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Be the future of theatre & performance 2022 Prospectus
At Central... We collaborate.
We experiment.
We innovate.
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We collaborate with the creative Making theatre and performance is a
Your creative
industries every day collaborative process that brings people
together and helps them find common
Every day we collaborate in some way ground while celebrating their differences,
with the creative industries, whether and Central’s international and cultural
career starts
through professional placements, theatre diversity is an invaluable artistic and
visits or sessions being delivered on a learning resource. Graduates form a
course. Central’s connections with the lifelong, international peer support
arts community are truly global in nature. network, frequently working together in
creative and production teams around the
at Central
From being members of organisations, world after they graduate.
such as the United States Institute of
Theatre Technology (USITT), to working
Facilities that support your
with international partner organisations,
including Complicité and Graeae, training
Central’s industry networks provide The spaces within Central are designed
students with a vital link with the creative around the training needs of our students.
sectors that lasts beyond graduation. With six performance spaces, multiple
movement studios, rehearsal rooms,
Our graduates do amazing things purpose-built workshops and a wardrobe
You may have heard of some of our department, we have all the facilities and
famous graduates; what sets Central equipment you would expect of a leading
apart, however, is the sheer breadth of specialist arts institution. Being located in
fields in which our graduates excel. the heart of London means students are
around 15 minutes from the West End and
From working in schools in India, to other cultural landmarks, galleries and
building the sets for Secret Cinema’s museums where all forms of creative arts
Stranger Things, or starring in the Tony are showcased.
Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen,
our diversity of practice means you will We encourage you to experiment
find Central graduates across the globe and innovate
and in all areas of theatre, performance
and wider media. You can see more We encourage students to develop their
examples of what our graduates are unique professional practice as this is key
doing on page 18. to enhancing and evolving the creative
industries. Students are encouraged to
We are an international think outside the box and to come up
community of creativity with new ways to solve problems that
arise within the creative process. We
Being a small specialist institution means see examples of this innovation at the
our community of staff, students and numerous events we hold physically and
alumni is a close one, with graduates digitally, including productions, the BA
regularly visiting the campus to share (Hons) Theatre Practice Exhibition, the
their knowledge and experience with the Collisions Festival, which celebrates the
next generation of practitioners. work of research degree students and
creative fellows, or the collaborative
outreach projects undertaken by Applied
Theatre students across the School.
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Contents
06 20 30 42
06 Discover Central 20 Undergraduate Courses 30 Postgraduate Courses 42 Short Courses
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The creative arts have never 22 BA (Hons) Acting 32 MA Acting Classical 43
Beginners’ courses in acting,
been more important 23 Acting 32 MA Acting Contemporary writing or directing
10 Supporting your studies 23 Acting CDT 32 MA Acting for Screen 43
Developing skills in
10 Student support and wellbeing performance or writing
23 Acting Musical Theatre 32 MA Music Theatre
12 Academic support 43
Diplomas, summer courses,
Saturday youth theatre
13 Technical support 24
BA (Hons) Contemporary 34
MA/MFA Actor Training and Coaching
43 Online short courses
14 International student support Performance Practice 34
MA/MFA Movement: Directing and
16 Accommodation support 25 Drama, Applied Theatre and Education Teaching
44 Next Steps
17 Financial support 25 Performance Arts 34
MA/MFA Voice Studies: Teaching
and Coaching 44 How to apply
18 Beyond Central 25 Writing for Performance
45 Further information
26 BA (Hons) Theatre Practice 36 MA/MFA Advanced Theatre Practice
36 MA/MFA Creative Producing 47 Important Information
27 Costume Construction
27 Design for Performance 36 MA/MFA Scenography
27 Lighting Design 36
MA/MFA Writing for Stage and
Broadcast Media
28 Production Lighting
28 Prop Making
38 MA Applied Theatre
28 Scenic Painting for Stage and Screen
38
PG Certificate Applied Theatre with
29 Set Construction for Stage and Screen
Young People
29
Stage Management and Technical
38 MA Drama and Movement Therapy
Theatre
29 Sound Design and Production
40 Research Degrees (PhD/MPhil)
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Discover
On-campus open events
Our on-campus events provide an opportunity
to see the campus for yourself and feel the
Central
creative atmosphere at Central. You will be
able to meet staff and students and learn
more about the courses you are interested in.
Virtual events
We provide a range of virtual events which
introduce you to Central, our mission, our
courses, staff and students. Events change
throughout the year. See www.cssd.ac.uk/
discover-central.
Virtual tour
Our virtual tour is an excellent way to view
the facilities on campus from the comfort of
your PC or mobile device. You can see the
workshops, rehearsal rooms and performance
spaces in full 360 degrees, providing an
immersive insight into what life might be
like training at Central. View the tour at
www.cssd.ac.uk/tour.
Visit the campus
We run campus tours every week for
prospective students looking to apply to a
course. These are a general introduction to
Central and our facilities and offer a chance
to ask questions around student life, the
application process and accommodation.
You can book a place on a tour at
www.cssd.ac.uk/book-campus-tour.
Listen to our podcast
Our Discover Central podcast is a great way to
keep up-to-date with the incredible work being
done by the Central Community. You can listen
to the latest episodes and past episodes at
www.cssd.ac.uk/discover-central-podcast.
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The Covid-19 pandemic had a devastating
impact on the lives of so many around the
world in 2020.
While the creative arts sectors have been
heavily impacted, we believe that their
importance has never been more evident
than right now.
The arts have the power to entertain, educate
and enhance the wellbeing of individuals and
communities from all walks of life.
According to figures released in early 2020,
the country’s successful creative industries
contributed £111.7 billion to the UK in 2018,
equivalent to £306 million every day.
From Central’s inception in 1906, its mission
has always been to develop practitioners and
researchers who shape the future of theatre
and performance throughout the UK and
beyond.
This future will be different – performance
and theatre continuously evolve, but the
immediate future may see this happen at
a faster pace than before. New work, new
performance types and new mediums
will undoubtedly be explored and Central
students and graduates will be at the heart
The creative
of this. From digital initiatives to expanded
applied theatre work, Central’s training will
help prepare students to be the future of
theatre and performance.
arts have never
With our broad range of undergraduate
and postgraduate courses, and our focus
on experimenting and collaborating across
the School, it is in Central’s DNA to be at the
forefront of training the next generation
been more
of artists and creatives to impact this new
normal.
important
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Supporting an opportunity to talk with a practitioner in confidence
about any issues that may be causing concern.
Care leaver support
www.cssd.ac.uk/content/care-leavers
your studies All our counsellors are members of the British
Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
(BACP), or the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP).
As a member of the Care Leaver Covenant, we are
committed to increasing the number of care leavers
accessing higher education and have a bespoke
www.cssd.ac.uk/student-support Counsellors have regular clinical supervision of client
support package available which includes:
work and practise in accordance with the BACP’s Code
of Ethics. The service is free for students. a nominated member of staff who acts as a key
Central is a unique place to study and we
point of contact for care leavers and is able to refer
want every student to have an equally Mental health mentoring applicants to our various support services for the
duration of their studies
exciting and inspiring experience, as well We offer one-to-one mentoring for students with
a bursary for care leavers totalling £1000 per student
as feeling well supported from day one. mental health conditions including:
for each academic year, which contributes to living
assistance with pastoral matters which may cause costs and any other costs associated with studying.
To help achieve this, our Student Centre focuses on anxiety or stress
providing accessible, professional and compassionate
support with motivation and wellbeing Students’ Union
support in a one-stop hub, offering the convenience of
help with organisation, planning and problem-solving www.centralsu.com
meeting student support needs in one place.
tailored to individual needs
All students automatically become a member of the
Central is a distinctively energetic learning guidance on how to improve self-awareness. Students’ Union. The Union is led by 20 officers who
environment, where the practical intensity of
run year-round campaigns, societies and social events,
conservatoire training and the innovation and enquiry
of a university meet. This can be thrilling, but at times
Disability and Dyslexia Service including our Freshers’ Fortnight. Central’s Students’
www.cssd.ac.uk/disability-and-dyslexia Union works to give a voice to underrepresented
it can also be emotionally and physically challenging
students and is committed to enhancing the student
for some.
The Disability and Dyslexia Service offers a range of experience for all.
Student support
Our diverse team of expert wellbeing and disability information, guidance and support to students with
staff provide a safe, confidential and non-judgemental disabilities and specific learning differences including:
space, in which you can discuss any issue that may be
and wellbeing
affecting your ability to study, so that you are able to support during the audition/interview process
remain on track. free dyslexia/dyspraxia/ADD screening appointments
with specialist tutors
We want you to feel comfortable and empowered in www.cssd.ac.uk/content/counselling diagnostic assessments (at the student’s cost)
addressing any concerns that arise on your student
journey and we work closely with the Students’ Union diagnostic assessment feedback appointments
to ensure the student experience remains at the heart We are dedicated to ensuring students assistance with applications for Disabled Students’
of everything we do. Allowance
have access to the services they
Disabled Students’ Allowance funded needs
We provide, free of charge: require to make their time at Central as assessments
counselling and mental health advice welcoming and rewarding as possible, 1:1 in-house specialist study skills support
wellbeing advice and workshops allowing them to focus fully on their 1:1 in-house mentoring
disability and neurodiversity support disseminating information Schoolwide and to
training. relevant academic departments.
doctor registration information
international student support
Short-term individual counselling Neurodivergent learners
accommodation guidance
www.cssd.ac.uk/content/counselling About 18% of students at Central are neurodivergent
funding advice
consent training Undertaking a course at Central can often mean the learners. The Dyslexia Service actively encourages
need to move to a new city, perhaps even a new the understanding of dyslexia, dyspraxia and other
specialist bullying and harassment advice specific learning differences across the School and
country, away from family and the security of ‘home’.
induction events. is involved in promoting teaching, learning and
Intensive professional training can sometimes be
demanding as you learn to develop new skills. Changes assessment strategies that are inclusive at the point
You can find out more about support services on the of design. Central acknowledges and is committed
next few pages and do visit us for an open day, campus and adjustments can lead us to consider wider
questions about ourselves, our relationships and the to a Schoolwide approach to valuing and supporting
tour or see Central’s web pages for more information. neurodivergent students.
world in which we live. Counselling sessions provide
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Technical support
As part of our commitment to supporting students studying at Central, we have a
range of dedicated technical support.
Technical and Production computer workstations, offering applications such
as Final Cut Pro, a training suite with a selection of
www.cssd.ac.uk/content/technical-support
applications for Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and
The excellent facilities on our Swiss Cottage campus are image manipulation.
managed by teams of expert industry professionals,
who offer inductions, clinics and general support IT Services
Academic support
on a variety of subjects and skills. They also manage www.cssd.ac.uk/content/it-department-helpdesk
equipment, which reflects that used in the professions,
and work with industry partners to ensure all students IT Services is a team of specialists that acts as a central
have the most current resources available. Industry point of contact for IT-related issues or requests.
partners include ETC, GrandMA, Chauvet, DiGiCo, Central provides all students with their own personal
We offer a wealth of academic support to enable and empower students to make the Yamaha, d&b audiotechnik and many more. login, which will give access to a range of on-site,
most of their degree. We are also able to support different learning styles through dedicated computer rooms, running the latest
In the Costume Workshops, in addition to the facilities Windows and Mac environments. Students will also be
practices that include personal tutoring, as well as the Learning Skills Programme. for making, dyeing and altering costumes as required given access to digital services such as Central’s Virtual
on shows and other projects, the department provides Learning Environment, Brightspace and Office 365,
a high-quality haberdashery, materials for selected including Outlook and OneDrive.
Learning Skills Programme Library projects and stock equipment including sewing
www.cssd.ac.uk/learning-skills machines and interlockers by Bernina and Juki, steam All Central’s onsite computer rooms are equipped with
The library holds a specialist collection of drama and presses, a Comel fusing press and Miele laundry the latest technology, which has industry-standard
As a Central student, you can access the Learning theatre practice resources offered in a supportive equipment. software that has been carefully curated by the School’s
Skills Programme in a range of different ways to suit and creative learning environment. Staff will help you
academic community to prepare students for life after
your learning style and availability; this ranges from discover the information and resources you need to Extensive Scenic and Props Workshops provide their studies. Additionally, students have access to
one-to-one or group sessions, to accessing learning succeed and achieve as a student or researcher. facilities for the construction and painting of scenery ‘follow-me’ printing, allowing the flexibility to print on
materials on Central’s Virtual Learning Environment. on productions, alongside spaces to create props and any of the networked printing and scanning devices
Students are also entitled to join the Senate House effects using both traditional and digital techniques.
Our dedicated academic team of learning development that are located in strategically placed areas within
Library, the University of London’s central library, with
experts specialises in a range of disciplines, including the campus. Students with their own devices can also
access to study spaces in Central London, and access The Media Team maintains a broad range of audio-visual
research skills, academic writing and English for benefit from accessing internet-based services using
to outstanding arts, humanities and social science, equipment, provides advice and training, and works
academic purpose. the widely available WiFi network. IT Services can be
special collections, archives and digital resources. alongside students in support of course-based projects.
contacted by raising a ticket through MyCentral (student
The ethos of the Learning Skills Programme is firmly portal), or via email where our team will be able to
centred on strengthening the student’s independent Equipment and software are available for students
to explore and develop skills within the areas of provide support.
learning identities, so that you can use the tools and
learning that we offer to approach your course and photography, filmmaking, content creation and video
assessments proactively. projection, including editing suites with specialised
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International student support Before you arrive After you arrive
Auditions and interviews International pre-course
www.cssd.ac.uk/international-students
Central hosts international auditions and The Learning Skills Programme offers a
One of the great benefits of studying at Central is undoubtedly its location in the interviews for many of its courses. In the pre-course for international students,
past, auditions and interviews have taken which runs in September. The course
heart of London. As a student, you will be encouraged to experience the richness place in Singapore, Hong Kong, Toronto, is for all non-UK students and will
New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San prepare you for UK academic study, so
and diversity of performance on offer in the capital. We recommend that you make Francisco, Bangkok, Sydney, Santiago and that you can embark on your degree
yourself aware of what to anticipate in a UK university – modes of study and ways of Bogotá. Dates and locations for auditions fully prepared. The pre-course needs
and interviews vary and information can a minimum of 10 students in order to
life might be different from what you might expect in your own country. be found at www.cssd.ac.uk. run. If your chosen pre-course has fewer
than 10 applicants, it will be cancelled
English language requirements and you will be notified within a week of
the last date to apply, confirming if your
All of Central’s courses are taught in chosen course will run or not. Further
English and require evidence of IELTS 7.0 information can be found at
at a minimum. Further information can www.cssd.ac.uk/content/
be found on page 45. international-pre-course.
Student visa applications International Student
Welcome Event
Many students from outside the UK
require a visa in order to study here. If Our Student Advice Service hosts an
you are accepted onto a course, we will International Student Welcome Event,
send you information and paperwork for which brings international students
making your student visa application. Full together and provides key information
information on visa applications can be about Central and living in London. It is
found at www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. also an opportunity for students to meet
members of the Student Advice Service
who are on hand to help with any queries
you may have during your time at Central.
Students’ Union International
Officer
The Students’ Union has a dedicated
International Officer whose role is to
ensure that the views of international
students are heard and communicated
to the School. This officer helps organise
events specifically for international
students and acts as a useful point of
contact for students during their time
training at Central.
Learning development
Once enrolled, you will be able to access
a range of free learning development
resources through the Learning Skills
Programme, including, but not limited to,
one-to-one sessions focusing on English
with academic purpose and themed
short courses on other learning skills.
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Accommodation support Financial support
www.cssd.ac.uk/accommodation www.cssd.ac.uk/student-finance-and-funding
Finding the right accommodation is an important part of helping the transition into At Central, we are committed to supporting as many students as we can to help ease
university life. The Student Advice Service offers year-round accommodation support the financial worries of studying. We have a number of awards available for which
by providing assistance and guidance to both current and prospective students. prospective students can apply and we also encourage you to seek out external
Central students have a wealth of options available in regards to the types of funding opportunities that might be available.
accommodation they can explore, in different locations and at a range of prices.
Scholarships, bursaries and awards
Private rented accommodation Central aims to be accessible to all potential students
regardless of their background and to support them
The majority of Central students choose to live in
to achieve their full potential. The School provides a
private rented accommodation in north-west London,
number of scholarships and bursaries each year for
often with other students from the School. This can be
both new and existing students. Details on how to
a cost-effective way of being closer to Central’s Swiss
apply for scholarships, bursaries and awards, as well as
Cottage campus. The Student Advice Service holds
the latest list of what is available, can be found at
Accommodation Sharers’ Days during the summer
www.cssd.ac.uk/scholarships-bursaries-awards.
to assist students in finding a suitable property and
potential housemates.
Fulbright-Central Award
University of London Central also offers a specific award through the
Intercollegiate Halls Fulbright Commission, which covers the first year of
any MA or MFA course offered by the School for a US
Central receives an annual allocation of rooms in the student. Details can be found at www.fulbright.org.uk.
University of London’s Intercollegiate Halls across two
central London locations. This accommodation usually
includes both catered and self-catered options and the
External funding opportunities
application process begins in late spring each academic Prospective students who are seeking extra funds
year. to support their studies are also encouraged to use
online resources where external grants can be secured
Private halls of residence directly by the student; for instance, there may be
scholarship opportunities based within the applicant’s
Some students choose to live in private halls of country of origin.
residence either near to Central or within a short
commute. These privately managed student halls These include, but are not limited to, the Marshall
are not owned by universities: most are owned by Scholarship, see www.marshallscholarship.org, for
commercial companies. US students who wish to study at graduate level, or
the Colfuturo Scholarship, see www.colfuturo.org, for
University of London Housing Services Colombian students who wish to undertake study in
the UK.
This service is available for Central students seeking
further assistance with any accommodation issues, Central also nominates students for a number of
including legal advice and contract checking. The other external funding opportunities. We will inform
University of London Housing Services App, available offered applicants and enrolled students of any
on Apple and Android devices, supports students who awards for which they may be eligible to apply.
are looking for private accommodation in London. Students can search for external scholarships on
the online database The Scholarship Hub
www.thescholarshiphub.org.uk.
16 17Alumni theatre companies Recent alumni news
Naomi Ackie starring as Bonnie
and enterprises Below is a small selection of the alumni news we have
in The End Of The F***ing World.
Many of our courses encourage and support our recently celebrated:
‘When I left the course, I felt well
equipped with tools that would students to collaborate and produce their own work,
D
iane Alison-Mitchell has been appointed Head of
allow me to learn with every often leading to the formation of their own companies
Movement at Guildhall School of Music & Drama
opportunity given to me and push once they have graduated. Examples include:
the boundaries of what I thought R
iz Ahmed co-wrote and starred in Mogul Mowgli, which
C
assius Creative is a production and lighting design opened as part of BFI’s London Film Festival 2020. He
was possible in storytelling.’
partnership that specialises in working on music also recently released a new album, The Long Goodbye,
tours for artists such as Bombay Bicycle Club, Dua described as a break-up letter to post-Brexit Britain
Lipa and Years & Years
P
olly Bennett was movement coach and Nick
D
ante or Die who produce site-specific work that Trumble was dialect coach for Netflix’s The Crown
transforms ordinary spaces to create unique and
intimate theatrical experiences ia DaCosta directed Candyman, starring alumnus
N
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, and has also been
I llusion Design and Construct is a specialist announced to direct Captain Marvel 2
company dedicated to creating scenery of the
M
artin Freeman and Kristin Scott Thomas both
highest professional standard for all sectors of the
starred in BBC’s recent adaptation of Alan Bennett’s
entertainment and retail industries, including Secret
Image courtesy of Clerkenwell Films. Talking Heads
Cinema’s immersive shows
R
ob Lehmann is now Director of Young Lyric at Lyric
P
hosphoros Theatre who work and devise
Hammersmith, working on projects and activities to
productions with refugees that enable and empower
Beyond Central
engage over 30,000 young people in the arts a year
them to tell their own stories through the use of
theatre I ta O’Brien was intimacy coordinator for BBC’s
Normal People and I May Destroy You, which included
U
nlock Drama who work with marginalised groups,
www.cssd.ac.uk/alumni performance from Kadiff Kirwan, Emmanuella
including young and homeless people, ex-offenders
Cole, Sujaya Dasgupta and Karan Gill
and those with a history of drug or substance abuse,
For over 100 years, Central has trained many of the most distinguished theatre to deliver drama projects that help unlock life skills anusia Samal produced the Virtual Collaborators
D
that can support them in day-to-day life. Festival in response to the closure of UK theatres in
practitioners and performers working around the world. lockdown to help creatives continue to produce work.
Central’s graduates continue to make their mark N
aomi Ackie and Jared Harris won awards
in every avenue of the creative industries; they are at the 2020 BAFTA Television Awards for their Lewis Capaldi, Glasgow
actors, writers, artistic directors, scenic artists, lighting, performances in The End Of The F***ing World and 2020. Production and
sound, set, video and costume designers, prop makers, Chernobyl respectively lighting by alumni
teachers, voice coaches, interdisciplinary artists, company Cassius
E
leanor Tindall was shortlisted for a 2020 Stage
movement directors, venue and stage managers, Creative.
Debut Award in the category of Best Writer for her
dramatherapists and dramaturges.
play, Before I Was A Bear
Our graduates can also be found using applied theatre At the 2020 Black British Theatre Awards, Cherrelle
techniques to strengthen communities around the Skeete won Best Supporting Female Actor in a Play
globe, working in prisons, schools, hospitals and arts and Nari Blair-Mangat won Best Supporting Male
organisations using drama and the arts to change lives, Actor in a Play for their performances in The High
or conducting cutting-edge research to continue to Table and Cyrano De Bergerac respectively
influence industry practice.
E
mma Laxton won a 2020 Olivier Award for Best
Sound Design for her work on Emilia
Alumni awards and recognition
J ack Loxton won a 2020 WhatsOnStage Award for
Central graduates are at forefront of the arts and his performance in the West End’s Dear Evan Hansen,
entertainment industries, and have been recognised and also received a 2020 Olivier Award nomination
with accolades including Oscars, Golden Globes, for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
BAFTAs, and Tony and Olivier Awards, in addition to
specialist awards recognising the work of particular E
mma Dennis-Edwards was shortlisted for a 2020
disciplines. For example: Alfred Fagon Award for Best New Play of the Year
for BRICKS.
Image courtesy of Cassius Creative.
18 19Acting CDT Performance Prop Making Acting Costume Acting Musical Theatre
Arts Constuction
Lighting Design Scenic Painting Stage Management Writing for Performance
and Set and Technical
Construction Theatre
workshop
Undergraduate
Courses
Scenic Painting Design for Drama, Applied Set Construction for Sound Design Production Lighting
for Stage Performance Theatre and Education Stage and Screen and Production
and Screen
20 21Undergraduate Courses
BA (Hons)
Acting
I am interested in Acting
performing on UCAS Code: W410
Interim Course Leader:
Claudette Williams
stage and screen www.cssd.ac.uk/ba-acting
A comprehensive classical and
contemporary actor training that
prepares you to work in theatre,
film and television. You will study
longstanding theories and practices
while welcoming innovation and new
vision within a supportive and creative
environment.
At Central, we believe in the transformative power Acting CDT
of the artist. We train distinctive and versatile
UCAS Code: W410
actors with strong creative individuality.
Course Leader: Catherine Alexander
You will explore a range of international actor training www.cssd.ac.uk/ba-acting-cdt
methods that activate your imagination, develop your An innovative and rigorous actor
physical expression, cultivate the capacity to be in training, emphasising the creation of
the moment and enable you to collaborate and take new theatre. In particular, this course
creative risks. You will benefit from the expertise and celebrates the creative potential of
passion of the academic staff and visiting artists who collaborative processes alongside the
work at the forefront of contemporary theatre and development of the individual actor.
performance. Working together we aim to create a
range of dynamic new work from a place of rigour,
respect and joy. When you make an Andrew Garfield
Acting Musical Theatre
We have three well regarded and distinctive application to BA (Hons) Graduated 2004, film credits include
The Amazing Spider-Man 2, 99 Homes and UCAS Code: W410
undergraduate acting courses, all of which celebrate Acting, you will be invited to an Breathe. He was nominated for an Oscar Course Leader: Wendy Gadian
the many and varied techniques available to an actor
wanting to work predominantly in theatre, television, audition where we are able to for Best Actor in Hacksaw Ridge. Theatre www.cssd.ac.uk/ba-acting-musical-
credits include Angels In America at the theatre
film and radio. At the end of your three-year course, consider you for all three courses. National Theatre.
you will be able to transfer to full Equity membership. This course provides an intense
You will develop your individual skills while training as
Our audition process looks to ‘It can be a playground. The core teachers musical theatre training, with
an ensemble, creating a community of collaboration assess a wide range of inspire and can reveal parts of yourself that the emphasis on acting. You will
with fellow actors while also working alongside you might not know existed – if you allow interrogate a diverse range of both
students and professionals across all other parts of
different skills and potential them that trust and openness, you can musical and non-musical settings,
the production process. to determine suitability experience true creativity. It can be testing from Shakespeare and the modern
and a struggle, but that’s where most of the American realists to Sondheim and
We are proud to have developed a diverse range of for these courses. learning happens. I feel that my training at Central the popular musical.
graduates who work on an array of performance types, ultimately showed me how generous you can be
many of whom are known globally. While we have in this profession. You definitely get out of it what
been training actors for many years, in recent times we you put in. You are your own master. The teachers’
have seen the success of graduates that include Fisayo expertise is sacred. If you’re lucky enough to be in a
Akinade, Joe Alwyn, Ben Hardy, Hannah John-Kamen, creative environment with them, give all of yourself
Cush Jumbo and Karl Queensborough. to it, but never lose who you are. It all ultimately
comes from within you. And just play.’
22 23Undergraduate Courses
BA (Hons)
Contemporary
Performance
I am interested in Practice
making innovative Head of Programme:
Dr Stephen Farrier
and socially Drama, Applied Theatre
engaged and Education
UCAS Code: W490
performance Course Leader: Dr Gareth White
www.cssd.ac.uk/ba-date
Make theatre to change lives and
inspire change in communities. This
course will allow you opportunities
to devise, perform and facilitate
innovative performance outside
traditional theatre environments.
Performance Arts
There has never been a more important time for UCAS Code: W440
theatre and storytelling with the power to change Course Leader:
the lives of individuals and communities. Dr Duška Radosavljević
www.cssd.ac.uk/ba-performance-
These courses will develop you as a performance arts
maker, giving you the skills and opportunities to
Make, develop and curate
express and nurture your creative voice. With three The Teaching experimental performance, creating
distinct courses to choose from, you can decide
whether to specialise in applied theatre, experimental Excellence Award at the and exploring new and innovative
forms. There are opportunities to
performance or writing. These courses are for those 2020 Guardian University develop a range of specialist practices
who want to understand how the performance you
make means something, changes something or works Awards was received by Dr Nicola including live art, body-based work
and performance photography.
on a social issue in wider society. You will work with Abraham, lecturer and practitioner, Shereen Jasmin Phillips
our academic staff and visiting professionals from a
range of creative industries, as well as collaborating
for her work on integrating and Graduated 2010, is a playwright and
with students from other courses at Central. embedding Augmented Reality community arts producer, and is Writing for Performance
currently working as director of Young
Professional placement and/or community and (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) Vic’s Taking Part. UCAS Code: W470
Course Leader:
industry engagement opportunities are built into these technologies into her ‘Throughout my degree, I had amazing Dr Amanda Stuart Fisher
courses, and students have worked on projects in the placement opportunities ranging from
UK and around the world including in Cornwall, New teaching practice and www.cssd.ac.uk/ba-writing-for-
month-long school tours in New Zealand to performance
York, Mumbai and Hong Kong. Graduates from these course delivery. a three-month placement at Theatre Royal
courses go on to a wide range of careers, from setting Stratford East, which in turn propelled my Collaborate with award-winning
up their own companies and working as independent career in theatre. I was also introduced playwrights, arts practitioners
artists to working as theatre directors, playwrights, to industry professionals who have since and directors as you create new
producers, teachers and more. become mentors and colleagues.’ performance texts and explore
innovative forms of solo performance,
writing in community contexts and
for devised theatre.
24 25Undergraduate Courses
BA (Hons)
Theatre Practice
I am interested in
Head of Programme:
Dr Kathrine Sandys
designing, making Costume Construction
or managing UCAS Code: W460
Course Leader: Caroline Townsend
www.cssd.ac.uk/ba-costume-
the production construction
Learn pattern drafting, women’s
and men’s costume making, hat
process of making and accessories as you
interpret costume designs and create
theatre and live
garments for performance. You will
have the opportunity to undertake
costume supervision and placements
performance
with professional companies and
designers.
Design for Performance
UCAS Code: W461
The BA (Hons) Theatre Practice offers a deep Course Leader: Aldona Cunningham
understanding of the collaborative process of www.cssd.ac.uk/ba-design-for-
performance design, interpretation and production, performance
with intensive training in design, crafts or Train to work creatively in conceiving
production practices in one of nine specialisms. the aesthetic of space as a set and
costume designer, through intensive
The theatre, performance and live events industry is skills development and exposure
crucial to both society and the economy. It takes many Access to industry to industry professionals. You will
people to make a performance happen, all of them
highly skilled creatives whom you do not necessarily
professionals is part of all of work on speculative and realised
performances at Central, working
see when watching a performance or live event. the courses, whether through collaboratively with other members of
On Central’s Theatre Practice courses you will gain masterclasses or skills projects, Khadija Raza the production team and undertaking
professional work placements.
essential hands-on experience and work as part of
professionals supporting on Graduated 2017, is a Linbury Prize and
a collaborative production team. You will learn from Stage Debut Award-winning set and
a large number of practitioners from the creative productions, placements, the costume designer.
industries, while mastering the latest techniques and
final year exhibition or the Future ‘Studying at Central gave me the practical
Lighting Design
skills to ensure you are able to work on a variety of
skills I needed to work as a designer, as UCAS Code: W450
performance types and events. Practices project at the well as helping me develop an artistic voice. Course Leader: Nick Moran
The creative industries often evolve at a fast pace end of the final year. Collaborating with all the different courses www.cssd.ac.uk/ba-lighting-design
with new performance types emerging regularly. at Central gives a real sense of what it is
Learn to design lighting for live
Students and graduates from the BA (Hons) Theatre like to work in the industry and helps you
performance, developing creative and
Practice are undoubtedly contributing to the shaping make connections with people you will work
technical expertise. You will develop
and production of a new landscape of performance. with in the future. Since graduating, I have
key practical skills, such as rigging,
You will have the opportunity to be part of this new worked in a range of theatres including the
focusing and plotting for lighting and
future of the cultural industries, experimenting and Young Vic, Almeida Theatre, The Yard and
video and have opportunities for
innovating throughout the three years of training, in the Royal Exchange Manchester.’
professional work placements.
preparation for your professional future.
26 27Production Lighting Set Construction for
UCAS Code: W451 Stage and Screen
Course Leader: Nick Moran
UCAS Code: W464
www.cssd.ac.uk/ba-production-
Course Leader: Francis Johnson
lighting
www.cssd.ac.uk/ba-set-
You will learn to plan, rig, focus, plot construction-for-stage-and-screen
and maintain lighting and video rigs
Plan and build sets for a variety of
for theatre and other live shows. You
contexts including theatre, film,
will also have opportunities to develop
television, events and advertising.
management skills that, along with
You will learn traditional construction
your practical skills, will help you
skills and experiment with newer
position yourself at the forefront of
materials and techniques, as well
the industry on graduation.
as having opportunities to work in
professional industry settings.
Prop Making
UCAS Code: W462 Stage Management and
Course Leader: Dot Young Technical Theatre
www.cssd.ac.uk/ba-prop-making
UCAS Code: W491
You will receive intensive practical Course Leader: Peter Maccoy
training in making props using www.cssd.ac.uk/ba-stage-technical
a broad range of materials and
both traditional and cutting-edge Building on core knowledge of stage
techniques. You will develop research- management, stage technologies,
based, aesthetic and technical design lighting and sound, the flexible
interpretation choices and have course structure enables you to tailor
opportunities for industry placements. your learning experiences to suit
your ambitions. You will collaborate
Graduates go on
with teams of designers, makers,
performers, technicians, engineers
Scenic Painting for Stage
and Screen to work in a wide range and artists.
UCAS Code: W463 of different creative
Sound Design and
Course Leader: Carla Mardle
www.cssd.ac.uk/ba-scenic-painting- industries from theatre, Production
for-stage-and-screen
film and television to live Beth Duke UCAS Code: WW34
Work with a range of materials,
textures, finishes and effects as you events, video games Graduated 2019, is a resident sound
Course Leader: Peter Rice
www.cssd.ac.uk/sound-design-
paint backdrops and set pieces for
theatre, film, television and other and commercial designer at the Almeida Theatre. Beth’s
credits also include Scenes With Girls at
production
modes of display. You will learn to
interpret set designs – period to
settings. the Royal Court and One Jewish Boy at
Trafalgar Studios.
Exploring all aspects of sound design
and production, the course is rooted
modern, abstract or representational in theatre and also includes film,
The Sound course allowed me to meet
– and master skills to industry immersive, spatial and performance.
practitioners who continue to help me in
standards. It will prepare you for all elements of
my career today. It opened up opportunities
audio work in industry from theatre to
as the learning environment runs parallel
live, immersive and beyond.
to the industry. My peers, tutors and
visiting professionals are people who I still
communicate and work with today.’
28 29Acting Advanced Applied Theatre Movement: Actor Creative
Classical Theatre Directing and Training Producing
Practice Teaching and
Coaching
Research Degrees Drama and Scenography Acting
Movement Contemporary
Therapy
Postgraduate
Courses
Scenography Acting for Voice Studies: Music Acting Classical Writing for Stage
Screen Teaching and Theatre and Broadcast Media
Coaching
30 31Postgraduate Courses
In recent years, short MA Acting Classical
I want to take films produced by MA Acting
for Screen students have
MA Acting Programme Leader:
Martin Wylde
Course Leader: Ben Naylor
my acting craft entered and received awards
at national and international
Course start date: January 2023
www.cssd.ac.uk/ma-acting-classical
to the next level film festivals including
Sundance, Raindance, Monaco
This course examines the craft of
acting through work on some of
the greatest dramas ever written,
International Film Festival, including Shakespeare, Greek tragedy
and modern texts from the realist
London Short Film Festival
and expressionist movements. Our
and the Aesthetica Short intensive practical training hones your
Film Festival. skills as a creative, generous and self-
reliant actor and theatre-maker, and
explores how classic plays reflect and
illuminate the here and now.
MA Acting Contemporary
MA Acting Programme Leader:
Central’s one-year postgraduate acting courses are Martin Wylde
for actors with past training or prior professional Interim Course Leader:
experience, who are looking to refine their Morwenna Rowe
technique, stretch their creativity and develop Course start date: January 2023
specific skills and knowledge. www.cssd.ac.uk/ma-acting-
contemporary
These courses will train you intensively in the physical
and imaginative craft of acting and allow you to
Riz Ahmed This course develops the actor as
both a creative and interpretive
develop collaborative and self-reflective practice in Graduated 2006, is
artist with a focus on new work and
specialist disciplines. an Emmy Award-
contemporary writing. Our intensive
winning actor, musician, writer, producer
Experienced teachers draw upon a wide range and activist. He is known for his roles in practical training develops your
of different techniques, methodologies and HBO’s The Night Of, Rogue One: A Star Wars craft and collaborative skills with
practitioners. Depending upon the course, you will Story and Sony/Marvel’s Venom. He has opportunities to originate work
have opportunities to perform in theatre productions, also released his second album, The Long and to perform a play specially
short films and industry showcases, and to participate Goodbye. commissioned for the ensemble.
in acting masterclasses and sessions led by casting ‘When I came to Central, I was passionate
professionals. Our alumni go on to work in many about acting, but I was yet to understand the
different media including theatre, film, television, radio, necessary rigour and discipline needed to MA Music Theatre MA Acting for Screen
gaming and more. pursue a career in it. Central guided me from
Course Leader: Course Leader: Amanda Brennan
a place of blind enthusiasm to one of diligent Course start date: Autumn 2022
Our postgraduate acting courses attract talented Professor Paul Barker
craft, providing me with the solid foundations www.cssd.ac.uk/ma-acting-screen
individuals from around the world, and this diversity Course start date: January 2023
I needed over the coming years. It wasn’t
enriches the performance environment and the www.cssd.ac.uk/ma-music-theatre
always easy to make that transition; at times MA Acting for Screen encourages your
learning of the ensemble. development as a creative artist, with
the process was painful, and I fought against MA Music Theatre encourages and
it. But my course leaders showed such belief develops a wide range of skills, with a specialism in screen performance.
and patience towards us, and built such acting, singing and movement at the You will refine your craft in technical
trust, that I ultimately followed them into this core, across many genres and styles. classes and various film projects
unknown territory. I grew more in that one We see performers as creators and including a commissioned short which
year than I could have ever imagined.’ regularly produce new works with is publicly screened and entered for
professional composers, writers, international film festivals.
directors and choreographers.
32 33Postgraduate Courses
MA/MFA Actor Training
and Coaching
Co-Course Leader: Dr Jessica Hartley
I am interested in Course start date: Autumn 2022
www.cssd.ac.uk/ma-actor-training-
coaching
training, coaching, You will develop a practical
understanding of what it is to act,
teaching and
enabling you to work as an actor
trainer, coach, theatre practitioner
and a director of actors. You will learn
directing
pedagogical tools for coaching and
teaching actors, obtaining knowledge of
a wide range of acting methodologies
and practices, and benefit from wide-
reaching placement opportunities.
MA/MFA Movement:
Directing and Teaching
Course Leaders: Ayse Tashkiran
and Vanessa Ewan
Course start date: Autumn 2022
www.cssd.ac.uk/ma-movement-
directing-teaching
This a specialist, vocational course
These courses expose you to high-level training
for performance and movement
practice and provide the knowledge and practical
practitioners which seeks to develop
skills to allow you to direct or coach other
your expertise in movement teaching
practitioners in your fields.
and movement directing of the
They will provide opportunities to work directly with actor. You will be taught by current
performers in a number of different settings, learning professionals in their field of movement
how to plan sessions, engage with individuals or pedagogy, movement direction and
groups and deal with challenges that may arise. Led As a voice and dialect movement research and will belong to
by experienced practitioners and academics, and the fine history of movement at Central
supported by a range of industry professionals, you coach, alumnus Nick Trumble from Litz Pisk to the present.
will learn the latest techniques and thinking to prepare (MA Voice Studies) has
you for working in a range of different settings upon Polly Bennett
worked on a range of film,
graduation. Graduated 2011, is a movement MA/MFA Voice Studies:
theatre and television projects director and choreographer working
All of these courses are available as a full-time one- Teaching and Coaching
year MA or a two-year full-time MFA. The MA/MFA including The Crown, Call The internationally across stage, television
and screen. Credits include The Crown, Course Leader: Jane Boston
Actor Training and Coaching and MA/MFA Movement: Midwife, Bohemian Rhapsody, Killing Eve, Bohemian Rhapsody and the Course start date: Autumn 2022
Directing and Teaching are also available as a two-
year part-time MA. All will widen your opportunities to Mary Queen Of Scots, The Bond film No Time To Die. Polly is also www.cssd.ac.uk/ma-voice-studies
Co-Founder of The Mono Box.
develop knowledge and experience within a variety of Book Of Mormon and The Movement: Directing and Teaching
These courses are for graduates of
professional contexts in which new questions can be appropriate disciplines who wish to
asked, innovations in teaching, coaching and directing The Lion King. course enabled me to share space with follow a career in voice teaching and
can be developed, as well as confidence in articulating like-minded people and I was encouraged who seek specialised study and practice
your work in practice and in words. to pursue a creativity I had been holding in voice and speech. You will study
back. The course increased my awareness of with internationally renowned voice
different actor movement practices and lay tutors and professionals, and network
the foundations of my own methods that I with actors, accent coaches, speech
continue to develop today. therapists and singers and undertake
education and industry placements.
34 35Postgraduate Courses
MA/MFA Creative
Producing
Course Leader: Jessica Bowles
I am interested in Course start date: Autumn 2022
www.cssd.ac.uk/ma-creative-
producing
producing new The courses offer real-world creative
producing opportunities within
work
Central’s production calendar and with
extensive industry partners, enabling
you to build on your existing practice.
You will develop your network through
projects led by creative professionals,
placements with leading theatre and
MA/MFA Scenography arts organisations, masterclasses and
industry mentors.
2020 students showcased
their work through a
series of synchronous MA/MFA Scenography
and asynchronous virtual Course Leader: Dr Simon Donger
Course start date: Autumn 2022
presentations in their www.cssd.ac.uk/ma-scenography
online exhibition. The courses provide new opportunities
for experimentation and authorship
View the catalogue at through a diverse range of practical
www.cssd.ac.uk. and theoretical approaches to
performance design. You will explore
dynamic and innovative interplays
between the body, space and time,
informed by the use and misuse of a
variety of techniques, disciplines and
perspectives.
MA/MFA Advanced
The production of new and exciting work will
be at the heart of the next era of theatre and
Theatre Practice
performance. Aruna Ganesh Ram Course Leader: Dr Lynne Kendrick
MA/MFA Writing for
Graduated 2013, is a performance
Course start date: Autumn 2022 Stage and Broadcast
These courses, all of which are available as one-year
MAs and two-years MFAs, will enable you to nurture maker and founder of Visual Respiration,
www.cssd.ac.uk/ma-advanced- Media
a performance company based in theatre-practice
your creative voice and develop your skillset, and Course Leader: Dr Sarah Grochala
Bangalore, India. You will engage in a collaborative
provide exposure to a wide range of industry contacts. Course start date: Autumn 2022
‘The MA Advanced Theatre Practice nurtured laboratory for practical experiment as www.cssd.ac.uk/ma-writing-stage-
Benefitting from Central’s industry-standard facilities, my artistic sensibilities towards devised you create new work for an extensive media
potential collaborations with other courses and work. It allowed me a way to bring myself range of studio-based and public
extensive networking opportunities, they offer encounters. You will learn the skills These courses provide the
into the work while questioning larger socio-
vocational skills training and numerous opportunities and techniques of contemporary opportunity for you to develop the
political contexts. The course asks you to
to showcase your work. disciplines, for example, performer core competencies and skills of the
question everything, unlearn your beliefs
practices, composition and direction, dramatist, to explore your ‘voice’,
about theatre and find new beginnings,
Taught by expert academics and visiting professionals, or scenography, and explore new to develop your confidence in your
newer possibilities and to create your
students will work on a range of realised and theatre-making techniques and own writing and to understand the
own vocabulary for your work. My year in
speculative projects as they develop their skills. interdisciplinary performance different media contexts within which
London was filled with pleasant discoveries,
Graduates of these courses are innovative freelancers processes with an experienced you might work as a professional
challenging conversations and inconvenient
and entrepreneurs – work that they produce team and professional artists in a scriptwriter. You will train to write
truths and I believe those were building
wins awards and features at festivals and events supportive atmosphere of discovery drama for different media including
blocks for the work that I make today.’
throughout the world. and innovation. theatre, film, television and radio.
36 37Postgraduate Courses
MA Applied Theatre
Course Leader: Dr Selina Busby
Course start date: Autumn 2022
www.cssd.ac.uk/ma-applied-
I am interested in theatre
The course develops knowledge
using drama in and skills for drama and theatre
practitioners to work alongside a
range of distinct groups. It offers two
socially engaged specialist pathways: Drama in the
Community and Drama Education
or Drama and the Criminal Justice
settings or as a System, both of which may include
international industry placements.
psychological MA Drama and
therapy Movement Therapy
Course Leader: Richard Hougham
Course start date: Autumn 2022
www.cssd.ac.uk/ma-drama-
movement-therapy
This two-year course offers a specific
pedagogic approach to learning the
craft of dramatherapy and is a unique
combination of drama and movement
We offer three specialist vocational postgraduate
within an intensive experiential
courses which look at using drama with individuals
training. You will receive HCPC-
and communities.
approved vocational training in the
The MA Applied Theatre is a one-year, full-time and two- Sesame approach to dramatherapy.
year, part-time programme, which is highly regarded
internationally as a world leader with the largest number
of specialist teaching staff in the field. The MA Drama and
Movement Therapy is a two-year, full-time programme and PG Certificate Applied
teaches the Sesame approach. Students, upon graduation, MA Applied Theatre Theatre with Young
are eligible to apply to The Health and Care Professions students have access to People
Council for membership as an arts therapist (drama).
funding from The Leverhulme Course Leader: Dr Selina Busby
Both of these popular courses are practical and benefit
from extensive application of skills ‘in the field’, which takes Trust to support projects and Chance Marshall Course start date: Autumn 2022
www.cssd.ac.uk/pg-cert-applied-
the form of placements. They are crucial for preparing
students as practitioners and increase employability
placements that take place Graduated 2018, is lead therapist and a theatre-young-people
through building professional connections. overseas. In recent years, founding partner of The Self Space, and,
This one-year, part-time course
as a dramatherapist, has experience in
These courses are of interest to applicants who are looking opportunities have been adult mental health, addiction therapy, provides a qualification based on work
undertaken in partnership with the
to problematise working with drama in different social
contexts. The Applied Theatre programme offers the
available in the USA, India, and working with refugees and asylum
National Theatre in directing theatre
seekers.
opportunity to work in different community settings both China, South Africa and drama with young people. The
The course was transformative, challenging
nationally and internationally. These might include the
criminal justice system, hospitals and day care centres and
and South America. and stimulating. It aided me in becoming
course is run in association with the
National Theatre, as part of their
theatre education departments. The Drama and Movement more culturally attuned in having an
Connections Scheme, and you apply
Therapy programme offers placements working with clients awareness of the world around me and in
initially through the scheme at the
in mental health settings, children with autism and adults understanding the role dramatherapy can
National Theatre.
with learning disabilities. play in affecting positive change and growth.
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