Drama and Theatre Studies

Course summary

Lessons involve practical work, including collaborating with others, exploring ideas in different forms through a study of theatre history, text based work, improvisation, physical theatre and technical elements. Theory work includes reading and analysing texts and the ideas of different theatre practitioners. Students need to see live theatre both with the school and independently which will be discussed and analysed in lessons. The course is divided into three components: Drama and theatre; Creating original drama and Making theatre.In the practical components students may specialise in performing, directing and / or technical theatre.