Drama and Theatre

Assessment

Both performer and designer focuses are possible for Components 1 and 2. Component 1 - Devising:- Students devise an original performance piece and use one key extract from a text and a theatre practitioner as stimuli, with a written portfolio 2,500-3,000 words detailing the devising process and the final devised performance / design realisation internally assessed. Component 2 - Text in performance:- A group performance / design realisation and a monologue or duologue performance / design realisation, each from one key extract from a different performance text, assessed by a visiting examiner. Component 3 - Theatre makers in practice:- Written examination: 2 hours 30 minutes; Live theatre evaluation; Practical exploration and study of a complete text (Equus or Accidental Death of an Anarchist) – focusing on how this can be realised for performance; Practical exploration and interpretation of another complete performance text (Antigone), in light of a chosen practitioner – focusing on how this text could be re-imagined for a contemporary audience.