Drama and Theatre Studies

Course summary

The course is designed for students who enjoy exploring plays practically as well as understanding the context of when and why they were written. Students will learn about Drama and Theatre studies from numerous aspects; as directors, designers, and performers. The course is made up of three components. In Components 1 and 2, there is an option for students to be assessed as either a performer or theatrical designer. Component One: consists of the study of one complete performance text and one theatre practitioner. Students will use this as a starting point to devise their own original performance in a group. Component Two: requires students to study two contrasting texts from a performer’s perspective. Students will then perform a monologue/duologue from one key extract from the first text and a group performance from one key extract from the second text. Component Three: consists of a written examination lasting 2 hours and 30 minutes. This takes the form of 4 questions split between three sections; a live theatre review, a response to one text from the point of view of a performer and designer, and a response to a further text from a director’s perspective, using a practitioner’s influence.