Drama and Theatre Studies

Course summary

This exciting course will require you to study a wide variety of theatre texts from both classical and modern eras. You will study in both practical and theoretical workshops, creating and developing a number of examined performances which you will support with written evidence logs. Component 1: Theatre Workshop Learners participate in the creation, development and performance of a piece of theatre based on a reinterpretation of an extract from a text chosen from a list supplied by the exam board. The piece must be developed using the techniques and working methods of either an influential theatre practitioner or a recognised theatre company. Learners must produce: A realisation of the performance, and creative log. Component 2: Text in Action Learners participate in the creation, development and performance of two pieces of theatre based on a stimulus supplied by the board: 1. A devised piece using the techniques and working methods of either an influential theatre practitioner or a recognised theatre company. 2. An extract from a text in a different style chosen by the learner. Learners must produce: A live performance for the visiting examiner, and a process and evaluation report. Component 3: Text in Performance Sections A and B - two questions, based on two different texts, one written pre-1956 and one written post-1956. Section C - closed book: a question based on an extract of text printed on the examination paper which will be pre released.