What will I learn?

Our faculty are theatre-makers, performance artists, theatre historians and performance theorists. They are experts in diverse interdisciplinary approaches to the study of drama, theatre, and performance.

Areas of Study

We welcome applicants with practice-as-research projects as well as historical, critical, and theoretical approaches to the following areas of study:

contemporary performance practice and experimental theatre
non-human performance
theatre and ethics
Live Art, visual art, and body-based practices
queer and feminist performance
dance and the choreographic
performance and popular cultures
contemporary theatre directing
interdisciplinary intersections (for example between performance and music)
early modern drama in contemporary performance
pedagogies of actor training.

Which department am I in?

Drama and Theatre

Study options

Full Time (4 years)

Tuition fees

拢21,500.00 (23,42,558) per year

This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

April 2025

Venue

University of Sussex

Sussex House,

Brighton,

Brighton & Hove,

BN1 9RH, SOUTHERN ENGLAND, England

Entry requirements

For international students

Degree requirements: You鈥檙e normally expected to have a Merit (an average of 60% overall) in a master鈥檚 degree. Subject-specific requirements: Your Masters-level qualification should be in a drama-related subject or a subject relevant to your chosen area of research. You should also show evidence of substantial research and/or evidence of professional performance-related experience. Your undergraduate degree-level qualification should be in drama, performance, or theatre studies. You may also be considered for the degree if you have other professional qualifications or experience of equivalent standing. English Language Requirements: IELTS (Academic) Advanced level (7.0 overall, including at least 6.5 in each component); TOEFL (iBT) - Advanced level 95 overall, including at least 22 in Listening, 23 in Reading, 23 in Speaking, 24 in Writing.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.