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Mountview’s MA in Theatre for Community and Education is a creative and challenging ensemble experience in the transformational power of theatre and theatre making.

In a society where access to the arts is at risk of being marginalised, this course develops the next generation of interdisciplinary theatre practitioners who will lead the way in providing meaningful arts experiences for all.

The course is aimed at theatre artists interested in the potential of theatre practices to address social, political and educational issues in a broad range of settings.

It is a professional training, vocational preparation and an education. It welcomes those practicing in youth, community and/or education settings, and those actors and performers looking to develop and diversify their career.

Working in a maximum cohort of 12 you will work with some of theatre’s most powerful pedagogies and practices, and consider ideas and perspectives from various fields of Applied Theatre and beyond. You will investigate barriers to arts engagement and inspiring approaches to widening arts participation while developing a growing awareness of those underrepresented in arts and culture.

Learning and teaching will involve a dynamic relation of practice and theory providing rigour and creativity through workshops, lectures, seminars and independent practice. Throughout the course you will learn and develop skills in teaching, leading and facilitating creatively and imaginatively.

Admission onto the course is by interview. Applicants must be aged 21 years or over at the start of the course. Students who do not hold an undergraduate degree will need to undertake an access assignment to establish suitability for undertaking the MA.

If an applicant’s first language is not English, and they have not been taught in English or studied to A Level standard in the UK, they will need to demonstrate an acceptable minimum level of competence through the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) (Band 6.5).

Mountview welcomes applications from people with disabilities and is keen to support all applicants to achieve their best. If applicants have any special requirements or access needs, these should be discussed with the course leader/administrator.

Mountview is committed to a comprehensive policy of equal opportunities for students in which individuals are selected and treated on the basis of their relevant merits and abilities. No applicant will receive less or more favourable treatment on grounds of sex, age, ethnic origin, disability, religion and marital/parental status or any comparable grounds.