About MA Writing For Theatre in University College Dublin

Throughout its history University College Dublin has been deeply involved in the progress of Irish literary affairs. Indeed, many of Ireland’s leading writers were educated at UCD including, James Joyce, Kate O’Brien, Flann O’Brien, Thomas Kinsella, Edna O’Brien, Frank McGuinness, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, Neil Jordan, Roddy Doyle, Marina Carr, Joseph O’Connor, Emma Donoghue and Conor McPherson.

This MA caters for emerging playwrights who are determined to:

• Enhance their creative and critical practices in a risk-conducive, collegial environment
• Engage and be inspired by encounters with key theatre makers and critical thinkers about performance and cultures
• Benefit from expert feedback from staff and associate theatre professionals
• Apply the insights and motivation engendered by experiencing a range of performances in Dublin and London.
• Discover how best to tell the stories you believe in.

This Writing for Theatre MA offers you the opportunity to devote a considerable amount of time to write, evolve and reflect on your own creative practices, in the context of a supportive academic environment which is dedicated to the analysis, exploration and reflection on modern and contemporary theatre and performance.  

Academic qualification equivalents

• A university degree in related subject

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS: A minimum overall score of 7.0 over all components and a minimum of 6.0 in each band on the Academic Version.  The non-academic version is not accepted.
• TOEFL:  A minimum score of 100 is required in the Internet based TOEFL (iBT) with a score of at least 20 in each section.
• PTE: Minimum of 65 and at least 59 for each item.

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• University fees are fixed each year, however additional expenses while studying in Ireland must be planned beforehand.
• Tuition fee for the academic year 2020-2021 is given below:

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