Drama and Theatre Studies

Assessment

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’.