Drama and Theatre Studies

Assessment

COMPONENT ONE – DEVISING Internally assessed and externally moderated. There are two parts to the assessment: 1) A portfolio (60 marks, assessing AO1 and AO4) the portfolio submission recommendations are: • can be handwritten/typed evidence between 2500–3000 words • can be a combination of handwritten/ typed evidence (between 1250–1500 words). 2) The devised performance/design realisation (20 marks, assessing AO2). COMPONENT TWO – TEXT IN PERFORMANCE Externally moderated. There are two parts to the assessment: 1) The group performance/design realisation (32 marks, assessing AO2) 2) A monologue or duologue performance/design realisation (16 marks, assessing AO2). COMPONENT THREE – THEATRE MAKERS IN PRACTICE: EXAM Section A: Live Theatre Evaluation – 16 marks • Students answer one extended response question from a choice of two requiring them to analyse and evaluate a live theatre performance they have seen. • Students are allowed to bring in theatre evaluation notes of up to a maximum of 500 words. Section B: Page to Stage: Realising a Performance Text – 36 marks • Students answer two extended response questions on how they might interpret and realise an unseen extract in performance from their chosen text. • Students answer from the perspective of a performer and a designer. • Performance texts are not allowed in the examination as extracts will be provided. Section C: Interpreting a Performance -Text 24 marks • Students will answer one extended response question from a choice of two based on an unseen named section from their chosen performance text. Students will demonstrate how their re-imagined production concept will communicate ideas to a contemporary audience. Students will also need to outline how the work of their chosen theatre practitioner has influenced their overall production concept and demonstrate an awareness of the performance text in its original performance conditions.