Drama GCE

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DRAMA AND THEATRE STUDIES (AQA) • Extend your interest and enjoyment in drama and theatre through your development of dramatic and theatrical skills. • Encourage your knowledge and understanding of the social and cultural contexts of drama and theatre through detailed study of dramatic texts, and of the work of prescribed theatre practitioners. • Develop your ability to respond critically and sensitively to a range of drama texts and to theatre in performance, through studying and attending theatrical performances of drama written in different periods, in different styles with different aims. Who is the course for? • Students who wish to develop skills in public presentation, collaboration, project management and effective concise writing. • Students who are looking to take up careers for which drama and theatre studies is relevant. These might include stage management, lighting/sound design, theatre in education, performing arts etc. Course Summary: • Component 1: Drama and Theatre - Knowledge and Understanding of Drama and Theatre, Study of two set plays, Analysis and evaluation of the work of live theatre makers. Written exam: 3 Hours • Component 2: Creating original Drama (practical) - Process of creating devised drama, Performance of devised drama influenced by a prescribed practitioner. Working notebook & Devised performance. • Component 3: Making theatre (practical) - Practical exploration of three extracts each taken from a different play, Reflective report analysing and evaluating theatrical exploration of all three.

Course information

Name: Drama GCE Qualification title: GCE AS Level in Drama and Theatre Studies Qualification type: Assessment Awarding Assessment & Qualifications Alliance Created 20151013 09:15:12 Updated 20161004 11:27:09

Entry requirements

None

Provider

Park House School
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