The Centre for Theatre and Performance at Monash University offers one of the most comprehensive Theatre programs in the country. By studying Theatre at Monash, students can take advantage of world-class facilities, opportunities and hands-on learning. Our Theatre units provide students with the tools to think critically about the field, preparing them for a future where theatre and performance increasingly cross genres, cultures, geographic boundaries, and modes of artistic expression.
The Theatre major addresses the making and analysis of theatre and performance. It is both practical and theoretical and reflects the premise that an understanding of performance processes and an active engagement with them is essential to the reading of dramatic texts or theatre history. The study of the past, present and future of the performance is grounded in both theoretical frameworks and reflective, participatory explorations of key themes and questions. Units cut across a wide range of approaches to theatre and performance and strive to achieve a balance between performance opportunities and a challenging academic program.
