The A-Level in Drama and Theatre will allow you to gain a deeper understanding of how theatre works. You will have opportunities to be a performer, theatre maker, and a critical audience member. You will be required to work practically with your peers, but will also need to spend time working independently researching material, and putting your knowledge and understanding on paper. As Drama students you must be prepared to put in your own time; watching theatre productions, carrying out research, learning lines, and rehearsing for performances. This course provides opportunities to develop your creativity, really sharpen performance skills and give a good grounding in the technical aspects of drama and theatrework. We’ll expose you to the professional world of Theatre and will see you grow in confidence, and imagination and allow you to demonstrate how collaborative working creates great outcomes for you, your colleagues, and the wider audience. Drama and Theatre Studies naturally lead to a variety of courses at all the major universities where you can select routes with an academic, technical, or performance focus. As a subject, it provides a good complement to the Social Sciences, English, Arts, Humanities, and Law, and along the way, you will develop many transferable skills, including, planning and organization, teamwork, communication, and critical analysis. Jobs are equally diverse. Subjects often paired with Drama and theatre are Dance, English literature, History, Sociology, and Psychology.