Drama and Theatre Studies

Course summary

A Level Drama and Theatre is for students who enjoy reading and watching plays, and taking part in them, whether performing, directing or designing sets and costumes. It offers students the freedom to choose both the content and the form of their practical presentations. Students are given opportunities to be creative and to have interpretative freedom as well as inspiration and critical and practical skills for other subjects they may be studying. • Students can attend any live theatre production and bring their experiences into class. • Written papers add rigour to the course and help ensure that students understand the way plays relate to their historical, social and cultural context. • Students develop confidence, team-building, communication and other life skills. • The work of significant theatrical practitioners is considered and students understand the connection between theory and practice.