Theatre Studies
Delivered at Westfield School
Aims of the course
- To apply practical and creative skills in equal measure
- To teach you about theatre, both past and present and, through analyzing the ideas of famous practitioners, you will be able to create unique and exciting work
- To become a skilled and articulate critic by writing about your experiences as a performer and audience member
- To take part in drama productions in addition to studying the work of well-known playwrights
Course content
Component 1: Drama and Theatre
You will study two plays and be asked to write about them as a performer, a director and a designer, as well as responding to live theatre
Component 2: Creating Original Drama
Using anything that inspires you, you will need to create an original performance inspired by a significant practitioner alongside a Working Notebook
Component 3: Making Theatre
Using another practitioner as inspiration, you will practically explore three extracts from three different plays during your lessons before being formally assessed by a visiting examiner. You will also write a reflective report evaluating your work.
Assessment
Component 1: Written examination assessing knowledge and understanding of drama and theatre; two set plays; analysis and evaluation of the work of live theatre makers (40%)
Component 2: Working notebook and devised performance assessing the creation and performance of devised drama (30%)
Component 3: Performance of an extract from a published play and a reflective report analysis. Evaluating own theatrical interpretation of this extract plus two others from two different plays (30%)
Career opportunities
Actor TV presenter
Journalist Theatre director
Youth worker Marketing manager
Education officer Literary agent
Editor Arts administrator
Theatre Studies teaches confidence, presentation skills, self-discipline and an ability to handle and learn from criticism. Skills that are ideal for higher education and beyond.