Exam Board – OCR
Qualification – A Level
Entry requirements – GCSE grade 5 in drama
Course specification
Drama and theatre studies is an exciting and highly practical subject that offers you a unique opportunity to develop key skills in creativity, communication and cognitive analysis. You will explore a wide range of performance styles, play texts, practitioners and production elements, whilst also developing your skills in performance and design. If you have a passion for creating theatre, performing and/or the inner workings of theatre, then this is certainly the right course for you.
Drama compliments a number of subjects such as English literature, history and sociology. It is not just for budding actors!
Component 1- Devising
- Original performance piece
- Exploration of key extract of text in relation to practitioner
- Assessed both written and practical.
Component 2 -Text in Performance
- Group and monologue performance
- Practically assessed
Component 3 – Theatre Makers in Practice
- Live theatre evaluation
- Practical exploration and study of a performance text
- Production concept and design of a set text
