Drama & Theatre Studies

• apply their knowledge, understanding and skills of designing and manufacturing prototypes and products • apply mathematical understanding to evaluate the viability of commercial designs • demonstrate their higher thinking skills to solve problems and evaluate situations and suitability of design solutions.

3. Iterative Design Project (50% of total A level) The ‘Iterative Design Project’ requires pupils to undertake a substantial design, make and evaluate project centred on the iterative processes of explore, create and evaluate. Pupils identify a design opportunity or problem from a context of their own choice, and create a portfolio of evidence in real time through the project to demonstrate their competence. Pupils are required to design with the intention of launching a product as a commercially considered concept but can produce a range of alternative prototypes to demonstrate aesthetics, functionality & human interaction which are examined holistically.

Drama & Theatre Studies: Edexcel 9DR0

The course provides an opportunity to study plays from the points of view of a director, designer, performer and critic. Pupils acquire a knowledge and understanding of the language of drama and theatre and develop performance and analytical skills. Each part of the creative process is studied with practical opportunities to develop skills in both production and performance roles. Individual creativity is nurtured along with the challenges of collaboration both practically and academically. This A level would suit anyone interested in the creative process of making theatre, its history and its role in a world crowded with alternative forms of entertainment.

Topics to be studied:

COMPONENT 1 Devising (40%) - This unit requires the creation and performance of an original piece of theatre based on a prescribed stimulus and influenced by the work of a significant theatre practitioner. Assessment is carried at for both process, performance and the accompanying portfolio that will include images, sourced items, films and text.

COMPONENT 2 Text in Performance (20%) - This requires pupils to produce an edited version of a published play to be performed to an external examiner. You will also produce a 2-3 minute monologue from a contrasting play for the assessment. The component will further enhance your understanding of the role of the director, actor and designer in the rehearsal process as well as facing the challenge of performance. You will be marked on voice, movement, character and communication.

COMPONENT 3 Theatre Makers in Practice (40%) - This component, studied throughout the two years culminates in the final written exam that will be in three parts.

Section A requires you to respond to a question about a live theatre performance you have seen and studied in class.