Theatre Design|Set Design & Realisation|        Costume Design & Construction| Scenography

Student painting a set

After a six week period of intensive training in set and costume design and realisation, you have the option to expand your practical knowledge or advance pre-existing skills. Through the development of skills, you are equipped to approach either a design project or realised production work.

 • Model making  • CAD
 • Photoshop  • Scenic art
 • Prop making  • Mould making
 • Scenic construction  • Pattern drafting
 • Millinery  • Tailoring
 • Pattern cutting  • Cutting on the stand
 • Corsetry  

Design projects are offered to set designers, costume designers or a combination of both as a scenographer. Projects range from classical text to opera, and are conducted both on and off campus. The projects offer a wide range of design opportunities and develop your applied skills and aesthetic language. With close guidance and support you will work towards a final presentation with a representative of the theatre industry in the UK.

You may be given the option to work as a costume constructor, scenic artist,constructor, or props maker in one of over 15 productions staged each year, ranging from intimate contemporary pieces to large-scale Shakespeare and Broadway musicals. Our performances take place in the college’s own theatre spaces and in major professional theatres.

English Language Requirements

Candidates for whom English is not their first language are required to demonstrate a level of fluency appropriate to professional training.

Fees

Course Fee (12 weeks) Accommodation (Per Week)
£8,000 £92.50

How to Apply

The application deadline for a 12 week Study Abroad programme is 3 months prior to the start of the term that you're applying for.

2010/11  Term Start Date Application Deadline
Autumn  27th September 2010 22nd June 2010
Spring  17th January 2011 12th October 2010

For further information contact admissions@rwcmd.ac.uk