Features of Theatre Studies include: devising original theatre, directing, designing and acting scenes from classic and modern plays and attending theatre visits both locally and nationally. Evening (and sometimes weekend) visits are essential to the course and you must be prepared to take part in workshops with professional actors and designers. Many lessons take place in the Hockney Theatre and you have technical support from the Drama Technician. This course can be time-consuming with the theatre visits and rehearsals for the practical examinations but there is no doubt that the group at BGS tends to become obsessively committed to all aspects of the course. Drama and Theatre Studies is a subject which develops ‘to a high level’ many transferable skills: group work, technical expertise, problem-solving and creative collaboration.
• General requirement: GCSE grade 6 or above (or Grade B or above) in Mathematics and English Language. • Course requirements: ▪ GCSE grade 7, 8 or 9 (or Grade A or A*) in the subjects to be studied. ▪ Students who wish to study subjects in the Sixth Form that are not normally offered at GCSE (Economics, Business, Politics, Psychology, Classical Civilisation) will be expected to achieve GCSE grades in line with our general entry requirements. GCSE Mathematics at grade 7, 8 or 9 (or grade A or A*) is strongly recommended for A Level Economics. To consider A Level Drama and Theatre Studies, you should be predicted to attain a grade 6 or above at GCSE English Language.
For your practical units, you are assessed in groups of between 2 and 8 on one of the following areas: acting, directing, lighting, sound, costume or set design. You can choose a different aspect of theatre for the second year of the course. In Year 13 you devise an original piece of theatre in a particular style of the group’s choice. In your examinations, you can take in your notes on the live theatre productions you have seen and the annotated scripts of the plays you have studied as an actor, director or designer.
About Education Provider
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Local Authority | Bradford |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £15,684 |
| Address | Keighley Road, Bradford, BD9 4JP |
Features of Theatre Studies include: devising original theatre, directing, designing and acting scenes from classic and modern plays and attending theatre visits both locally and nationally. Evening (and sometimes weekend) visits are essential to the course and you must be prepared to take part in workshops with professional actors and designers. Many lessons take place in the Hockney Theatre and you have technical support from the Drama Technician. This course can be time-consuming with the theatre visits and rehearsals for the practical examinations but there is no doubt that the group at BGS tends to become obsessively committed to all aspects of the course. Drama and Theatre Studies is a subject which develops ‘to a high level’ many transferable skills: group work, technical expertise, problem-solving and creative collaboration.
• General requirement: GCSE grade 6 or above (or Grade B or above) in Mathematics and English Language. • Course requirements: ▪ GCSE grade 7, 8 or 9 (or Grade A or A*) in the subjects to be studied. ▪ Students who wish to study subjects in the Sixth Form that are not normally offered at GCSE (Economics, Business, Politics, Psychology, Classical Civilisation) will be expected to achieve GCSE grades in line with our general entry requirements. GCSE Mathematics at grade 7, 8 or 9 (or grade A or A*) is strongly recommended for A Level Economics. To consider A Level Drama and Theatre Studies, you should be predicted to attain a grade 6 or above at GCSE English Language.
For your practical units, you are assessed in groups of between 2 and 8 on one of the following areas: acting, directing, lighting, sound, costume or set design. You can choose a different aspect of theatre for the second year of the course. In Year 13 you devise an original piece of theatre in a particular style of the group’s choice. In your examinations, you can take in your notes on the live theatre productions you have seen and the annotated scripts of the plays you have studied as an actor, director or designer.