Drama and Theatre Studies

Assessment

Component 1 Devising: Students are required to devise a piece of original theatre, working in the style of a chosen theatre practitioner. Marks are given for the preparation process, the final piece and supporting written evidence. Component 2 Text in Performance: Students take part in group performances and perform a monologue or duologue, from a published play to a visiting examiner. Component 3 Theatre Makers in Practice: The written paper where students answer questions on performance texts they have studied from the perspective of directors, actors and designers, as well as completing a theoretical argument about contemporary theatre that they have seen live.