Component 1: Devising – will form 40% of the final grade. You will devise an original performance piece using one key extract from a performance text and your performance will have a clear theatre practitioner focus. You will then create a portfolio of supporting evidence exploring and contextualising the creative process you and the ensemble followed. The unit is coursework and is completed over the course of year 12 – it is vital students see as much live theatre as possible to help shape their work and ideas. Component 2: Text is Performance – will form 20% of the final grade. All students will perform as part of an ensemble, working on producing a performance from a contemporary text with a clear artistic intention. You will also perform a monologue from a classical text, once again thinking about interpretation and intent. Component 2 is assessed by a visiting external examiner in front of a live audience. Component 3: Theatre Makers in Practice – will form 40% of the final grade. Students complete a written 2 and half hour exam.
Drama and Theatre at A Level is all about passion and commitment for the practical performance elements but also about being able to express ideas and opinions relating to technical theatre conventions and the creative process. You will need a minimum of Drama GCSE grade 5 and 5 GCSEs at grade 5 or above, including English. Students who do not have GCSE Drama must have participated in other drama and dance activities both in school and outside, you must also discuss this with the Head of Subject.
You will be constantly assessed through practical performance and written tasks set in lessons by your teacher. Formal assessment is; Component 1: Ensemble Performance (Devised) - 30 minutes and a 3500 word supporting portfolio (Coursework) in Year 12 Component 2: Ensemble Performance – 30 minutes (Scripted) and a Monologue Performance – 5 minutes (Scripted) (external visiting examiner) in Year 13 Component 3: One 2.5 hour written exam in Year 13
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Oxfordshire |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Glanville Road, Oxford, OX4 2AU |
Component 1: Devising – will form 40% of the final grade. You will devise an original performance piece using one key extract from a performance text and your performance will have a clear theatre practitioner focus. You will then create a portfolio of supporting evidence exploring and contextualising the creative process you and the ensemble followed. The unit is coursework and is completed over the course of year 12 – it is vital students see as much live theatre as possible to help shape their work and ideas. Component 2: Text is Performance – will form 20% of the final grade. All students will perform as part of an ensemble, working on producing a performance from a contemporary text with a clear artistic intention. You will also perform a monologue from a classical text, once again thinking about interpretation and intent. Component 2 is assessed by a visiting external examiner in front of a live audience. Component 3: Theatre Makers in Practice – will form 40% of the final grade. Students complete a written 2 and half hour exam.
Drama and Theatre at A Level is all about passion and commitment for the practical performance elements but also about being able to express ideas and opinions relating to technical theatre conventions and the creative process. You will need a minimum of Drama GCSE grade 5 and 5 GCSEs at grade 5 or above, including English. Students who do not have GCSE Drama must have participated in other drama and dance activities both in school and outside, you must also discuss this with the Head of Subject.
You will be constantly assessed through practical performance and written tasks set in lessons by your teacher. Formal assessment is; Component 1: Ensemble Performance (Devised) - 30 minutes and a 3500 word supporting portfolio (Coursework) in Year 12 Component 2: Ensemble Performance – 30 minutes (Scripted) and a Monologue Performance – 5 minutes (Scripted) (external visiting examiner) in Year 13 Component 3: One 2.5 hour written exam in Year 13