You don’t need GCSE Drama to take Drama and Theatre Studies at Bilborough Sixth Form College. What you will need, though, are a strong level of performance or design, a creative approach to productions and the ability to evaluate a performance. We follow the new Edexcel specification and work in classes of no more than 21 students – usually fewer. You’ll learn in a purpose-built studio theatre with stage lighting and sound, and flexible raked seating to create a variety of performance spaces. We also have an open-air amphitheatre and a specialist technical assistant. You can combine this subject with Performance Studies and / or Dance if you wish. (Drama & Theatre Studies is concerned with the whole area of theatre – including production and performance – whereas Performance Studies is concerned with contemporary dance, music and drama.)
- To study Drama and Theatre Studies at Bilborough you need a grade 4 or above in English GCSE as well as in Drama if you studied it at GCSE. An interest in the theatre is essential! - To study at Bilborough Sixth Form College you must achieve a minimum of 5 GCSEs grades 9 to 4 including English and Maths. We count L2 BTEC merit as equivalent to one GCSE.
Module 1—practitioners in practice This component is designed to allow learners to explore practically the work of theatre practitioners and to use the skills gained to explore text and create devised theatre. Learners are required to practically explore two practitioners and an extract from a performance text. This component is practically based allowing learners to explore and experience the key ideas and methodologies in theatre. Learners are required to use the skills they have acquired throughout the component to create a piece of devised theatre. Module 2 – Exploring texts for performance The aim of this component is to use acting skills to communicate the meaning in a performance text to an audience. Learners are required to study one performance text in its entirety and work collaboratively to perform part of the text. Module 3 – Analysing performance The aim of Section B is to allow learners to analyse and evaluate live theatre. Learners will explore how characters can be interpreted and developed ready for a performance. This component is assessed through a written exam but preparation must include practical study. Module 4 – deconstructing texts Learners will explore the creative possibilities of staging the chosen performance text. This component is assessed through a written exam but preparation must consist of practical study. Learners are required to explore the performance text practically through the role of the director. Learners will deconstruct the text and explore how any of its scenes can be staged and performed for an audience. Learners will analyse and interpret the performance text in depth.
About Education Provider
| Region | East Midlands |
| Local Authority | Nottingham |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Mixed |
| Address | Bilborough Road, Bilborough, Nottingham, NG8 4DQ |
You don’t need GCSE Drama to take Drama and Theatre Studies at Bilborough Sixth Form College. What you will need, though, are a strong level of performance or design, a creative approach to productions and the ability to evaluate a performance. We follow the new Edexcel specification and work in classes of no more than 21 students – usually fewer. You’ll learn in a purpose-built studio theatre with stage lighting and sound, and flexible raked seating to create a variety of performance spaces. We also have an open-air amphitheatre and a specialist technical assistant. You can combine this subject with Performance Studies and / or Dance if you wish. (Drama & Theatre Studies is concerned with the whole area of theatre – including production and performance – whereas Performance Studies is concerned with contemporary dance, music and drama.)
- To study Drama and Theatre Studies at Bilborough you need a grade 4 or above in English GCSE as well as in Drama if you studied it at GCSE. An interest in the theatre is essential! - To study at Bilborough Sixth Form College you must achieve a minimum of 5 GCSEs grades 9 to 4 including English and Maths. We count L2 BTEC merit as equivalent to one GCSE.
Module 1—practitioners in practice This component is designed to allow learners to explore practically the work of theatre practitioners and to use the skills gained to explore text and create devised theatre. Learners are required to practically explore two practitioners and an extract from a performance text. This component is practically based allowing learners to explore and experience the key ideas and methodologies in theatre. Learners are required to use the skills they have acquired throughout the component to create a piece of devised theatre. Module 2 – Exploring texts for performance The aim of this component is to use acting skills to communicate the meaning in a performance text to an audience. Learners are required to study one performance text in its entirety and work collaboratively to perform part of the text. Module 3 – Analysing performance The aim of Section B is to allow learners to analyse and evaluate live theatre. Learners will explore how characters can be interpreted and developed ready for a performance. This component is assessed through a written exam but preparation must include practical study. Module 4 – deconstructing texts Learners will explore the creative possibilities of staging the chosen performance text. This component is assessed through a written exam but preparation must consist of practical study. Learners are required to explore the performance text practically through the role of the director. Learners will deconstruct the text and explore how any of its scenes can be staged and performed for an audience. Learners will analyse and interpret the performance text in depth.
