Our Drama course provides a deeply practical and academically rich experience. You will explore a diverse range of performance approaches, from classical to contemporary, and engage in devising, acting, directing and design. Through performance projects, set-text work and critical essays, you’ll hone your creative voice, interpret live theatre, and build a professional mindset for future study or industry work.
Drama course content
| Theatre Workshop & Devising | Performing Texts | Set Text Study & Examination Preparation | Live Theatre Engagement |
| Study practitioner styles (The Paper Birds, Stanislavski, Brecht, Berkoff, Frantic Assembly, Artaud) | Create two performances in contrasting practitioner styles: | A Raisin in the Sun: themes, historical context, directing, acting, design; practice essay responses | Regular theatre-going encouraged to build critical awareness |
| Devise a performance based on a selected exam board text | A devised piece inspired by a stimulus | The Arsonists: thematic, contextual, performance & design analysis; exam essay preparation integrating live theatre evaluation | Access to Drama Online (a digital platform of live theatre recordings) for independent study |
| Write a 1,500-word essay documenting research, methodology, and creative process | A scripted extract linked to the stimulus | The Book of Dust: exploration of directing, acting and design possibilities; March exam extract study; essay questions relating to live theatre influence | Use live theatre experiences to inform both performance work and written evaluations |
| Submit a 3,000-word essay reflecting on research, process, live theatre inspiration, and self-evaluation | |||
| Both performances assessed by a visiting examiner |
Exam Board – Eduqas
Qualification – A Level
Entry requirements – Grade 5 in English at GCSE
