Drama and Theatre Studies

Course summary

This exciting course offers opportunities to learn about all aspects of the dramatic arts. We offer a practical, engaging, and creative course where you will examine the work of drama practitioners, explore drama as a practical art form, and work independently to create your own performances. The course is run by dedicated and experienced teaching staff who will help you to gain new skills and knowledge in the dramatic arts. You will be given a thorough grounding in the basics of performing and experience the innovative styles of playwrights, directors, actors, and companies. You will develop and demonstrate a range of theatre-making skills and experience a range of opportunities to create theatre, both published text-based and devised work. Three are three components: the first two components are practical and component three is a written exam on three set texts. For component one, you will reinterpret a script and perform it internally alongside a written creative log. Homework across both years will be researching specific practitioners, exam-based questions on the set texts, writing scripts and learning lines. In the second year, for component two you will work on a devised and a scripted piece to perform to an external examiner. You will also complete an evaluative report.