Departmental contact

Miss Arliss – [email protected]

Examining board & Qualification

Edexel – A LEVEL

Entry requirements

Please see current prospectus for further information

Students say

“The course has allowed me to grow as an analytical and creative person.”

“I have really enjoyed working closely with students and teachers to create some outstanding work.”

“I feel so much more confident about expressing myself in all aspects of my life.”

WHY STUDY THIS SUBJECT?

The course is a highly regarded qualification that offers a balance between the academic study of performance texts and the opportunity to present creative responses to a range of different plays for an audience. The course allows for a deeper exploration of how social, cultural, political and historical context shapes theatre whilst allowing for hands-on experience with all that theatre has to offer. The course is supported with the continued opportunity to be involved in extra-curricular projects with our ever-expanding after-school programme.

WHAT SKILLS WILL I DEVELOP?

We will look at a devised unit, a monologue/duologue performance, a group performance, textual analysis of two different plays and a final written exam. The course will allow you to grow as a performer, theatre maker and spectator and consider the decisions made by actors, directors and playwrights. Students will be given the opportunity and tools to learn how lights and sound can be used to shape a performance whilst having hands‑on experience with other design elements needed in a professional setting.

WHAT WILL I STUDY?

Performance text:

• Equus – Peter Shaffer
• Lysistrata – Aristophanes
• Monsters – Niklas Radstrom

Performance opportunities (subject to change and tailored to you):

• Pool (No Water) – Mark Ravenhill
• Spring Awakening – Anya Reiss
• Attempts on her Life – Martin Crimp
• Swallow – Stef Smith
• Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. – Alice Birch
• The Pillow Man – Martin McDonagh

HOW WILL I BE ASSESSED?

Component 1
Devising (*Component Code: 9DR0/01), Performance and SWED document, 40% of the qualification (80 marks)

Component 2
Text in Performance (*Component Code: 9DR0/02), Group piece plus a monologue or duologue, 20% of the qualification (60 marks)

Component 3
Theatre Makers in Practice (*Paper Code: 9DR0/03),Written examination: 2 hours 30 minutes, 40% of the qualification (80 marks)

WHAT ARE MY POST-18 OPTIONS?

Drama and Theatre Studies is a highly acceptable course for university courses and is desired by Drama Schools.

WHAT EXTRA-CURRICULAR OPPORTUNITIES ARE THERE?

All extra-curricular activities are open to everyone at Myton.

There is an opportunity to form a sixth form drama group with associated performance opportunities.

Sixth form performance evenings and showcases.