Drama and Theatre Studies

Course summary

There are three components: C1: Drama and Theatre - a written exam comprising study of two pieces of theatrical literature and analysis of one live performance seen. Students explore both from the perspective of performer, director and designer articulating and justifying their ideas for a theatrical realisation of the text. C2: Creating Original Drama - devising a piece of theatre, applying the theory and practice of influential practitioners, evaluating their ideas in a written response. C3: Making Theatre - performance of three theatrical texts applying a practitioner to each interpretation