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Drama and Theatre Studies
Drama and Theatre Studies (PhD)(full-time & part-time)
College of Arts, Social Sciences, & Celtic Studies,
Humanities
Course overview
This course allows students to undertake doctoral research in any areas related to Drama and Theatre Studies. PhDs may be conducted in the area of theatre practice (playwriting, direction, devising, etc) and academic research (theatre history, contemporary drama, etc)
Programmes available
PhD (Drama and Theatre Studies), full-time
PhD (Drama and Theatre Studies), part-time
PhD (Drama and Theatre Studies), part-time
Areas of interest
Theatre Archives and Theatre History
The Abbey Theatre Digital Archive
Irish Drama and Theatre
Shakespeare and Ireland
Theatre Practice and Theatre Production
Playwriting
Ensemble
Theatre and Globalization
Intercultural Theatre
Theatre criticism
Theatre and Digital Humanities
Performance Studies
Social Media and Performance
Researcher profiles
Professor Patrick Lonergan. Academic Director of the Abbey Theatre Digital Archive project. Research interests include Irish theatre, Shakespeare and Ireland, Martin McDonagh, and Theatre and Globalization.
See www.nuigalway.ie/drama/ for full staffing information
Contact Us
Professor Patrick Lonergan
Drama and Theatre Studies, School of Humanities
+353 91 49 2631
PAC code
PhD (Drama and Theatre Studies), full-time; GYG44
PhD (Drama and Theatre Studies), part-time; GYG45
Current project
Our research is conducted in association with the Moore Institute: www.mooreinstitute.ie/
Performing Shakespeare in Ireland - click here
The Abbey Theatre Digital Archive and other Irish Theatre archives – click here
NUI Galway announces plan to digitize Abbey Theatre archive:
Fees for this course
EU: €4,275 p.a. 2017/18
Non-EU: €13,250 p.a. 2017/18
