Acting for Stage and Screen
Edinburgh Napier UniversityActing for Stage and Screen MFA (PG) is a postgraduate degree at Edinburgh Napier University, based in Edinburgh, taught full-time over 2 years.
About this course
Our 2-year MFA is a unique vocational training that offers you a full run in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival at the end of your first year and extensive screen acting work and showreel opportunities in your second year.
You will be training within a vibrant, interdisciplinary postgraduate community of film and theatre directors as well as screenwriters and playwrights.
Classes are delivered by staff with extensive industry experience and our programme is respected within the profession. Our graduates have been featured on Netflix, Starz, BBC, Amazon Prime, Channel 4, and ITV, as well as working at the Royal National Theatre, The Traverse, the Lyceum Theatre, Dundee Rep, Bard in the Botanics, London Regent’s Park Open Air theatre, and have been nominated for Olivier and Ian Charlson Awards.
To ensure there is sufficient time to process your application, we encourage you to submit your application by the 30th of June.
Career Prospects
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Course Details
- Qualification
- Master of Fine Arts - MFA (PG)
- Study Mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 2 Years
- Start Date
- 2025
- Academic Year
- 2025
- Campus / Location
- Edinburgh
- Scheme
- Postgraduate
- Subjects
- Drama
2025-entry data — 2026 offers may differ