Drama
A Level Drama and Theatre Studies emphasises practical creativity alongside research and theoretical understanding. Students learn through experience, seeing theatre and making theatre for themselves. Students are introduced to a wide range of theatrical styles and contexts as they explore plays practically, devise and work on performances. Students choose to develop as a performer, designer (lighting, sound, set, costume, puppets), director or a combination of these. Students will gain many invaluable skills, both theatrical and transferable, to expand their horizons. The exam papers are designed to allow students to demonstrate their creativity and imagination in interpreting set texts and by applying independent thinking as they evaluate a live theatre production.
A Level Drama and Theatre Studies emphasises practical creativity alongside research and theoretical understanding. Students learn through experience, seeing theatre and making theatre for themselves. Students are introduced to a wide range of theatrical styles and contexts as they explore plays practically, devise and work on performances. Students choose to develop as a performer, designer (lighting, sound, set, costume, puppets), director or a combination of these. Students will gain many invaluable skills, both theatrical and transferable, to expand their horizons. The exam papers are designed to allow students to demonstrate their creativity and imagination in interpreting set texts and by applying independent thinking as they evaluate a live theatre production.
Specification
Specification
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Past Papers
Past Papers
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Course Content
Course Content
Component 1 - Drama and Theatre (written Exam – study of two set plays and live theatre)
Component 1 - Drama and Theatre (written Exam – study of two set plays and live theatre)
Component 2 - Creating original drama (practical and coursework)
Component 2 - Creating original drama (practical and coursework)
Component 3 - Making theatre (practical and coursework)
Component 3 - Making theatre (practical and coursework)
Assessment
Assessment
Written exam (3 hours) (40% of overall A Level)
Written exam (3 hours) (40% of overall A Level)
Working notebook and devised performance (30% of overall A Level)
Working notebook and devised performance (30% of overall A Level)
Performance and reflective report (30% of overall performance)
Performance and reflective report (30% of overall performance)
Progression
Progression
Students develop skills that are not just essential for drama but applicable to a wide range of higher education subjects and in the workplace. This course refines students’ collaborative skills, their analytical thinking and their approach to research. Students grow in confidence and maturity as they successfully realise their own ideas. They learn to evaluate objectively and develop a sound appreciation of the influences that cultural and social contexts can have on decision-making. Whatever the future holds, students of Drama and Theatre emerge with a toolkit of transferable skills preparing them for their next steps. Higher education institutions value and respect the skills that drama and theatre qualifications give students.
Students develop skills that are not just essential for drama but applicable to a wide range of higher education subjects and in the workplace. This course refines students’ collaborative skills, their analytical thinking and their approach to research. Students grow in confidence and maturity as they successfully realise their own ideas. They learn to evaluate objectively and develop a sound appreciation of the influences that cultural and social contexts can have on decision-making. Whatever the future holds, students of Drama and Theatre emerge with a toolkit of transferable skills preparing them for their next steps. Higher education institutions value and respect the skills that drama and theatre qualifications give students.