Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School Sixth Form: A Level Courses: Drama and Theatre Studies

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Drama & Theatre Studies

This is an interesting, challenging and enjoyable course during which you will explore and perform plays; creating and analysing all aspects of theatre. You will gain a detailed understanding of drama and theater, together with highly developed analytical, creative and communication skills.

At AS Level you will have the opportunity to study plays from the point of view of a director, designer, performer and critic.

In the second year you will be able to devise theatre for yourself and alternate roles between being a playwright, performer, designer and director. Regular theatre visits and workshops are attractive feature of the course; some of these are optional but a minority are compulsory.

A level Drama and Theatre Studies is a long-established and valued academic qualification (35% coursework, 35% externally assessed performance, 30% timed examination).

AS Course (Year 12)
» Unit 1: Practical - devised drama.
A group performance of a devised piece of drama.
» Unit 2: Written - approaches to text.
The study of two set plays.
» Unit 3: Written - Theatre in practice.
Section A: The study of one theatre practitioner.
Section B: Response to live theatre seen during
the course.

A2 Course (Year 13)
» Unit 4: Practical - play in production.
Performance by a group of part of a play.
» Unit 5: Written - text into performance.
The study of two further set plays.
» Unit 6: Written - theory into practice.
Section A: The study of one theatre practitioner, applied to productions seen or practical production
of your own.
Section B: Interpretation of an extract(s) from an unseen play for potential performance.

As well as Drama and Theatre Studies, the English Department offers other subjects at AS/A2 level:

» English Language
» English Literature
» English Language and Literature (combined)

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Higher Education and career opportunities:
The course is an excellent preparation for higher education and a range of future careers working in the public arena - law, media, teaching, marketing, public relations, business and management.

Alternatively some students opt to continue their drama training to a professional level at a university or a specialised college.

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	Case Studies: students who studied Drama & Theatre Studies at BRGS Sixth Form
	» Jen: Media Production, Cumbria Institute of Arts » Heather: Arts Education, Bretton Hall, University of Leeds