Drama and Theatre Studies

Assessment

A level in Drama and Theatre will be assessed through a combination of a 40% written exam and 60% Non-Examined Assessment (NEA). Specifications require students to demonstrate a practical understanding of: • A minimum of two complete and substantial performance texts and at least three key extracts from three different texts placed in the context of the whole text. Students must study the work and methodologies of two influential theatre practitioners A level. Specifications in drama and theatre require students to participate in: • A minimum of two performances, one devised and one from a performance text studied during the course. The set texts will require students to articulate how they would perform in certain roles, and design for certain scenes, putting practical work at the heart of each specification. Set texts for Component 3 2020-2022: • Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Dario Fo • Woyzeck, Georg Buchner. Texts for both Component 1 (devising) and Component 2 (performance) will be decided during the first year of the course