A Level Drama & Theatre Studies

Expand your knowledge and appreciation of theatre in its entirety, including addressing how historical and social factors impact on performances within contemporary society. A Level Drama & Theatre Studies combines both the theoretical and practical study of a wide range of classical and contemporary practitioners. You will also study how to interpret a role, and how to use practitioner techniques to devise your own material.

  • Course Information
    • Course Code
      LATHEAT
    • Exam Board
      AQA
    • Attendance Pattern
      Daytime
    • Course Level
      Level 3
    • Study Mode
      Full Time
    • Course Location
      Langdale Road, Leyland
    • Age Group
      School Leavers (16-18)
    • Course Duration
      2 years
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  • Overview

    Drama and Theatre combines both the theoretical and practical study of a wide range of classical and contemporary practitioners. The aim of the course is to expand your knowledge and appreciation of theatre in its entirety, including addressing how historical and social factors impact on performances within contemporary society. You will also study how to interpret a role, and how to use practitioner techniques to devise your own material.

    Component 1: Drama and theatre For this you will study two different plays, and interpret these from various perspectives – as a director, a designer, and a performer. You will also get the opportunity to attend a range of live theatre productions, and evaluate the impact of performance elements.

    Component 2: Creating original drama (practical) After undertaking a series of practitioner workshops, you will be given a stimulus, and work with a group to devise a final piece using your chosen performance style.

    Component 3: Making theatre (practical) This component is a practical exploration of three extracts, taken from plays with different social, cultural and historical contexts. One of these plays will be performed using a given practitioner, and this will be performed as a final assessed piece. You will also write a Reflection Report, evaluating the interpretation of your different roles.

    Course Highlights:

    Get involved with our Showcase shows, with the chance to perform at Edinburgh Fringe.

  • Entry Requirements

    For our A Level programme our entry requirements are a minimum of 5x Grade 5.

    *Please note that A Level English requires a Level 6 in GCSE English

    *Please note that A Level Maths requires a Level 6 in GCSE Maths

    *Please note that A Level Sciences require a Level 6 in GCSE Maths and Science

  • How will I be assessed?

    Component 1:

    • Written exam: 3 hours
    • 80 marks
    • 40% of A Level

    Component 2:

    • Working notebook (40 marks)
    • Devised performance (20 marks)
    • 60 marks in total, 30% of A Level

    Component 3:

    • Performance of Extract 3 (40 marks)
    • Reflective report (20 marks)
    • 60 marks in total 30% of A Level
  • Progression Pathway

    Theatre Studies is an excellent subject for students wanting to progress to university, with degrees available in: Law, Acting, Theatre Studies, Psychology, English and Creative Writing to name just a few.

  • Programme Specification

    Component 1: Drama and theatre
    For this you will study two different plays, and interpret these from various perspectives – as a director, a designer, and a performer. You will also get the opportunity to attend a range of live
    theatre productions, and evaluate the impact of performance elements.

    How it’s assessed
    Written exam: 3 hours, 80 marks, 40% of A Level

     

    Component 2: Creating original drama (practical)
    After undertaking a series of practitioner workshops, you will be given a stimulus, and work with a group to devise a final piece using your chosen performance style.

    How it’s assessed:
    Working notebook (40 marks), Devised performance (20 marks), 60 marks in total, 30% of A Level

     

    Component 3: Making theatre (practical)
    This component is a practical exploration of three extracts, taken from plays with different social, cultural and historical contexts. One of these plays will be performed using a given practitioner, and this will be performed as a final assessed piece. You will also write a Reflection Report, evaluating the interpretation of your different roles.

    How it’s assessed:
    Performance of Extract 3 (40 marks), Reflective report (20 marks), 60 marks in total, 30% of A Level

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