76 PhD programmes in Drama

The Drama programme offered by Queen's University Belfast develops advanced research expertise in theatre, performance, dramatic literature, and practice-based inquiry, enabling students to produce original scholarly and creative contributions across contemporary and historical performance cultures.

A PhD in Music Theatre at the University of Sussex invites you to work across media to challenge disciplinary boundaries.

The Ph.D. Theatre program at University of British Columbia offers students the opportunity to pursue theatre studies through coursework, comprehensive examination preparations and a doctoral dissertation project.  

The Creative Arts program offered by Western Sydney University aims to provide professional artists with recognition of both their practice and the contribution they make to professional and scholarly knowledge.

Theatre and Performance at University of Hull has a strong reputation for world-leading and internationally excellent research. 

The Drama and Performance Studies programme at University of Kwazulu Natal offers a full postgraduate programme, including Honours, Masters and Doctoral degrees. 

The Film Studies MPhil/PhD programme from The University of Exeter is  part of a vibrant research culture at Exeter. Staff and research students regularly present their research in the Centre for Research into Film Studies forum, which also hosts visiting speakers. 

The Dramatherapy programme offered by Anglia Ruskin University explores therapeutic practices that use drama, performance, and creative expression to investigate psychological, social, and cultural experiences through advanced research.

University of California, San Diego offers a groundbreaking PhD in Theatre and Dance in conjunction with the Department of Drama at UC Irvine. 

The Catalan Language and Literature and Theatre Studies programme offered by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona develops advanced research expertise in Catalan linguistics, literary studies, and performing arts.

Theatre Studies at University of Otago helps unlock such skills as self-confidence, teamwork, communication and creative expression, as well as giving you the chance to reflect on and inhabit lives vastly different from your own.

The PhD program in Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Pittsburgh prioritizes the integration of scholarship with teaching and artistic practice in order to prepare students to be competitive candidates for academic positions at a variety of institutions, post-doctoral research opportunities, and employment sectors beyond academia.

The Theatre Arts and Performance Studies Ph.D. program at Brown University takes a broad–spectrum approach to the study of histories, theories and methods of theater and performance.

The mission of the graduate program in Theater and Performance Studies (TAPS) at Stanford University is to educate students who work on the leading edge of both scholarly and performance practice.

At the University of Cape Town, we offer our graduate students a phd programme degree in Theatre. Join us! 

Drama, Theatre and Performance at the University of Sussex welcomes applicants with practice-as-research projects as well as historical, critical and theoretical approaches.

At Kent we have always been at the forefront of promoting and developing practice-based research. In addition to all the benefits of being a PhD student, you will have access to our excellent facilities and be supported by a technical team with extensive professional experience.

Drama at University of Hull has a strong reputation for world-leading and internationally excellent research. 

Research the dynamic global impact theatre can have on a wide variety of areas. Study the history of applied theatre or examine the interactions between theatre and refugees. We offer a Applied Theatre degree at the University of Victoria. 

The Theatre and Performance department at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg offers a PhD in the field of Theatre and Performance.