MA/MFA Theatre for Children and Young People

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.

Application Guidance

When you submit your online application you will be asked to submit:

• A detailed personal statement (500 word or a 2-minute video recording). This should include why you want to study Theatre for Young Audiences, what you would bring to the course and what your current interests and passions are.

With your application you will be asked to submit evidence of previous work:

• Documentation/links to previous works (these can be a video of a performance, a script you have written, a video work, a performance text or score, an exhibition/festival you have curated, creative writing, academic writing/essay, digital work, critical writing/reviews, an audio work, written reflection on live work). The piece can be of any form or genre and should be made with a particular age-range in mind.
• Candidates from non-performance backgrounds should provide a portfolio or example of their work.

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?

• Candidates should prepare a short monologue or poem. The text can be from any play, era or poet and should reflect your interest in young audiences.
• For the stage 2 interview you do not need to prepare anything for the interview. This is an opportunity for us to learn more about you and for you to ask any questions you might have.

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)

£29850

MFA International Students (240 credits)

£29850