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MAFull-time1 yearOctoberGBP 11550 per yearGBP 22050 per year
MFAFull-time2 yearsOctoberGBP 11550 per yearGBP 22050 per year

About Creative Producing, MA - at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

As a student on the MA/MFA Creative Producing programme at Central, you will:

  • Real-world creative producing opportunities to develop knowledge and skills
  • Networking through placements with leading theatre and arts organisations, masterclasses and industry mentors
  • Student-led collaboration with writers, actors and designers on other Central MA/MFA courses

What is a Creative Producer?

The entrepreneurially skilled and culturally literate producer works in dialogue with artists to create performances and festivals, run venues and companies, manage projects, raise funds and investment, and negotiate commissions.

Central graduates have become successful producers, among them Sir Cameron Mackintosh, a name synonymous with Britain’s global pre-eminence in musical theatre, and David Jubb, whose pioneering work at Battersea Arts Centre characterises the vibrancy and originality of London’s contemporary fringe, or ‘off West End’ scene.

Opportunities on the course

The courses offer real-world creative producing opportunities within Central’s production calendar and with extensive industry partners, enabling you to build on your existing practice. These skills are in ever-increasing demand in a competitive production environment.

You will undertake masterclasses in producing with key industry leaders and innovators and take an active role in the organisation of events, productions and projects, underpinned by a solid critical understanding of the cultural industries and creative producing skills, relevant theory and current research in the performance field.

While learning, you will also gain a career head start by building a vital network of industry and peer contacts.

Who is the course suitable for?

These courses are suitable for:

  • experienced stage managers or production managers who wish to develop as creative producers
  • those already engaged in creative producing activities who wish to extend their knowledge in the field
  • business graduates with an interest in performance arts applications
  • experienced theatre or performance artists or graduates who wish to produce their own work and gain entrepreneurial skills
  • arts graduates who wish to instigate or curate the work of others.

The MA is for those with existing arts practice who wish to develop relevant knowledge and expertise, creative entrepreneurial and project management skills and become part of Central’s extensive network of industry collaborators.

A vocational, industry focused course

The MA and MFA have been developed in consultation with leading industry partners to provide a vocational course where you can apply your learning through a diverse range of practical projects. Central is involved in many external collaborative projects, so in addition to its own production activity and commercial theatre connections, its pioneering work in circus and site-specific theatre means excellent connections to a wide range of alternative theatre forms.

Embracing the challenges of creating a sustainable business is a core part of the course and Central is proud to have been recognised by the prestigious London Chamber of Commerce’s Commercial Education Trust (CET) for its entrepreneurial activity.

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Notes about fees for this course

Current fees for The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama can be found here: https://www.cssd.ac.uk/fees-funding/tuition-fees-and-additional-costs

Entry requirements

Contact Royal Central School of Speech and Drama to find course entry requirements.

Fees, Funding and Scholarships at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

Central have multiple scholarships, bursaries and awards for incoming and continuing students including the Leverhulme Scholarship of up to £10,000.

You can find out more about the funding currently available for Central students here

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