Overview

About this programme

Developed in association with Wilkes Academy, and supported by the UK's leading pantomime producers, the emphasis of this MA is strongly vocational, allowing for formal industry ‘training’ and careers networking through placements and work experience. Learn more with this master of Contemporary Pantomime Practice from Staffordshire University.

Through the MA Contemporary Pantomime Practice, you will negotiate hyper-personalised learning routes, to develop your skillset in areas of pantomime practice you want to advance and explore in your practical study and training.

What's more, you will then work with established industry professionals and pantomime experts in workshops and rehearsals to explore these. These may include stock character conventions; audience participation and direct address; slapstick, comic routines and topicality; music, orchestration and sound; movement and choreography; the use of magic, transformation and illusion; scenography and design etc.

You will be taught by professionals with real-world experience in the theatre industry, using the fantastic studio spaces and workshop facilities at our award-winning institution.

On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: MA Contemporary Pantomime Practice

Programme Structure

Courses

You will begin your study by researching the landscape of current pantomime practice from a variety of different perspectives and contexts: commercial, repertory and community. You will explore the impact of past traditions and lineages, investigate and challenge notions of tradition, study regional, national and international differences in the expression of the form; and critically appraise how the impact of the COVID pandemic, and recent advances in digital technologies, has led to innovation and change. Where appropriate, your work will be further contextualised by developments in associated popular art forms including musical theatre, cabaret, drag, variety and circus.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 13 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-31 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-21 00:00:00 , International

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Language

English

PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

A 2:1 degree in a relevant subject or equivalent professional industry experience.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

16750 GBP / year

≈ 16750 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

9165 GBP / year

≈ 9165 GBP / year

Living costs

Stoke-on-Trent

United Kingdom

550 - 850 GBP / month

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Funding

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Overview

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Key information

Duration

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Delivered

Campus Location

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Living costs

Stoke-on-Trent

Funding

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