DRAMA

Assessment

Component 1: Devising • Devise an original performance piece • Use one key extract from a performance text and a theatre practitioner as stimuli • Centre choice of text and practitioner • Performer or designer routes available Practical and Coursework 40% of the qualification Component 2: Text in Performance • A group performance/design realisation of one key extract from a performance text • A monologue or duologue performance/design realisation from one key extract from a different performance text Practical and Coursework 20% of the qualification Component 3: Theatre Makers in Practice • Live theatre evaluation – choice of performance • Practical exploration and study of the play Machinal – focusing on how this can be realised for performance. • Practical exploration and interpretation of the play Lysistrata, in light of chosen theatre practitioner Bertolt Brecht – focusing on how this text could be reimagined for a contemporary audience. Written examination: 2 hours 30 minutes 40% of the qualification