Drama and Theatre

Course summary

The Pearson Edexcel A Level in Drama and Theatre consists of two non-examination assessment components and one externally examined paper. Component 1 - Devising requires students to devise an original performance piece from a play extract, in a specific practitioner style. Component 2 requires students to perform two extracts from two different play texts, either in the form of a monologue, duologue or group performance. Component 3 is the written examination where students will be asked to write a response to their study of a live theatre production in Section A. They will answer two essay questions on their response to a set text, from the point of view of a performer and a designer in Section B. Section C requires students to interpret a different set text from a director's viewpoint and answer how they would realise this play in a particular practitioner's style.