If you enjoy working as a team and creatively collaborating then this course is perfect for you. It requires a willingness to try new things, explore different artists and push the boundaries of your own performance skills. You will be a keen performer and enjoy interpreting roles and performing for live audiences. The written element of the course links beautifully with English and media and there are explicit links to history, politics, music and psychology. The course suits pupils who enjoy studying literature, performing and creating engaging theatre. Drama and theatre demands a wide range of skills including essay writing, research, analysis, teamwork, acting skills, enthusiasm and commitment to the subject, as pupils will often be required to rehearse beyond timetabled lesson time. This course would suit pupils with a grade 6 and above in Drama and English. Pupils will gain a knowledge and understanding of theatre practice through their study of set texts and live productions. Candidates will research and develop performance or production skills appropriate to the creation and realisation of theatre. They will develop their performance skills using influences from a range of traditional and contemporary practitioners. Candidates will demonstrate a more advanced level of skills alongside an ability to think independently, make judgements and refine their work in the light of research. They will also demonstrate the ability to analyse the ways in which different performance and production elements are brought together to create quality theatre.
Any pupil (internal or external) wishing to enter the Sixth Form at Shiplake is expected to have a good history of engagement with their learning, an excellent disciplinary record together with evidence of commitment to wider school life (such as music, drama, sport and volunteering). An offer of a place into Year 12 is conditional upon the candidate achieving a minimum of five good passes at GCSE (including English and mathematics) and a strong performance at GCSE in those subjects they wish to pursue at A Level.
Component 1: • Theatre Workshop (20% internal assessment) • Reinterpretation of an extract from a text • Performance of an ePerformance in a style influenced by a key practitioner • Creative log - written coursework Component 2: • Text in Action (40% externally assessed) • Devised performance based on a stimulus in the style of a key practitioner • Performance of a scripted extract in a chosen theatrical style • Process and evaluation log - written coursework Component 3: • Text in Performance - Written exam • Section A - Set text, open book, pre-1956 • Section B Set text, open book, post-1956 • Section C - Closed book, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Oxfordshire |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | £40,980 - £45,540 |
| Sixth Form Fee | Day £22,800 - £29,220 |
| Address | Shiplake Court, Shiplake, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 4BW |
If you enjoy working as a team and creatively collaborating then this course is perfect for you. It requires a willingness to try new things, explore different artists and push the boundaries of your own performance skills. You will be a keen performer and enjoy interpreting roles and performing for live audiences. The written element of the course links beautifully with English and media and there are explicit links to history, politics, music and psychology. The course suits pupils who enjoy studying literature, performing and creating engaging theatre. Drama and theatre demands a wide range of skills including essay writing, research, analysis, teamwork, acting skills, enthusiasm and commitment to the subject, as pupils will often be required to rehearse beyond timetabled lesson time. This course would suit pupils with a grade 6 and above in Drama and English. Pupils will gain a knowledge and understanding of theatre practice through their study of set texts and live productions. Candidates will research and develop performance or production skills appropriate to the creation and realisation of theatre. They will develop their performance skills using influences from a range of traditional and contemporary practitioners. Candidates will demonstrate a more advanced level of skills alongside an ability to think independently, make judgements and refine their work in the light of research. They will also demonstrate the ability to analyse the ways in which different performance and production elements are brought together to create quality theatre.
Any pupil (internal or external) wishing to enter the Sixth Form at Shiplake is expected to have a good history of engagement with their learning, an excellent disciplinary record together with evidence of commitment to wider school life (such as music, drama, sport and volunteering). An offer of a place into Year 12 is conditional upon the candidate achieving a minimum of five good passes at GCSE (including English and mathematics) and a strong performance at GCSE in those subjects they wish to pursue at A Level.
Component 1: • Theatre Workshop (20% internal assessment) • Reinterpretation of an extract from a text • Performance of an ePerformance in a style influenced by a key practitioner • Creative log - written coursework Component 2: • Text in Action (40% externally assessed) • Devised performance based on a stimulus in the style of a key practitioner • Performance of a scripted extract in a chosen theatrical style • Process and evaluation log - written coursework Component 3: • Text in Performance - Written exam • Section A - Set text, open book, pre-1956 • Section B Set text, open book, post-1956 • Section C - Closed book, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time