Having an idea, thinking it through and lending it creative shape and form is at the heart of all activity in the Edward Alleyn Theatre. Drama & Theatre is an exciting and demanding course teaching pupils acting, directing, technical skills and other aspects of dramatic production through practice. You need to be bold, fearless, and an independent thinker. A keen sense of play, relishing the sharing of ideas, and working energetically within an ensemble to create ambitious original work of the highest dramatic order are key attributes of Drama & Theatre pupils. At the core of the course is the rich programme of visits to the best live theatre London has to offer, from the conventional to the ground-breaking; going to the theatre allows you to make a personal response to often challenging material. Developing an informed and critical response to Live Theatre and confronting historical, social, and cultural themes through drama provides a rich frame of reference for pupils to make connections with their other subjects and interests. Pupils will attend around a dozen theatre performances throughout the course; tickets for plays studies on the course are subsidised by the College. The choice of plays to be visited reflects our desire to challenge pupils’ expectations of theatre.
For those applicants currently studying GCSEs, we also require 14 points as a minimum entry requirement, where Grades 8 and 9 = 3 points, Grade 7 = 2 points and Grade 6 = 1 point. We would expect applicants to achieve significantly higher than our minimum grade requirement. GCSEs should include English Language, Mathematics, and a grade 8 in the three subjects to be studied at A level, where those subjects are being studied for GCSE. For 16+ applicants to enter the Remove from elsewhere in the UK, the minimum requirement for entry will be 14 points at GCSE (see above) or the equivalent. We look for a grade 8 or above in English Language, Mathematics, and all subjects chosen for study at A level. A-level grades are not commonly achieved without at least a grade 8 at GCSE in the same or related subjects. The most competitive universities will expect a mixture of A and A* grades at the A level.
Component 1 – Interpreting Drama & Theatre 40% Written Examination • Knowledge and Understanding of Drama and Theatre • Study of prescribed plays which include Sophocles’ Antigone, Dario Fo’s Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Timberlake Wertenbaker’s Our Country’s Good • Analysis and evaluation of the work of Live Theatre makers Component 2 – Creating Original Drama 30% Practical Coursework • Creating and performing a piece of originally devised Drama influenced by the work and methodologies of an influential theatre practitioner, eg, Kneehigh, Headlong, Complicité, Frantic Assembly, Emma Rice. • Research and application of ideas in a written working notebook form part of this practical coursework. Component 3 – Making Theatre 30% Practical Coursework • Practical exploration and interpretation of extracts from a range of plays chosen by the pupil. These will be presented in the form of a monologue and duologue with the final assessed piece being an ensemble presentation staged for a public audience. Again, the presentation of extracts will be fuelled by an influential theatre practitioner eg Steven Berkoff, Bertolt Brecht, Antonin Artaud, Katie Mitchell, and Konstantin Stanislavski. • A reflective report with analysis and evaluation of the theatrical interpretation of the extract forms part of this practical coursework.
About Education Provider
| Region | London |
| Local Authority | Southwark |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | £48,324 - £51,546 |
| Sixth Form Fee | £24,693; |
| Address | Dulwich Common, Dulwich, London, SE21 7LD |
Having an idea, thinking it through and lending it creative shape and form is at the heart of all activity in the Edward Alleyn Theatre. Drama & Theatre is an exciting and demanding course teaching pupils acting, directing, technical skills and other aspects of dramatic production through practice. You need to be bold, fearless, and an independent thinker. A keen sense of play, relishing the sharing of ideas, and working energetically within an ensemble to create ambitious original work of the highest dramatic order are key attributes of Drama & Theatre pupils. At the core of the course is the rich programme of visits to the best live theatre London has to offer, from the conventional to the ground-breaking; going to the theatre allows you to make a personal response to often challenging material. Developing an informed and critical response to Live Theatre and confronting historical, social, and cultural themes through drama provides a rich frame of reference for pupils to make connections with their other subjects and interests. Pupils will attend around a dozen theatre performances throughout the course; tickets for plays studies on the course are subsidised by the College. The choice of plays to be visited reflects our desire to challenge pupils’ expectations of theatre.
For those applicants currently studying GCSEs, we also require 14 points as a minimum entry requirement, where Grades 8 and 9 = 3 points, Grade 7 = 2 points and Grade 6 = 1 point. We would expect applicants to achieve significantly higher than our minimum grade requirement. GCSEs should include English Language, Mathematics, and a grade 8 in the three subjects to be studied at A level, where those subjects are being studied for GCSE. For 16+ applicants to enter the Remove from elsewhere in the UK, the minimum requirement for entry will be 14 points at GCSE (see above) or the equivalent. We look for a grade 8 or above in English Language, Mathematics, and all subjects chosen for study at A level. A-level grades are not commonly achieved without at least a grade 8 at GCSE in the same or related subjects. The most competitive universities will expect a mixture of A and A* grades at the A level.
Component 1 – Interpreting Drama & Theatre 40% Written Examination • Knowledge and Understanding of Drama and Theatre • Study of prescribed plays which include Sophocles’ Antigone, Dario Fo’s Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Timberlake Wertenbaker’s Our Country’s Good • Analysis and evaluation of the work of Live Theatre makers Component 2 – Creating Original Drama 30% Practical Coursework • Creating and performing a piece of originally devised Drama influenced by the work and methodologies of an influential theatre practitioner, eg, Kneehigh, Headlong, Complicité, Frantic Assembly, Emma Rice. • Research and application of ideas in a written working notebook form part of this practical coursework. Component 3 – Making Theatre 30% Practical Coursework • Practical exploration and interpretation of extracts from a range of plays chosen by the pupil. These will be presented in the form of a monologue and duologue with the final assessed piece being an ensemble presentation staged for a public audience. Again, the presentation of extracts will be fuelled by an influential theatre practitioner eg Steven Berkoff, Bertolt Brecht, Antonin Artaud, Katie Mitchell, and Konstantin Stanislavski. • A reflective report with analysis and evaluation of the theatrical interpretation of the extract forms part of this practical coursework.