Drama A level
The WJEC A level in Drama and Theatre is an exciting and inspiring course which prepares learners for further studies in Higher Education.
This highly practical specification provides learners with the opportunity to work as either performers and/or designers on three different performances.
How will I be assessed? (Assessment)
AS Unit 1: Theatre Workshop. Non-exam assessment; internally assessed, externally moderated (90 marks) 24% of 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.
AS Unit 2: Text in Theatre. Written exam, 1 hour 30 minutes (60 marks) 16% of qualification - A series of questions based on one performance text from the following list: Medea, Euripides, The Comedy of Errors, William Shakespeare, An Enemy of the People, Henrik Ibsen, Ubu Roi, Alfred Jarry A View from the Bridge, Arthur Miller, The Woman made of Flowers, Saunders Lewis.
A2 Unit 3: Text in Action - Non-exam assessment; internally assessed, externally moderated (120 marks) 36% of qualification - Learners participate in the creation, development and performance of two pieces of theatre based on a stimulus supplied by WJEC: • 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 Unit 1) • an extract from a text in a different style chosen by the learner.
A2 Unit 4: Text in Performance - Written exam, 2 hours (95 marks) 24% of qualification - Two questions, based on two different texts from the following list: A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Peter Nichols, Sweeney Todd, Stephen Sondheim, The Absence of War, David Hare ,Mametz, Owen Sheers, The Radicalisation of Bradley Manning, Tim Price, One Moonlit Night, Caradog Prichard, adapted by Bara Caws.
What kind of work will I do outside the classroom?
Additional research and practical rehearsals.
What could I do at the end of my course? (Progressions)
Drama and Theatre is an exciting and inspiring course which prepares learners for further study in Higher Education. This specification provides a suitable foundation for the study of Drama or a related area through a range of higher education courses, progression to the next level of vocational qualifications or employment.
Entry Requirements: GCSE Drama C and English C
