Course information
Drama and Theatre Studies
Archbishop Tenison's CofE High School - Croydon
02086884014
Selborne Road, Croydon, CR0 5JQ
Course summary

At A Level, the journey of skills is deepened and becomes increasingly more theoretical with a complex and reflective study of practitioners such as Artaud, Brecht and Berkoff, along with their textual correlations. The development of theatre through time is a key area for study, studying how humanity has articulated and dramatized shared experience from the oral tradition and how this can be re-shaped for a modern audience.

Entry requirements

How you'll be assessed

Devising (40%) Devising an original piece of theatre from a stimulus text. Tracking the progress of the piece in a portfolio (3500 words) – 30% Performance in a group performance, duologue or monologue – 10% Performance (20%) A group performance, duologue, or monologue from a script with a visiting examiner and an audience – 20% Written Exam (40%) A written exam – 2 hours and 30 minutes Section A: Live Theatre Evaluation – one question based on experience of a live theatre performance, as a knowledgeable student of theatre skills. Section B: Page to Stage: Realising A Performance Text – two questions which address how a student would using performer, director and designer skills to put on a performance of a set text, currently Peter Shaffer’s ‘Equus’. Section C: Interpreting a Performance Text – one essay question assessing how a student would use a theatre practitioner to stage an interpretation, currently Aristophanes’ ‘Lysistrata’.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionLondon
Local AuthorityCroydon
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeMixed
AddressSelborne Road, Croydon, CR0 5JQ