Aims and learning outcomes: Courses based on this specification should encourage students to: ➢ Develop and apply an informed, analytical framework for making, performing, interpreting, and understanding drama and theatre ➢ Understand the place of relevant theoretical research in informing the processes and practices involved in creating theatre and the place of practical exploration in informing theoretical knowledge of drama and theatre ➢ Develop an understanding and appreciation of how social, cultural, and historical contexts of performance texts have influenced the development of drama and theatre ➢ Understand the practices used in 21st-century theatre-making ➢ Experience a range of opportunities to create theatre both published text-based and devised work ➢ Participate as a theatremaker and as an audience member in live theatre ➢ Understand and experience the collaborative relationship between various roles within the theatre ➢ Develop and demonstrate a range of theatre-making skills ➢ Develop the creativity and independence to become effective theatre-makers ➢ Adopt safe working practices as a theatre maker ➢ Analyse and evaluate their own work and the work of others