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The University of Essex is one of the UK's leading academic institutions, ranked ninth nationally for research excellence following the last Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). For 50 years, East 15 has produced actors, directors, theatre practitioners and technicians for the international stage, TV, film and radio. We have designed this unique course for our international students, to offer the traditional acting skills, including voice, movement and singing, and approaches to rehearsal and public performances. You will draw upon existing practice but this is supplemented with specific teaching that will help international students. We also include advanced practical acting skills and the study of Shakespeare and other classical traditions. Our MA Acting (International) runs for 12 months and our MFA Acting (International) for 20 months. If you are a first-language student (USA, Canada, Australia etc) then you concentrate on accentdialect and RP. If you are a second-language student, then you focus on accent, rhythm, stress and diction. Our MFA students take a second year to work within a repertory company on fully-staged productions written and performed in English. We also run a field study option for our MFA students at GITIS in Moscow. Our graduates receive a comprehensive training, so can pursue careers in theatre and related professions in this increasingly global industry.