The main purpose of this qualification is to allow learners to study drama and theatre in an academic setting, interrogating this art form and applying their knowledge and understanding to the process of creating and developing drama and theatre. An A Level in Drama and Theatre will prepare learners for the further study of Drama courses in Higher Education, as well as developing transferable skills desired by all sectors of industry in either performing or designing. The entire course is structured through group work with in-depth workshops on play texts, devised theatre, and theatre practitioners.
For popular courses such as Economics, English Literature, History, Medicine, or Psychology, all of the competitive universities require at least grade AAA at A Level or, usually, a score of 37-39 IB points; the most competitive require A*AA (or even occasionally A*A*A) or 7 points in one or more HL subject. Universities such as Bath, Bristol, Durham, Imperial, Manchester, UCL and Warwick may also require A*AA or 7 points in an HL subject for courses in Sciences, Engineering or Mathematics; a few of these courses will require IB students to have 7 points in a specific HL Science or Mathematics and A Level students to have A* in a specific Science or Mathematics. Cambridge currently requires a minimum of A Level grades of A*AA for all Arts courses and Psychological and Behavioural Sciences, and A*A*A for all Science courses, Computer Science and Economics. Irrespective of course, the standard IB requirement is 40-42 points, including 776 in the three Higher Level subjects. In practice, however, higher (or lower) offers are sometimes made to both A Level and IB students; these are decided on an individual basis. Oxford currently requires A Level grades of AAA for all Arts courses and for Human Sciences, A*AA for most Science courses, Economics and Management, Geography, and Psychology, Philosophy & Linguistics, and A*A*A for Chemistry, Engineering and Mathematics courses. Irrespective of course, the standard IB requirement is 38-40 points with 666-776 in the three Higher Level subjects. Unlike at Cambridge, these entry requirements are standardised across the university and are rarely raised or lowered.
Component 1 - Practitioners in Practice 40% Learners will research and practically explore two practitioners and an extract from a performance text. Learners will then create a devised performance influenced by their practitioner research. A portfolio of evidence is completed alongside the final devised performance. Component 2 - Exploring and Performing Texts 20% Learners will study one performance text in its entirety and work collaboratively to perform part of the text. The performance takes place in front of a visiting examiner. Component 3 - Analysing Performance 20% Learners will explore practically two performance texts on a chosen theme and will analyse and evaluate a live theatre performance. Learners will evaluate both the performance text and the live theatre in a 2 hour 15 minute written paper. Component 4 - Deconstructing Texts for Performance 20% Learners will interpret and explore practically a performance text from a Director’s perspective. In a 1 hour 45 minute written paper, learners will detail how they will develop and direct the text in production.
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| Region | London |
| Local Authority | Hammersmith and Fulham |
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| Gender Type | Girls |
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| Sixth Form Fee | £26,831 |
| Address | Iffley Road, Hammersmith, London, W6 0PG |
The main purpose of this qualification is to allow learners to study drama and theatre in an academic setting, interrogating this art form and applying their knowledge and understanding to the process of creating and developing drama and theatre. An A Level in Drama and Theatre will prepare learners for the further study of Drama courses in Higher Education, as well as developing transferable skills desired by all sectors of industry in either performing or designing. The entire course is structured through group work with in-depth workshops on play texts, devised theatre, and theatre practitioners.
For popular courses such as Economics, English Literature, History, Medicine, or Psychology, all of the competitive universities require at least grade AAA at A Level or, usually, a score of 37-39 IB points; the most competitive require A*AA (or even occasionally A*A*A) or 7 points in one or more HL subject. Universities such as Bath, Bristol, Durham, Imperial, Manchester, UCL and Warwick may also require A*AA or 7 points in an HL subject for courses in Sciences, Engineering or Mathematics; a few of these courses will require IB students to have 7 points in a specific HL Science or Mathematics and A Level students to have A* in a specific Science or Mathematics. Cambridge currently requires a minimum of A Level grades of A*AA for all Arts courses and Psychological and Behavioural Sciences, and A*A*A for all Science courses, Computer Science and Economics. Irrespective of course, the standard IB requirement is 40-42 points, including 776 in the three Higher Level subjects. In practice, however, higher (or lower) offers are sometimes made to both A Level and IB students; these are decided on an individual basis. Oxford currently requires A Level grades of AAA for all Arts courses and for Human Sciences, A*AA for most Science courses, Economics and Management, Geography, and Psychology, Philosophy & Linguistics, and A*A*A for Chemistry, Engineering and Mathematics courses. Irrespective of course, the standard IB requirement is 38-40 points with 666-776 in the three Higher Level subjects. Unlike at Cambridge, these entry requirements are standardised across the university and are rarely raised or lowered.
Component 1 - Practitioners in Practice 40% Learners will research and practically explore two practitioners and an extract from a performance text. Learners will then create a devised performance influenced by their practitioner research. A portfolio of evidence is completed alongside the final devised performance. Component 2 - Exploring and Performing Texts 20% Learners will study one performance text in its entirety and work collaboratively to perform part of the text. The performance takes place in front of a visiting examiner. Component 3 - Analysing Performance 20% Learners will explore practically two performance texts on a chosen theme and will analyse and evaluate a live theatre performance. Learners will evaluate both the performance text and the live theatre in a 2 hour 15 minute written paper. Component 4 - Deconstructing Texts for Performance 20% Learners will interpret and explore practically a performance text from a Director’s perspective. In a 1 hour 45 minute written paper, learners will detail how they will develop and direct the text in production.
