Course Summary
Drama is all about how you create, perform and spectate theatre. It requires you to adopt the mindset of a professional director, actor, designer and writer. You work both as an individual and as part of a dedicated company. You also engage in analysis and evaluation through discussion and writing.
Course Details
You can expect personalised provision from a team of passionate, experienced and diverse drama practitioners who are dedicated to their roles. The ethos will be one that balances hard work with team play, which has innovative, ensemble-style theatre that speaks the truth at its heart.
How will it be delivered and assessed?
Component 1: Devising Here, you must devise an original performance piece, with the stimulus of one key extract from a text and the influence of a theatre practitioner. An example: You study Churchill s Love and Information influenced by Peter Brook. You work in a group of 4 performers to produce a 20-minute piece. You must also produce a portfolio which charts your research, the creative process and evaluates the devised performance (up to 3000 words). There are the options to be assessed as a designer and to voice record the portfolio. This counts for 40% of your final grade. Component 2: Text in Performance Here, you must be part of a group performance of one key extract from a performance text, and then a monologue or duologue from a different play. An example: You design costumes for a group scene in Macmillan s People, Places and Things which lasts its 4 actors 40 minutes to perform; you then perform the role of Nina in a 6-minute duologue from Chekhov s The Seagull. There is a free range of plays and role combinations (performer and/or designer). This counts for 20% of your grade. Component 3: Theatre Makers in Practice Here, you must take a written exam, lasting 2 hours 30 minutes and containing Sections A, B and C. This counts for 40% of your grade and completes the A-level qualification.
Entry requirements
5 grade 6s at GCSE including 6s in English and Maths; A good grade in GCSE Drama (9 6) will provide you with a strong foundation for A-Level Drama and Theatre, but is not a necessary entrance requirement here. Those beginning the course without GCSE Drama might have experiences of performance/plays outside of school; and/or you might have good GCSEs in Dance, English Literature, Film Studies, History and/or Languages.
Your next steps...
Drama and Theatre naturally leads to a degree in Drama or other related subjects, as well as professional diploma training for a future career within the arts sector.
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