Drama and Theatre Studies

Assessment

Will be assessed through a combination of 3 Components: Component 1: Drama and Theatre A 3-hour written exam paper, which is 40% of the final grade. This unit involves exploring 2 contrasting play texts as a Director, Designer and a Performer. It also involves watching and responding to live theatre. Component 2: Creating Original Drama (Practical) This unit involves devising original performance work based on a set stimulus, and accounts for 30% of the final A level grade. Component 3: Making Theatre (Practical) This unit involves performing 3 extracts from plays, allowing practical exploration and interpretation, and is marked by a visiting External Examiner. This unit counts for 30% of the final A Level grade.