Why study Drama & Theatre Studies?
The performing arts is a varied and diverse industry. Drama and Theatre A-level can be a good foundation to prepare you for employment in this field.
Students who are accepted on the course will enjoy a variety of stimulating activities designed to allow them to study the world of drama and theatre. Students will have the opportunity to gain the knowledge to be a performer, director and critic. The course demands practical, creative and communication skills in almost equal measure.
A qualification in drama and theatre studies provides students with important skills. For example, the chance to work as part of a team to create drama; the chance to perform the work of others; the chance to independently research and study areas of interest.
This course will enable students to apply for academic study at university or practical drama at drama school.
Drama and Theatre Studies can also be good grounding for other careers such as law, education, hospitality or any other field in which inter-personal skills are valued.
Much of your time will be spent working practically with others. Regular attendance and good punctuality are important. Students will be expected to participate in live performances and to come to rehearsals outside timetabled lesson time. They will also be required to write about drama and develop their power of analysis.
Subject at A-level Unit 1: Devising
There are two parts to the unit:
Devise an original performance piece, using one key extract from a performance text and a theatre practitioner as stimuli. 1) A portfolio worth 60 marks. 2) The devised performance/design realisation worth 20 marks.
Assessment: internally assessed and externally moderated. Coursework 40% of the qualification, worth 80 marks.
Unit 2: Text in Performance There are two parts to the unit:
1) A group performance/design realisation of one key extract from a performance text, which is worth 36 marks.
A monologue or duologue performance/design realisation from one key extract from a different performance text. This is worth 24 marks. Assessment: externally assessed by a visiting examiner. Coursework 20% of the qualification, worth 60 marks.
Unit 3: Theatre Makers in Practice This is a written examination sat in June 2018.
A-level Assessment Section A - Live Theatre Evaluation
Students answer one extended response question from a choice of two requiring them to analyse and evaluate a live theatre performance they have seen.
Section A is worth 20 marks. 23 Entry Requirements
Students should have achieved at least a Grade C in their GCSE Drama to join the course. However, students who have
a
genuine passion for the subject will be considered for the course.
Students must have
obtained a Grade 5 in GCSE English Language.
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