MFA Professional Acting
Entry requirements
Applicants would normally be expected to have an undergraduate degree in a related subject area such as drama, acting, theatre studies or performance studies. However, applicants with extensive relevant professional experience will also be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please see “selection process” for further information, or contact our admissions team for further advice.
If English is not your first language, you will need to demonstrate English language proficiency through a relevant qualification, such as the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). For this course, an overall score of 7.0 is normally required, with a minimum of 7.0 in reading, 6.0 in writing, 7.0 in listening and 7.0 in speaking. Please contact our admissions team for further advice.
Months of entry
September
Course content
This course is a rigorous, intensive and unique actor training programme, available to students who are seeking postgraduate-level study at a leading UK Theatre School. With a deliberately small cohort, the programme provides a bespoke approach to meet the individual needs of each actor, and allows you to gain your Master of Fine Arts (MFA) qualification in just one year.
You’ll develop your skills as an actor, perform in a professional-standard theatre production for the public, and hone your acting to camera and voiceover skills with the School’s film and recorded media department, before preparing for your industry launch.
ⓘ This course is open to both UK and international students who do not require a visa to study in the UK. If you hold a UK or Irish passport, then you will be eligible to apply. We are unable to consider applications from students requiring a visa to study in the UK during the 2026–27 academic year. If you are unsure about your eligibility, then please contact the admissions team for further information.
�� Learn your craft as part of a close-knit ensemble of post-graduate actors
�� Perform in a professional standard theatre production
�� Meet agents and casting directors for practice auditions and individual feedback
�� Hone your acting to camera skills with the School’s specialist film department
�� Develop your professional practice as a well-informed and responsible actor
Information for international students
We regret that we are unable to consider applications from students requiring a visa to study in the UK during the 2026-27 academic year. For further information, please see the drop down “Students requiring a visa to study in the UK.”
Fees and funding
All students £27,150.00
We regret that we are unable to consider applications from students requiring a visa to study in the UK during the 2026-27 academic year. For further information, please see the drop down “Students requiring a visa to study in the UK.”
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- MFA
- full time11 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Admissions
- admissions@oldvic.ac.uk
- Phone
- 0117 973 3535