Drama and Theatre Studies

Assessment

Component 1: Devised performance – (80 marks—40% of total A-level) A 25‐40 minute devised group performance which is based on a stimulus and influenced by a recognized practitioner (20 marks) A 3000 word portfolio of work to document the devising process (60 marks—20% of total A-level) Component 2: Text in Performance – 20% of A‐Level Section A: In groups of 3‐6, students perform a 20‐40 minute performance of a text of their choice (36 marks) Section B: Students perform a monologue (2‐3 minutes) or duologue (5‐6 minutes) performance. (24 marks) Component 3: Theatre Makers in Practice – (80 marks—40% of total A‐level) This is a 2.5 hour written exam completed in June of Year 13 Section A: Evaluation of live theatre question (20 marks) Section B: Two questions on the set text ‘Accidental death of an Anarchist’ by Dario Fo (36 marks) Section C: One question on how students would direct the set text ‘Woyzeck’ by Georg Buchner (24 marks) Both Section A and B will be performed to and marked by an external examiner