Theatre History

Careers

This programme provides students with unique advantages when seeking employment in the creative industries especially in the areas of theatre publicity, fundraising, outreach, research, and productions.  The Scottish Theatre Archive placement, in particular, develops the awareness of students to the issues and importance of documenting performance; gives understanding of the uses of archives for publicity and fundraising as well as  informing research for future productions; extends knowledge of the resources available for researching theatre history; and provides an insight as to the means by which archive repositories acquire, catalogue and make available their collections of theatre records.
Lesley Richmond, Deputy Director GU Library and University Archivist

The design of the Theatre History programme is intended to develop your knowledge and understanding of a range of historically, contextually located texts and practices in the field of theatre history. It enables you to analyse and examine critically diverse forms of historiography and their effects on the making and meaning of drama. Through the programme you will develop an understanding of how historical practices can be applied and embedded within a range of contexts including beyond academia – for example, as part of the processes of archiving or curating new work.
Alongside this, the programme also fosters more generic skills development (including presentation skills – written and oral, a capacity for critical reflection, project management, team work, and independent research skills).

The Theatre History programme provides excellent training for museum, school and other related educational and vocational careers. The critical components of this programme also provide a good foundation for students wishing to progress to doctoral study.