Drama and Theatre Studies

Assessment

COMPONENT 1: THEATRE WORKSHOP (PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT) (20% of the A Level) You will reinterpret an extract from a published play, bringing fresh ideas using the techniques of a theatre company or practitioner. COMPONENT 2: TEXT IN ACTION (PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT) (40% of the A Level) You will create a devised drama performance in the style of a theatre practitioner and respond to a scripted text in a theatrical style of their choosing. COMPONENT 3: TEXT IN PERFORMANCE (WRITTEN EXAM) (40% of the A Level) You will study three plays – Dario Fo’s Accidental Death of an Anarchist and Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler and Simon Stephens’ adaptation of ‘Curious Incident of the Dog in the night-time’. you will bring these plays to life as a director, designer or actor and watch professional theatre to draw inspiration from.