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About our programmes

Drama at Hull has a strong reputation for world-leading and internationally excellent research. We offer supervision of research degrees at MA by Thesis and PhD level in a wide range of subjects, reflecting both the individual interests of staff and our research groupings in Performance, Technology and Aesthetics; Performance Translation and Dramaturgy; and Research in Engagement and Participation.

Your research might take the traditional form of a wholly written thesis, or might be based on experimental practice supplemented by written critical commentary and other forms of documentation. Either way, you have the opportunity to expand your own knowledge, and that of the subject area, through original research in a form tailored to your needs, under expert guidance. We have three well-equipped performance studios – all with backstage facilities, including dressing rooms, control rooms, a design workshop, and costume and prop stores. Students also benefit from visits by speakers, trips to see performances and professional touring theatre, dance and music performances.

Research

Our experts welcome applications for postgraduate study across a broad range of topics. Our main research interests include:

Performance Histories

Classical Greek theatre
Medieval theatre
Early Modern English and European theatre
Early Soviet theatre
Czech theatre
Contemporary British and European drama

Applied and Social Theatre and Performance

Disability arts and culture
Theatre, engagement and citizenship
Performance and activism
Sport and performance
Performance, democracy and participation

Performance Practices

Scenography
Collaborative practices
Popular performance
Comedy
Theatre and embodiment
Live art
Intermedial performance
Audience studies
Historical and contemporary acting and directing practices
Systems of actor training
Theories of rehearsal
Dance and choreography

World and Intercultural Theatre and Performance

Afro-Caribbean and diasporic theatres
Theatre translation
Cultural re-appropriations of theatrical forms.