Developed and led by renowned Actor Musician Jeremy Harrison, this vocational programme builds on and extends the work developed on the College’s ground-breaking BA (Hons) Actor Musicianship programme, drawing on our strong links to theatre-makers, directors, choreographers, writers, musical directors and performers involved in the development of this innovative area of theatre practice.
Taught through vocational training, practice research and project work, it aims to develop interdisciplinary as a core theatre-making tool, with a focus on innovation and work that responds to audience, place and space.
This course offers an intensive and in-depth exploration of how musical and acting processes can interrelate and feed each other. Creating work that is both music as theatre and theatre as music.
The programme’s strong ties to industry partners are enhanced by an exploration of place, space and community. You’ll explore how this most inclusive of theatre forms can continue to engage audiences of all ages; developing and building on the origins of the actor-musician movement as an alternative and progressive force, with a history of creating surprising and engaging live theatre experiences in all sorts of places and spaces.
Connected to London and Kent and with an international reputation, our Sidcup campus offers an ideal location to explore how actor-musicianship can continue to play a part in both international mainstream theatre and work that seeks to enrich and develop new and hard to reach audiences.
Applicants for Masters programmes will be expected to have a good undergraduate degree in a related subject area. The College also encourages applications from those without formal qualifications who may be accepted based on professional experience.
Applications remain open until the course is full. However, we understand the unique circumstances of international applicants and accept their late applications to our postgraduate programmes until 31 July.
Please get in touch with us at international@bruford.ac.uk for information on entry criteria if you are applying from outside the UK. You can also visit our international students page.
When you submit your online application you will be asked to submit:
With your application you will be asked to submit self-tapes:
Workshop
If successful, you will be invited to the second round which will be an in-person workshop based on our Sidcup campus.
Workshops and Interviews, the process has two stages:
Stage 1: Workshop
A three-hour workshop consisting of practical work and discussion that takes place at Rose Bruford College’s Sidcup campus.
Stage 2: Interview
The interview is an opportunity for you to meet the Programme Director and outline why you wish to study on the course and how you think it will inform your personal and professional development. It is also an opportunity for you to ask us questions about the course student life at Rose Bruford.
What shall I prepare?
2025 Entry
MA UK & Republic of Ireland Students (180 credits)
£18100
MA International Students (180 credits)
£24150
MFA UK & Republic of Ireland Students (240 credits)
£32350
MFA International Students (240 credits)
£32350
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