Course information
Drama and Theatre Studies
Benenden School - Kent
01580240592
Cranbrook Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4AA
Course summary

WHY STUDY DRAMA AND THEATRE? ■ Develops interpersonal skills: communication, listening, empathy and leadership ■ Promotes self-confidence and teaches you how to speak and present confidently ■ Teaches discipline, time-management and mutual co-operation skills ■ Encourages experimentation and risk taking, increases ability to think creatively, imaginatively and divergently, develops research skills ■ Allows you to consider the social, economic, political and historical conditions in other times and cultures and encourages you to view things from multiple perspectives

Entry requirements

How you'll be assessed

COMPONENT 1 Knowledge and Understanding of Drama and Theatre: Written Paper (3 hours) 40% 25 marks Section A: Drama through the ages: one set text For example, A Servant to Two Masters, Hedda Gabler, Antigone, Jerusalem 30 marks Section B: 20th and 21st century drama: one set text For example, Yerma, the Glass Menagerie, Metamorphosis 25 marks Section C: Analysis and evaluation of Live Theatre Production COMPONENT 2 Creating Original Drama (Practical) 30% 20 marks (performance) Process of creating devised drama for performance influenced by the work and methodology of one prescribed practitioner (may be assessed as performer, designer or director) 40 marks Working notebook of supporting evidence for creation of devised piece (Max 3000 words). COMPONENT 3 Making Theatre (Practical) 30% 40 marks (performance) Practical exploration and interpretation of 3 extracts, each taken from a different play – methodology of prescribed practitioner to be applied to extract 3. Extract 3 to be performed as assessed piece (may be assessed as performer, designer or director). 20 marks Reflective report analysing and evaluating theatrical interpretation of 3 extracts.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionSouth East
Local AuthorityKent
Ofsted Rating
Gender TypeGirls
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Boarding FeeDay Boarding £35,582; Boarding £47,400
Sixth Form FeeUnknown
AddressCranbrook Road, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4AA