Drama and Theatre Studies

Assessment

Component 1: Devising (40%) Having studied a play text, students use a 10-minute section as the stimulus for independent creation of a group performance. This piece must demonstrate the influence of a drama practitioner such as Artaud, Stanislavski or Brecht, different from the practitioner chosen for question 3 of the written exam. Students may be examined for acting, direction or design. The performance is worth 10%. Students independently produce a portfolio, worth 30%, analysing and evaluating their devising process and piece. Component 2: Text in Performance (20%) Students independently develop and deliver performances of a group piece and a monologue. These are taken from two published play texts different in style and subject matter from those used elsewhere. Component 3: Drama and Theatre (40%) 3-hour written exam with three questions on: • Discursive analysis of a live theatre production • One post-1900 play • One pre-20th century play