Drama and Theatre Studies

Assessment

Component 1: Theatre Workshop (20%) Learners participate in the creation, development and performance of one reinterpretation of an extract from a text, using the working methods and techniques of either an influential theatre practitioner or a recognised theatre company. Component 2: Text in Action (40%) Learners participate in the creation, development and performance of one devised piece using the working methods and techniques of a second different influential theatre practitioner or recognised theatre company and one extract from a text in a contrasting style to the devised performance. Component 3: Text in Performance (40%) Learners explore three complete performance texts from different historical periods. Currently, we study the plays, Hedda Gabler, Chimerica and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time.