Course information
Drama and Theatre Studies
Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School - Lambeth
02087693294
Belltrees Grove, London, SW16 2HY
Course summary

Students can progress from this qualification to: ● Drama schools, university courses that relate directly to drama and theatre as well as university courses that will benefit from the skills acquired from this GCE, for example law, human resources, people management ● Employment where people skills are essential, for example management, retail, nursing, industry and business environments as well as employment where time management, confidence, the ability to work collaboratively and to meet deadlines are desirable. 30 % of A-level Students must acquire, develop and apply skills in: ● forming critical judgements ● responding to texts imaginatively ● practically exploring the use of voice, movement, staging and characterization ● practically exploring ways in which the ideas of the director & designers are interpreted in performance ● the use of an appropriate subject-specific terminology ● analyzing the ways in which different performance and production elements are brought together to create theatre ● applying practitioner methodology to their own dramatic interpretations ● using research to develop ideas in a variety of contexts.

Entry requirements

Five GCSEs, Grades 9 – 5, including Mathematics and English Grade 5 in GCSE Drama Grade 5 in GCSE English Language

How you'll be assessed

Component 1: Drama & Theatre • Knowledge and understanding of drama and Theatre. Study of two set plays • Analysis and evaluation of the work of live theatre makers. Written exam: 3 hours 40 % of A-level Component 2: Creating Original Drama •Process of creating devised drama. •Performance of devised Drama. Devised piece must be influenced by the work and methodologies of one prescribed practitioner. Working notebook & Devised performance 30% of A-level Component 3: Making Theatre •Practical exploration and interpretation of three extracts taken from a different play. •Methodology of a prescribed practitioner must be applied to Extract 3. •Extract 3 is to be performed as a final assessed piece. •Reflective report analyzing and evaluating •Theatrical interpretation of all three extracts. Performance of Extract 3 & Reflective report 30 % of A-level

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionLondon
Local AuthorityLambeth
Ofsted RatingOutstanding
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressBelltrees Grove, London, SW16 2HY