Film, Theatre and Performance
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1stin the UK for the quality of our research in Drama (REF 2021)
Top 100in the World for Arts and Humanities (QS World Rankings 2026)
1stin the UK for Film research outputs (REF 2021)
Why Film at Queen Mary?
Our MA Film programme integrates film theory and practice. You will have the opportunity to choose between three pathways in order to build your expertise. These pathways are MA Film (Theory), MA Film (Documentary Practice) and MA Film (Directing Fiction).
- Learn from expert practitioners
- Gain the skills and knowledge required to pursue a career in film or broadcasting
- We're ranked 2nd in London for Media and Film Studies (Guardian University Guide by Subject 2025)
Why Theatre and Performance at Queen Mary?
- The Department of Drama is one of the country's leading centres for the study of theatre and performance, with an international reputation for high-quality research and excellence in teaching.
- The MA allows you to develop mutually informing creative and critical skills, studying within, and contributing to the world-class scholarly and artistic ecology of London.
- Study subjects such as acting and embodiment, postdramatic theatre, art as activism and cultural politics
- Engage creatively and critically with theatre and performance that intervenes in the most pressing issues of our time: of gender, sexual, racial or class identity; protest, activism and direct action; and change towards climate and social justice.
- Expand your knowledge & practice with our reimagined modules 'Culture, Ethics, Politics', 'Body, Action, Documentation' & 'Performance, Activism, Social Justice'
- Choose from a practical or written dissertation
- Undertake practice-based research in theatre and performance
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Through rigorous academic engagement, the MA at Queen Mary has been an incredible opportunity to develop my creative practice. The course interweaves practical and scholarly thinking to help construct and refine your research interests and ultimately find your niche. The staff in the department are like no other, as they consistently provided me with invaluable support, inspiration and encouragement— Pianka Parna, MA Theatre and Performance (2023)
