1. Exploration of theatre styles and practitioners such as Punchdrunk, Artaud, Brecht, Frantic Assembly, Berkoff, Kneehigh & Stanislavski 2. Study x5 plays across x3 components 3. Perform four different styles of theatre 4. Prepare for a written examination by applying knowledge of acting, design, being a director and a spectator of theatre.
Grade 6 in Drama
Component 1, Devising- (40%, 80 marks) assessed by Class Teacher: students study a text as a class, and use this as a stimulus to create a group devised performance in a chosen style/practitioner (20 marks). You are also required to submit a written portfolio (60 marks). Students have a choice to be assessed on either acting or design. Component 2, Text in Performance- (20%, 60 marks) assessed by a visiting examiner: Two practical scripted extracts from different plays, one group piece (36 marks) and one monologue/duologue (24 marks) performed in the set style of the play text. There is no written submission for this component. Component 3, Theatre Makers in Practice (40%, 80 marks) written exam, 2 hours 30 minutes. • Section A is a Live Theatre evaluation based on theatre you will have seen as part of this course (20 marks). • Section B will with have questions on acting or design based on an unseen extract of a chosen play (36 marks). • Section C will you will suggest a re-imagined concept of an unseen extract of a chosen play for a contemporary audience (24 marks). Potential plays studied for Component 3 Accidental Death Of An Anarchist, Dario Fo (adapted by Gavin Richards) Colder Than Here, Laura Wade Equus, Peter Shaffer Fences, August Wilson Machinal, Sophie Treadwell That Face, Polly Stenham Antigone, Sophocles (adapted by Don Taylor) Doctor Faustus, Christopher Marlowe Hedda Gabler, Henrik Ibsen (adapted by Richard Eyre) Lysistrata, Aristophanes (translated by Alan H. Sommerstein) The Maids, Jean Genet (translated by Bernard Frechtman) The School for Scandal, Richard Brinsley Sheridan The Tempest, William Shakespeare Waiting for Godot, Samuel Beckett Woyzeck, Georg Bűchner (translated by John Mackendrick)
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| Gender Type | Girls |
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1. Exploration of theatre styles and practitioners such as Punchdrunk, Artaud, Brecht, Frantic Assembly, Berkoff, Kneehigh & Stanislavski 2. Study x5 plays across x3 components 3. Perform four different styles of theatre 4. Prepare for a written examination by applying knowledge of acting, design, being a director and a spectator of theatre.
Grade 6 in Drama
Component 1, Devising- (40%, 80 marks) assessed by Class Teacher: students study a text as a class, and use this as a stimulus to create a group devised performance in a chosen style/practitioner (20 marks). You are also required to submit a written portfolio (60 marks). Students have a choice to be assessed on either acting or design. Component 2, Text in Performance- (20%, 60 marks) assessed by a visiting examiner: Two practical scripted extracts from different plays, one group piece (36 marks) and one monologue/duologue (24 marks) performed in the set style of the play text. There is no written submission for this component. Component 3, Theatre Makers in Practice (40%, 80 marks) written exam, 2 hours 30 minutes. • Section A is a Live Theatre evaluation based on theatre you will have seen as part of this course (20 marks). • Section B will with have questions on acting or design based on an unseen extract of a chosen play (36 marks). • Section C will you will suggest a re-imagined concept of an unseen extract of a chosen play for a contemporary audience (24 marks). Potential plays studied for Component 3 Accidental Death Of An Anarchist, Dario Fo (adapted by Gavin Richards) Colder Than Here, Laura Wade Equus, Peter Shaffer Fences, August Wilson Machinal, Sophie Treadwell That Face, Polly Stenham Antigone, Sophocles (adapted by Don Taylor) Doctor Faustus, Christopher Marlowe Hedda Gabler, Henrik Ibsen (adapted by Richard Eyre) Lysistrata, Aristophanes (translated by Alan H. Sommerstein) The Maids, Jean Genet (translated by Bernard Frechtman) The School for Scandal, Richard Brinsley Sheridan The Tempest, William Shakespeare Waiting for Godot, Samuel Beckett Woyzeck, Georg Bűchner (translated by John Mackendrick)