Drama

• Two-year A Level course
• Eduqas Drama and Theatre

Our Eduqas A level in Drama and Theatre is an exciting and inspiring course which prepares learners for further study in Higher Education or any other pathway they might choose. This highly practical specification provides learners with a range of essential life skills which will help them succeed in any chosen career. They will have the opportunity to work as either performers and/or designers on three different performances.

The Eduqas A level in Drama and Theatre offers a practical and challenging course of study which encourages learners to:

· Develop and apply an informed, analytical framework for making, performing, interpreting and understanding drama and theatre

· Understand the place of relevant theoretical research in informing the processes and practices involved in creating theatre and the place of practical exploration in informing theoretical knowledge of drama and theatre

· Develop an understanding and appreciation of how the social, cultural and historical contexts of performance texts have influenced the development of drama and theatre

· Understand the practices used in twenty-first century theatre making

· Experience a range of opportunities to create theatre, both published text based and devised work · participate as a theatre maker and as an audience member in live theatre

· Understand and experience the collaborative relationship between various roles within theatre

· Develop and demonstrate a range of theatre making skills

· Develop the creativity and independence to become effective theatre makers

· Adopt safe working practices as a theatre maker

· Analyse and evaluate their own work and the work of others.

The Eduqas A level in Drama and Theatre is an exciting and inspiring course which prepares learners for further study in Higher Education. This highly practical specification provides learners with the opportunity to work as either performers and/or designers on three different performances.

This specification builds on the knowledge, understanding and skills established at GCSE.

Component 1: Theatre Workshop  Non-exam assessment: Internally assessed, externally moderated.  20% of overall qualification.	Learners will be assessed on either acting or design.     Learners participate in the creation, development and performance of a piece of theatre based on a reinterpretation of an extract from a text chosen from a list supplied by WJEC. The piece must be developed using the techniques and working methods of either an influential theatre practitioner or a recognised theatre company.     Learners must produce:   • a realisation of the performance or design   • a creative log
Component 2: Text in Action   Non-exam assessment: externally assessed by a visiting examiner   40% of overall qualification.	Learners will be assessed on either acting or design.     Learners participate in the creation, development and performance of two pieces of theatre based on a stimulus supplied by WJEC:   1. a devised piece using the techniques and working methods of either an influential theatre practitioner or a recognised theatre company (a different practitioner or company to that chosen for Component 1)   2. an extract from a text in a different style chosen by the learner. Learners must realise their performance live for the visiting examiner.     Learners choosing design must also give a 5-10 minute presentation of their design to the examiner. Learners produce a process and evaluation report within one week of completion of the practical work.
Component 3: Text in Performance   Written examination: 2 hours 30 minutes   40% of overall qualification	Learners sit an exam based on the three set texts they have learnt over the two year course. The exam is split into three sections, Section A, B and C.