Master’s degree · Professional development
MFA Acting Classical and Contemporary Text
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland · Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Award
- MFA Acting Classical and Contemporary Text
- Audience & level
- Adults
- Format
- In person16 months
- Price
- £25,116whole program, 2026/27
About this program
Postgraduate acting pathway for actors and directors working together as an ensemble, with a month-long residency at Shakespeare's Globe; the MFA adds a creative calling-card project.
- Offering
- Degree program
- Fields
- Theatre acting
- Purpose
- Professional development
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Master’s degree
- Exact award
- MFA Acting Classical and Contemporary Text
- Award status
- Academic awardAwarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Awarding body
- Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- 16 months
- Delivery
- In personTaught at the listed teaching location.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Full-time
- Course dates
- Course Start Date: 20 September 2027
- Teaching location
- RCS Renfrew Street100 Renfrew St, Glasgow, G2 3DB
Admissions and auditions
Audition required
- Monologues
- Two pieces (one classical, written before 1800; one contemporary, written after 1970), combined length not exceeding 3 minutes, recorded.
- Self-tape
- Yes
- In-person audition
- No
- Callback
- Yes
- Audition detail
- First round by audition recording via Acceptd; recalls in Glasgow, London or live online via Microsoft Teams.
- Prior education
- There are no formal qualification requirements for admission.
- Language requirements
- The required IELTS level for this programme is 7.5 overall with a score of 7.5 in speaking.
- Intakes
- 20 September 2027
- Deadlines
- UK Applicant Deadline: 31 March 2027
- Official instructions
- Application and audition instructions
Fees
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per class, per term, per year, whole program) and is never converted or added up for you.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition fees, HomeTuition · mandatory | £25,116whole program, 2026/27 | Domestic students | 16 October 2026Source |
| Tuition fees, InternationalTuition · mandatory | £39,818whole program, 2026/27 | International students | 16 October 2026Source |
| Audition feeAudition fee · mandatory | £55one-time | All studentsRefunds: Fees are not refundable. | 16 October 2026Source |
Performance opportunities
As published by the provider. Showcases and productions are opportunities to perform; they do not guarantee agents, auditions, casting, union eligibility or work.
- Productions
- Month-long residency at Shakespeare's Globe, performing or directing sharings on its mainstage.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: experience level.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 16 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 16 October 2026)