Candidates who opt for Drama and Theatre should have a love of the theatre and ideally will have taken Drama or English Literature at GCSE. You must enjoy working with others to express ideas dramatically, whether as a performer or designer or director and you must be prepared to work hard. You must have the ability to write good essays in a critical and analytical way, both for portfolios and examinations.
Drama and Theatre A Level is an academic subject and is highly respected by the top universities, including Oxbridge. As well as further study of Drama, Acting or Technical Production, Drama students have gone on to study a variety of subjects using the skills they have developed on this course.
Course Content
Students will:
- create, perform and respond to drama and theatre
- develop the creativity and independence to become effective theatre makers
- explore the relationship between theory and practice in a range of theatrical styles and periods and historical, social and cultural contexts
- learn how relevant research, independent thought and analysis of live theatre production can inform decision making in their practical work and put this understanding into practice
- experience the ways in which theatre makers collaborate to create theatre.
The subject content details the knowledge, understanding and skills that students are expected to develop throughout the course of study.
The subject content for A Level Drama and Theatre is divided into three components:
For the practical components students choose to work as performers, designers (design students may choose lighting, sound, set, costume or puppets) or directors.
| Key Course Details | |
|---|---|
| Course Type | A Level |
| Exam Board | AQA |
| Assessment | Written Examination (40%) |
| Non-examined Assessment - Devised Performance and Working Notebook (30%) | |
| Scripted Performance Examination and Reflective Report (30%) |