Overview

Bring your creative ideas to life with this innovative new course, which will equip you with the practical and imaginative skills to create designs for stage, performances and live events.

Key Facts

The Performance Design programme from Guildhall School of Music & Drama blends studio-based design work with hands-on experience collaborating on a wide range of performances using our state-of-the-art facilities. You will emerge from the programme with a range of speculative and fully-realised projects under your belt, and a clear sense of your own values and individual approach to performance design. You will be an experienced collaborator, having worked with a range of practitioners and peers at Guildhall. You will have an emerging industry profile and network.

As a Performance Design student, you will:

Develop a unique understanding of the creative, collaborative and practical elements of performance design, learning the practical skills and knowledge they require

Utilise our world-leading facilities to develop your performance design skills, beginning with studio-based projects and building to fully realised designs for public performance

Undertake a research project that reflects your individual interests, values and aspirations as an emerging artist

Explore the influence of the histories of art, design and theatre on your own identity as a performance designer

Make connections with established professional theatre practitioners, unions and societies that support professional practice

Programme Structure

You will undertake a major studio-based project to create a full professional design proposal and present this as you would in a professional context.

You will be inducted into working in Guildhall’s theatre spaces and introduced to the fundamentals of backstage practice.

You will undertake a role on a Guildhall School production in an alternative discipline based on your Associated Studies choices in year 1.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-14 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Normally students must meet the School’s general entry requirements for undergraduate programmes, which is two A-levels, or the national or international equivalent. Applicants must have at least one A-level or the national or international equivalent in an arts and design subject. In addition, students will need to submit an example of their written work unless they already possess a GCSE English at Grade 5 or above, or equivalent English qualification.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

31790 GBP / year

≈ 31790 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

9790 GBP / year

≈ 9790 GBP / year

Additional Details

Overseas fees

Year 1 - £31,790

Year 2 and Year 3- £26,230

Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Key information

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Language

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Delivered

Campus Location

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English requirements

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General requirements

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Additional Details

Living costs

London

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