Drama And Theatre

Course summary

WHY STUDY THIS COURSE? Drama and Theatre studies aims to develop your understanding of the theory and practice of Drama and consider the social cultural and historical contexts from which the plays derive. Through the study of a wide range of plays you will gain a detailed knowledge and understanding of the ways in which playwrights use the dramatic form, structure and language to communicate meaning to an audience. You will examine the theatrical cannon and explore the impact theatre has had on past and contemporary societies. COURSE DESCRIPTION Component 1: Devising (40% of final A Level grade) – working as a group to devise a play from a stimulus of a play text, using a practitioner’s practice (Antonin Artaud) to inform the process. This also includes writing a portfolio analysing and evaluating this process. Component 2: Text in Performance (20% of final A Level grade) - scripted group performance, and a monologue. (Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Dario Fo). Component 3: (40% of final A Level grade) - a written exam on evaluating a piece of live theatre, how you would perform and design a production from a set text (Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Dario Fo) and proposing a production ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES concept as a director for a set text (Woyzek by George Buchner).