Course information
Drama and Theatre
The Basildon Upper Academy - Essex
01268552536
Wickford Avenue, Basildon, SS13 3HL
Course summary

The Performing Arts industry contributes approximately Four Billion to the UK economy? Do you enjoy performing and would like to pursue a career in the Arts? Do you have a passion for the theatre? This course is designed to create industry professionals for stage and screen and develop essential academic skills and knowledge needed for a future in performance related careers. You will develop performance skills including acting, voice and movement in a highly practical environment and develop essential research and written skills as you learn about different theatre companies and practitioner work. Complementary subjects include English Literature, History and Psychology. Unit 1: Practitioners in Practice • You will study 2 practitioners in depth and create a research report about them • You will study a text extract as a stimulus • You then create your own devised performance project based on your practitioners and text stimulus Unit 2: Exploring and Performing Texts • You will explore a play and perform 2 extracts from it Unit 3: Analysing Performance • You will study 2 set texts from a set theme that links them • You will also analyse a piece of live theatre that we go to see Unit 4: Deconstructing Texts for Performance • You will explore a set text • You will create your own concept for the text from the point of view of a director considering design elements, acting, directing

Entry requirements

A Grade 4 in GCSE English or GCSE English Literature. Although not essential, it would be beneficial to have a L2 BTEC Performing Arts or GCSE equivalent qualification. Where entry requirements have not been met, applications will still be accepted and considered and be discussed in interview.

How you'll be assessed

OCR's A Level in Drama and Theatre consists of three components that are externally assessed and one component that is assessed by your teacher and externally moderated by OCR. Unit 1: Practitioners in Practice (40% • Final performance outcome • Research report • Portfolio Unit 2: Exploring and Performing Texts (20%) • Live performance to visiting examiner • Concept document (outlining intentions) Unit 3: Analysing Performance (20%) • Written exam Unit 4: Deconstructing Texts for Performance (20%) • Written Exam Course Overview Mandatory content (83%) External assessment (58%) Unit 1: Externally assessed Unit 3: Externally assessed

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionEast of England
Local AuthorityEssex
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeMixed
AddressWickford Avenue, Basildon, SS13 3HL