Welcome to our Postgraduate Drama Online Open Day.
Recognised as one of the world’s top 10 performing arts education institutions (QS World University Rankings 2022), the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is one of the most dynamic, creative and collaborative institutions in the world. We are delighted to welcome you here from across the world to share more about our conservatoire.
If you have any questions about studying at RCS, please contact us at hello@rcs.ac.uk.
Students on the MA Musical Theatre programme choose to study either Musical Theatre (Performance) or Musical Theatre (Musical Directing), with both strands working closely together throughout their studies.
There are multiple opportunities for performance throughout the Masters programme, with a Commercial Concert, devised work and external opportunities as well as a full run of shows at the Edinburgh Fringe. Recent performances have included Company, Pippin, Urinetown, Legally Blonde and 9 to 5.
After twenty years pursuing a successful corporate career, Eu Jin took the plunge and applied to study musical theatre. Read our blog to discover Eu Jin’s story.
Jeremy, Ayana and Eklavey have recorded messages specially for Open Day attendees today, talking about their experience of the programme.
Have a read of our recent Q&A with Head of CCT Dr Marc Silberschatz to hear first hand about his insights into this postgraduate programme. Find out what Marc’s favourite aspect of the programme is as well as what he has learnt from his postgraduate students over the course of the years.
Previously, MA/MFA Classical and Contemporary Text students have been challenged to produce short, original, digital/hybrid pieces to explore their own creative voice as artists. Here, some of the submissions are shared with you showcasing examples of work in a variety of contexts.
Emergence is a festival of original work that took place for the first time in January 2022. The pieces — live and digital — explored what happens when makers are given small budgets and support as they tell the stories they want to tell in the way they want to tell them.
Emergence is a coming together of the final performance projects of the MFA Acting and Directing students, celebrating their creative artistry and skillset that they’ve learnt throughout this course.
Our Classical and Contemporary Text Masters has two strands — acting and directing — with students working together as an ensemble throughout the year.
Students who opt for the MFA (Master of Fine Arts), will study for an additional four months (covering 16 months in total); during this time you will position yourself as an autonomous artist and collaborative performance maker.
MFA students will conclude their course by creating a substantial piece of original work that will serve as a “creative calling card” to take to industry.
With five performance venues, recording studios, the UK’s busiest conservatoire archive and a library that has one of the most comprehensive collections of performance materials in the UK and internationally — you will have everything you need to thrive as an emerging artist