Theatre (HL/SL)

Entry Guidance

The Theatre course at both HL and SL requires no previous experience in Drama or Theatre but it is recommended that students wishing to study Theatre have successfully completed the International GCSE Drama course or a course of similar rigour.

Course Aims

This course enables students to:

• Experience and participate in a wide and varied range of theatre activities and develop proficiency in more than one area of theatre technique.

• Become familiar with forms of theatre from their own and different cultures.

• Explore different theatre traditions in their historical contexts.

• Develop the confidence to explore, to experiment and to work individually and collaboratively on innovative projects, which should involve challenging established notions and conventions of theatre.

• Understand the dynamic, holistic and evolving nature of theatre and the interdependencies of all aspects of this art form.

Course Content

HL and SL: At the core of the Theatre Arts course lies a concern with clarity of understanding, critical thinking, reflective analysis, effective involvement and imaginative synthesis - all of which should be achieved through practical engagement in theatre.

• Practical performance and production components that consist of participation in at least three productions and numerous projects developing both performing and making skills.

• Theoretical components which consist of creative practical research into various forms of theatre, both cultural and historical.

Students will keep a journal of work throughout the course that records the various stages of their development and practice.

Assessment Outline

HL Assessment Component Weighting

External Assessment: No examination 75%

• Task 1: Solo theatre piece

- Students create and present a solo theatre piece (4-8 minutes) based on a theatre theorist they have not previously studied

• Task 2: Director’s Notebook

- Develop ideas regarding how to stage a play they have not previously studied for an audience

• Task 3: Research Presentation

- Plan and deliver an individual presentation (15 minutes) to their peers in which they present and physically demonstrate their research into a convention of a theatre tradition they have not previously studied

Internal Assessment 25%

• Collaborative project: Create and present an original piece of theatre (lasting 13-15 minutes) with a written portfolio

SL Assessment Component Weighting

External Assessment: No examination 65%

• Task 1: Director’s notebook

- Develop ideas regarding how to stage a play they have not previously studied for an audience

• Task 2: Research presentation

- Plan and deliver an individual presentation (15 minutes) to their peers in which they present and physically demonstrate their research into a convention of a theatre tradition they have not previously studied

Internal Assessment 35%

• Collaborative project: Create and present an original piece of theatre (lasting 13-15 minutes) with a written portfolio

For Further Advice

Contact Matthew Readman, Head of Drama: Matthew.Readman@dulwich-seoul.kr