University of Brighton

 
The University of Brighton offers theatre writing training across two sites. Students can study for a BA Honours degree in Performance and Visual Art ( Theatre), during which they investigate performance art, live art, improvisation, site specific theatre practice and physical and visual theatre. They can also study playwriting and contemporary drama as part of a BA Hons in Literature or in Literature and Media Studies. The Literature and Media studies departments aim to encourage students’ creativity and knowledge, and has an innovative approach to teaching in this respect. There is a new MA in creative writing launching in September 2015, and students will be able to study script writing both creatively and contextually at this level. The staff teaching on these various degrees are taught by a mix of practitioners and academicians. The university has its own theatre, and events are sometimes linked to the Brighton Festival each year.
The university is based in the South East of England, with links to New Writing South, a professional development organisation for new writers for theatre and other scripts. It is 60 minutes from London by train.