This programme provides students with the opportunity to study theatre, performance, and related cultural practices in a dynamic intellectual community in the heart of London. It combines critical theory, creative inquiry, and interdisciplinary research across contemporary theatre, live art, cultural tourism, experimental choreography, and political performance.
Students examine how performance engages with wider social, political, and environmental contexts, developing self-reflexive critical and performative writing practices. Core themes include capitalism and crisis, race and gender theory, trans politics, sustainability, and the climate emergency, reflecting the programme’s strong ethical and political commitments.
Through the cross-faculty network Performance@King’s, students engage with performance across diverse disciplines such as War Studies, Cultural Media, and Modern Languages. Students also have the option to take Performance Lab, a practice-based module with guest artists, to develop their own creative work.