This exciting course is both practical and academic in content and approach. The focus of the course is the imaginative realisation of theatre, not just academic study. Throughout the course students will be invited to create their own performance approach to a range of texts, explore contemporary staging of plays and devise their own productions and performances. They will be given the opportunity to work with professional actors and directors, see a range of theatre and work with other AS/A2 students from neighbouring schools and Radley College. Theatre trips are an essential part of the curriculum for sixth form students and visits to local venues and London theatres occur frequently. Acting workshops also form an important part of pupils' training and the department has strong links with Norden Farm Centre for the Arts. All trips and workshops help students to appreciate Drama as a transitory 'live' art form and many of them form compulsory preparation for written exam work or coursework. Unit 3 demands the creation of original devised drama, alongside extensive written coursework. Unit 4 Sections A and B require the study of a set text (Woyzeck - Buchner) from a director's, designer's and actor's perspective; Section C comprises a study of theatre in context, alongside a live theatre evaluation. Drama and Theatre Studies is a recognised academic qualification for entry onto Higher Education courses and the examination is accepted by all universities. Typically, previous candidates have gone onto study Acting, Theatre Studies, English, Media, Politics, Languages, Law and Business Studies. A Higher Education qualification in drama has been welcomed in employment areas such as Law, Marketing, Public Relations, Advertising and Teaching.
Name: Pearson EDEXCEL Level 3 Advanced GCE in Drama and Theatre Studies Qualification title: GCE A Level in Drama and Theatre Studies Qualification type: Assessment UNIT 3 - Internally assessed coursework unit - 40%. Exploration of a Dramatic Performance. Practical Assessment is based on the rehearsal process and the final performance. Written assessment comprises 3,500 Structured Written Document Evidence. UNIT 4 - Externally assessed examination unit - 60%. Theatre Text in Context. Written assessment comprising 2.5 hour written examination. Sections A and B based on set text in rehearsal and performance. Section C based on comparison of a live performance of a Shakespeare play with original performance conditions and context. Awarding Pearson Education Ltd (Formerly EDEXCEL) Created 20151006 11:35:40 Updated 20151006 11:35:40
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Title: GCE A Level in Drama and Theatre Studies Qualification: GCE A Level in Drama and Theatre Studies Classification: Arts, Media and Publishing