Component 1: Drama and Theatre

Self enrolment

This component is the written element of your course and is comprised of two sections:


Set Plays:

Antigone

Our Country's Good


Live Theatre




Component 2: Creating Original Drama

Self enrolment
Students must learn how to create and develop original devised ideas to communicate meaning as part of the theatre making process. 

Students must draw on and demonstrate a practical understanding of the subject content listed in Knowledge and understanding. 

Students must develop their ability to: • develop their own ideas • research relevant processes and practices of theatre making to inform their own practice • apply what they have learnt from live theatre to their own work in practice • collaborate with other theatre makers • explore devising and rehearsal methods • refine and amend work in progress.

Component 3: Making Theatre

Self enrolment

Students must draw on and demonstrate a practical understanding of subject content listed in Knowledge and understanding. 

They must develop their ability to: • interpret texts • create and communicate meaning • realise artistic intention in text-based drama • analyse and evaluate their own work. Students must also study for this component the work and methodology of one influential theatre practitioner chosen from the list of Prescribed practitioners. 

They must study: • the social, cultural and historical context in which the practitioner is/was working • theatrical purpose and practice • artistic intentions • innovative nature of their approach • working methods • theatrical style and use of conventions • collaboration with/influence on other practitioners