Studying A-Level Drama and Theatre is anything but dull. Joining the vibrant and exciting Drama community allows you to experience a range of professional theatrical practitioners and plays. Practical work and applying stylistic strategies to play texts is at the heart of what we do. When devising your own creative performance pieces, you will work collaboratively and inherently develop your transferable communication skills. Guided by your teachers, you have the freedom to shape an imaginative and original production that you will share with a chosen target audience. You will study plays from the point of view of a director, designer, performer, and informed audience member. Theatre trips are offered frequently and there are also opportunities for workshops with established professional actors and directors. These practical experiences are supported by analytical and evaluative written work; Drama and Theatre require an inquisitive and imaginative mind and is a rigorous and academic choice. In short, Drama is the right option for you if you are creative, imaginative, and collaborative and enjoy a combination of practical performance and intellectual analysis.
Minimum 34 points. GCSEs should preferably include Drama at Grade 4 or above and, should include Grade 4 English, as literary skills are required in addition to practical ability. A student who has not gained a GCSE in Drama may be considered by means of an acting audition or other appropriate experience such as participation in school productions at Key Stage 4. A love of performing and improvising on the stage, in front of an audience, is essential.
Component 1: Devising (40%) • Devise an original performance piece. • Use one key extract from a performance text and a theatre practitioner as stimuli. • Centre choice of text and practitioner Component 2: Text in Performance (20%) • A group performance/design realization of one key extract from a performance text. • A monologue or duologue performance/design realization from one key extract from a different performance text. • Centre choice of performance texts Component 3: Theatre Makers in Practice (40%) Written examination: • Live theatre evaluation – choice of performance. • Practical exploration and study of a complete text – focusing on how this can be realized for performance. • Practical exploration and interpretation of another complete performance text, in light of a chosen practitioner – focusing on how this text could be re-imagined for a contemporary audience. • Centre choice of performance texts from two lists. • Choice of eight practitioners.
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Milton Keynes |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Phoenix Drive, Leadenhall, Milton Keynes, MK6 5EN |
Studying A-Level Drama and Theatre is anything but dull. Joining the vibrant and exciting Drama community allows you to experience a range of professional theatrical practitioners and plays. Practical work and applying stylistic strategies to play texts is at the heart of what we do. When devising your own creative performance pieces, you will work collaboratively and inherently develop your transferable communication skills. Guided by your teachers, you have the freedom to shape an imaginative and original production that you will share with a chosen target audience. You will study plays from the point of view of a director, designer, performer, and informed audience member. Theatre trips are offered frequently and there are also opportunities for workshops with established professional actors and directors. These practical experiences are supported by analytical and evaluative written work; Drama and Theatre require an inquisitive and imaginative mind and is a rigorous and academic choice. In short, Drama is the right option for you if you are creative, imaginative, and collaborative and enjoy a combination of practical performance and intellectual analysis.
Minimum 34 points. GCSEs should preferably include Drama at Grade 4 or above and, should include Grade 4 English, as literary skills are required in addition to practical ability. A student who has not gained a GCSE in Drama may be considered by means of an acting audition or other appropriate experience such as participation in school productions at Key Stage 4. A love of performing and improvising on the stage, in front of an audience, is essential.
Component 1: Devising (40%) • Devise an original performance piece. • Use one key extract from a performance text and a theatre practitioner as stimuli. • Centre choice of text and practitioner Component 2: Text in Performance (20%) • A group performance/design realization of one key extract from a performance text. • A monologue or duologue performance/design realization from one key extract from a different performance text. • Centre choice of performance texts Component 3: Theatre Makers in Practice (40%) Written examination: • Live theatre evaluation – choice of performance. • Practical exploration and study of a complete text – focusing on how this can be realized for performance. • Practical exploration and interpretation of another complete performance text, in light of a chosen practitioner – focusing on how this text could be re-imagined for a contemporary audience. • Centre choice of performance texts from two lists. • Choice of eight practitioners.