Drama and Theatre Studies (A Level)

Course summary

You will learn to research, analyse, devise, perform, interpret, direct and gain the confidence to be an independent learner and an ability to justify ideas and choices fully. Component 1 –Theatre Workshop • Create a piece of theatre based on an extract of a text studied in class. • Incorporate the methods of a recognised theatre practitioner or theatre company • Work in groups of between 2 and 5. • Can act or design • Creative log to justify decisions made during the process. Component 2 – Text in Action • Two performances – one devised (must incorporate the methods of a recognised theatre practitioner or theatre company) and one section of a text studied in class. • Groups of between 2 and 4 people • Can act or design • One process and evaluation report on both of the performances (1300 – 1600 words) Component 3 – Text in Performance • Study three texts. Answer over three sections • One Pre 1956 ‘Hedda Gabler’ by Ibsen • One Post 1956 – ‘Saved’ by Edward Bond • ‘Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night time’