Drama and Theatre

Sixth Form Prospectus for the school year 2021-22 Drama and Theatre

Are you interested in:

Performance? Experiencing different live theatre performances? Working in groups in a creative context? Developing strong communication skills? Close textual analysis? Learning about the craft of the playwright and how plays are structured?

Leading to a career in:

Performance Directing Theatre production / stage management Lighting designer / set designer Teaching Arts Administration Psychology Personnel work Management Other careers working with people

Exam Board: AQA Course Code: 7262

Teaching staff:

Miss Bonsall Miss Hendry Mrs Rifkin

What is Drama and Theatre?

The A-Level course extends the GCSE skills of responding, developing and evaluating in ways that emphasise their interdependence. Students completing the course will have a thorough understanding of drama and theatre, highly toned analytical and creative skills and an ability to communicate effectively with others.

Course Content

Component 1 - Drama and Theatre (Written exam) • Knowledge and understanding of Drama and Theatre. • Study of two set plays. • Analysis and evaluation of the work of live theatre makers. 3 hour written exam (open book)

Component 2 – Creating original drama (Practical) • Process of creating devised drama. The piece must be influenced by the work and methodologies of one prescribed practitioner. • Performance of devised drama. Performance of devised drama plus working notebook Component 3 – Making theatre (Practical) • Practical exploration of 3 extract texts. • Extract 3 is performed as a final assessed piece. The piece must have evidence of the methodology of a prescribed practitioner. Performance of an extract plus reflective report

This is a good school. Ofsted, May 2017 A good school with an outstanding Sixth Form. Ofsted, October 2012