A Level of drama and theatre studies is an exciting, challenging, and very rewarding course. A mixture of both practical and theoretical work, the course challenges your understanding of the world and the people in it. It will help you develop your skills in the technical arts as well as performance elements. You will study the work of theatre practitioners from across the spectrum including the work of PunchDrunk, and theorists such as Antonin Artaud and his Theatre of Cruelty. You will explore a variety of genres and styles from naturalism to absurdism to expressionism and more. You will practically explore different ways to approach devising. You will work within a group to respond to a stimulus and use practitioners’ theories to create your original piece of theatre. You will also explore a play text of your choice and perform this to a visiting examiner. Finally, you will study two texts, Woyzeck and Machinal, and look at how you would approach them as a director and designer. You will also write a theatre review of a live play.
A minimum of 5GCSEs (or equivalent) ‘good’ passes or better including either GCSE Maths or English. 5 in Drama, plus 5 in English Literature or Language.
60% practical and coursework, 40% examined.
About Education Provider
| Region | South West |
| Local Authority | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Chandag Road, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 1PH |
A Level of drama and theatre studies is an exciting, challenging, and very rewarding course. A mixture of both practical and theoretical work, the course challenges your understanding of the world and the people in it. It will help you develop your skills in the technical arts as well as performance elements. You will study the work of theatre practitioners from across the spectrum including the work of PunchDrunk, and theorists such as Antonin Artaud and his Theatre of Cruelty. You will explore a variety of genres and styles from naturalism to absurdism to expressionism and more. You will practically explore different ways to approach devising. You will work within a group to respond to a stimulus and use practitioners’ theories to create your original piece of theatre. You will also explore a play text of your choice and perform this to a visiting examiner. Finally, you will study two texts, Woyzeck and Machinal, and look at how you would approach them as a director and designer. You will also write a theatre review of a live play.
A minimum of 5GCSEs (or equivalent) ‘good’ passes or better including either GCSE Maths or English. 5 in Drama, plus 5 in English Literature or Language.
60% practical and coursework, 40% examined.