Drama and Theatre Studies

Assessment

Component 1: Theatre Workshop: internally assessed, externally moderated (20% of qualification) You will participate in the creation, development, and performance of a piece of theatre based on a reinterpretation of an extract from a text chosen from a list supplied by WJEC. The piece must be developed using the techniques and working methods of either an influential theatre practitioner or a recognized theatre company. Component 2: Text in Action: externally assessed by a visiting examiner (40% of qualification) You will be assessed on either acting or design. You will participate in the creation, development, and performance of two pieces of theatre based on a stimulus supplied by WJEC: 1. A devised piece using the techniques and working methods of either an influential theatre practitioner or a recognized theatre company (a different practitioner or company than that chosen for Component 1) 2. An extract from a text in a contrasting style chosen by the learner. Component 3: Text in Performance- written examination: 2 hours 30 minutes (40% of qualification) Sections A and B Two questions, based on two different texts, one written pre-1956 and one written post-1956. Section C Closed book: The extract of text required for answering the questions will be printed on the examination paper. A series of questions based on a specified extract from The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Details of the extract will be released during the first week of June, one year before the examination.