blur, theatre and performance studies is increasingly concerned with forms of practice that extend beyond the conventional stage: site-specific work, live art, participatory and socially engaged performance, and the ways in which performance shapes identity and community. The three-year full-time Theatre and Performance programme at Queen Mary University of London emphasises that studying theatre means being a skilled writer, resear

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 45% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 20% of graduatescards →
• 45 / 100Media Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →

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