Drama and Theatre offers a practical and challenging course of study, which encourages students to develop and apply an informed, analytical framework for making, performing, interpreting and understanding Drama and Theatre. It gives students the opportunity to understand the place of relevant theoretical research in informing the processes and practices involved in creating theatre and the place of practical exploration in informing theoretical knowledge of Drama and Theatre. Learners are expected to develop an understanding and appreciation of how the social, cultural and historical contexts of performance texts have influenced the development of Drama and Theatre, as well as to learn the practices used in 21st Century theatre-making. Students will experience a range of opportunities to create theatre, both published text-based and devised work, and participate as a theatre maker and as an audience member in live theatre. There will be a number of theatre trips through the course, at least one each term, at a cost of c. £45-£50 each. In the event that we are unable to offer theatre visits, we have a library of performance recordings we are able to access.