Further Training
Studying Technical Drama at Postgraduate Level
If you decide to study technical drama post-Oxford, then hopefully this quick directory of options will help you to research possibilities. It is not exhaustive but it should give you a starting point. NB There are also lots of undergraduate (3 year) courses in technical theatre, which have not been included in this list; they are usually quite general in scope, or focused on stage management.
General
- RADA: Graduate Diploma in Theatre Technical Arts; 2 years
- Rose Bruford: Theatre Practices MA; July – August
- Central: MA in Advanced Theatre Practice (Production strand); 1 year
Stage Management
- Welsh College of Music and Drama: PGDip, Stage Management; 9 months to 1 year, starting in February
- Mountview: PGDip Technical Theatre – Stage Management; January – October
- Bristol Old Vic: Diploma in Professional Stage Management, 2 years
- ALRA: Diploma in Stage Management; 1 year
- Guildford School of Acting: Diploma in Stage Management; 1 year
Lighting Design
- Mountview: PGDip Technical Theatre – Lighting Design; January – October
- RADA: Specialist Technical Diploma in Lighting Design; 4 terms
Sound Design
- Mountview: PGDip Technical Theatre – Sound Design; January – October
Set Design (many courses also cover costume design)
- Mountview: PGDip Technical Theatre – Set Design; January – October
- Motley Theatre Design Course; 1 year
- Bristol Old Vic: Theatre Design Course; 1 year
- Welsh College of Music and Drama: Theatre Design PGDip/GDip; 1 year
Set Construction
- Mountview: PGDip Technical Theatre – Construction; January – October
- RADA: Specialist Technical Diploma in Scenic Construction; 4 terms
Costume
- RADA: Specialist Technical Diploma in Wardrobe; 4 terms
- Bristol Old Vic: Diploma in Professional Studies in Costume; 2 years
Scenic Art
- RADA: Specialist Technical Diploma in Scenic Art; 4 terms
Props
- Mountview: PGDip Technical Theatre – Prop Design; January – October
- RADA: Specialist Technical Diploma in Property Making; 4 terms
Useful links
- Conference of Drama Schools: www.drama.ac.uk
- ALRA: www.alra.demon.co.uk
- Central: www.cssd.ac.uk
- Mountview: www.mountview.ac.uk
- Rose Bruford: www.bruford.ac.uk
- Bristol Old Vic: www.oldvic.ac.uk
- Guildford: www.gsa.drama.ac.uk
- Welsh College of Music and Drama: www.wcmd.ac.uk
L Steadman
