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What if it was all just an act? This course 'sets the stage' for examining the phenomenon of live performance. We will rethink the historical roots of performance throughout the globe, engage with new ways of understanding old texts, and experience p...

This course introduces key performance skills which provide foundations for various acting methods, and transfer to other contexts, such as public-speaking. Skills developed include: vocal technique, text analysis and delivery, openness to fellow pla...

Performance is Everywhere! This course explores the performative possibilities which occur in everyday life- throughout time and across the globe – as inspiration for the crafting of original devised performances. You will gain opportunities to creat...

Why do we continue to perform plays from different time periods? What is gained by retelling these stories within our own contemporary moment? This course aims to provide you with skills essential to performing playtexts including a consideration of ...

This course explores the development, theory, and practice of Western dramaturgy from Romanticism to the present. Dramaturgy is the study of how meaning is generated in drama and performance. Students will learn and practice a suite of analytic and s...

This course explores how gender and sexualities are represented in global performance through the theory and practice of dramaturgy. Dramaturgy is the study of how meaning is generated in drama and performance. The heart of the course exposes student...

A study of a group of plays by Shakespeare (and his contemporaries), focusing particularly on their treatment of gender difference and gender ambiguity. The plays will be approached both as literary texts and as scripts for stage performance and film...

In this course you will explore theoretical and practical elements of scenography and stagecraft necessary in mounting theatrical productions, with practical training in designing sets, lighting and costumes for the stage. You will gain an understand...

A study of the diverse theatrical practices of theatre in Aotearoa New Zealand from the pre-colonial era to the present. There will be a core focus on how on how cultural identities have been formed and expressed through performance and playwriting. ...

This course explores devising processes in a laboratory setting, focusing on experimentation, testing of ideas, and applying theory to practical performance work. Students will learn and apply different methods of devising theatre through presentatio...

Are you ready for your close-up? This course allows you to advance and extend acting skills both for stage and for screen across a range of mediums. You will learn the different requirements of stage and screen acting, and complete practical exercise...

This course provides grounding in dramaturgical principles and approaches to both the reading and the writing of scripts for theatre. Students will develop an understanding of dramatic structure. The course will explore strategies for development of ...

A practice-based study of the creative and critical aspects of theatre production leading to performance of a full-length play. The class will form an ensemble, with an emphasis on critical contexts, performance skills, production roles, text analysi...

A critical and practical study of a particular historical period, national drama, or theatrical genre, and of the transformation of dramatic script into public theatrical performance. Please note that in order to be considered for this limited entry ...

Imagine if you could wear multiple ‘hats’ on a creative project? In this course, you can play out your triple-threat dreams: for real. Using adaptive methodologies, you will work (and play) alongside a group of peers to create and perform original sh...

A practical study of fundamentals of theatre directing, with particular emphasis given to script analysis and working with actors. Please note that in order to be considered for this limited entry course, your enrolment application must be submitted ...

This course explores the development, theory, and practice of Western dramaturgy from Romanticism to the present. Dramaturgy is the study of how meaning is generated in drama and performance. Students will learn and practice a suite of analytic and s...

This course explores how gender and sexualities are represented in global performance through the theory and practice of dramaturgy. Dramaturgy is the study of how meaning is generated in drama and performance. The heart of the course exposes student...

A critical and practical study of influential approaches to actor training in several cultural styles of performance. Classes will consist of examination of historical/theoretical bases for each approach to actor training, and practical workshops, le...

A practice-based study into the creative and critical theatre design processes involved in the mounting of a full-length theatrical production. Students will oversee a particular design role from conceptualisation through to realised and performed sc...

A critical and practical study of the process of collaborative production work in theatre, leading to the creation and presentation of collaboratively-developed work.

A critical study of filmed and televised Shakespearean drama.

This course explores advanced devising processes in a laboratory setting, focusing on leadership through experimentation, testing of ideas, and applying theory to the directing of practical performance work. Students will learn and apply different me...

A study of the diverse theatrical practices of theatre in Aotearoa New Zealand from the pre-colonial era to the present. There will be a core focus on how cultural identities have been formed and expressed through performance and playwriting. The cou...

This course provides grounding in dramaturgical principles and approaches to the reading and writing of scripts for theatre. Students will demonstrate advanced skills in dramatic structure and explore strategies for development of action, idea, stage...

Are you a fan of fanfiction? In this course, you will craft a creative short-form script for performance using adaptive methodologies. Taking inspiration from an existing story, you will explore the ethics and practices of multi-disciplinary adaptati...

In this course we investigate the potential of theatre and performance to act as a force for activism and social change. How can theatre respond to urgent global issues including the climate crisis, population health and wellbeing, structural racism,...

This course supports 300-level students to further develop their skills in technical theatre production and introduces them to practical strategies for managing creative projects.

“Whose Line Is It Anyway?” It’s yours. “Drop the Mic” ” is a critical and practical study of the processes of improvisation, including other related modes of comedic creation such as clowning, stand-up and sketch comedy. This class explores tools and...

A workshop in the art and craft of writing scripts for live performance. Entry to this course is by selection.

In this course, a range of historical and contemporary critical and theoretical perspectives are brought to bear on a representative range of classical and contemporary dramatic texts. Topics covered include classical dramatic theory and dramaturgy, ...