Theatre and Creative Production

Murdoch’s Theatre and Creative Production major stands out for its inclusive, hands-on approach and access to professional performance spaces. You’ll rehearse and perform in purpose-built venues like the Nexus Theatre and Studio 411, while building skills in acting, stagecraft, multimedia and collaborative theatre-making. With a strong focus on wellbeing, mentorship and real-world experience, you’ll learn in a supportive creative community with direct professional pathways. Graduates go on to diverse careers across performance, production, arts education and creative industries.

3 reasons to study Theatre and Creative Production at Murdoch

1.  Bring your ideas to life on stage in purpose-built professional venues like the Nexus Theatre and Studio 411.
2.  Be mentored by working creatives from across the arts, such as actors, directors, writers, filmmakers and technicians.
3.  Build the confidence to speak, perform and create with professionalism and impact.

What you’ll learn

Build essential skills and knowledge to meet your career or study goals:

• Understand theatre as a way to explore complex human experiences across past, present and future.
• Analyse and interpret dramatic texts and performances to inform your own creative work.
• Examine cultural, historical and ethical contexts of performance-making.
• Develop collaborative, industry-relevant skills in acting, directing, stagecraft and production.
• Reflect critically on diverse perspectives and creative practices.
• Develop transferrable and professional communication and presentation skills.

Your career

When you graduate, you’ll be well suited to careers in a range of creative industries and fields such as live theatre production, online theatre production, arts administration, and online content creation. Careers could include:

• Acting (stage and screen)
• Theatre-making and directing
• Playwriting or screenwriting
• Production and stage management
• Technical theatre and design
• Arts education and administration
• Creative producing and content development