As a Drama & Theatre student, you’ll study a range of texts from various playwrights, from 19th Century Drama, right up to current contemporary work. You’ll work on these practically and theoretically and develop your skills as a performer, through both individual and ensemble work, experimenting and exploring different styles and conventions. As a budding performer, you will have lots of opportunities to perform in front of an audience in our fantastic purpose built theatre and our black box rehearsal space. Component 1: Devising (20% of the overall qualification) Working in the style of an influential theatre practitioner, you will participate in the creation, development and performance of a piece of theatre based on a reinterpretation of an extract from a text, chosen by the exam board. This will be a collaborative project, working with a group of other students and will allow you to create and devise around the text, themes and ideas of the play chosen. For this assessment, you will create and perform your piece to an audience and submit a creative portfolio. Component 2: Text in Action (40% of the overall qualification) Learners participate in the creation, development and performance of two pieces of theatre, based on a stimulus given by the exam board. Two scripted pieces, from different genres or styles, will be performed. One piece is a group performance and the other a monologue/duologue. Both pieces will be performed to an audience and a visiting examiner. You will also produce a process and evaluation report for this project. Component 3: Text in Performance (40% of the overall qualification) This is your written exam, two plays are studied from the perspective of the actor, designer and director. One play is a modern text, the other is a classic text. In addition, you will be asked to evaluate the effectiveness of a live theatre event you have seen whilst studying the course, from the audience's point of view.