Drama and Theatre Studies
Course summary
The course is for those students interested in the practical and theoretical aspects of the subject, building on their understanding of theatre studies at GCSE level or through extra-curricular activity. Candidates will study five texts over the two years from the perspective of an actor, director, designer and member of an audience. This course is suitable for those students interested in developing skills in textual and devised performance. It is well suited to team players and creative thinkers. Students should be confident performers with strong analytical and evaluative skills. There will be several trips to the theatre over the two- year programme. Component 1-Performance Workshops on Devising & Berkoff; Play texts & Stanislavski. Component 2 - Text in Performance; Approaches to Pre-1950 Set Text and Post-1950 Set Text, Reviewing Skills.
Entry Requirements
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| Requirement | Rule | You |
|---|---|---|
GCSE qualifications | 6 gcse qualifications at grade 4.0 or above | — |
English Language | Grade 6 in English Language | — |
English Literature | Grade 6 in English Literature | — |
Drama | Grade 6 in Drama | — |
Mathematics | Grade 4 in Mathematics | — |
As published by the school
For A Level courses applicants will need six 4-9 grades including English and Mathematics with a minimum of a grade 6 in their chosen relevant subjects. Students achieving a grade 6 or above in GCSE Drama and GCSE English.
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Assessment
Component 1: Theatre Workshop -20% (Devised reinterpretation performance & portfolio internally assessed) Component 2: Text in Action - 40% (Scripted performance on a set Theme to external examiner) Component 3: Text in Performance - 40% (Written examination: 2 hours 30 minutes)
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