Entry Requirements
A minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade 4 (grade C) including English Language.
Course Introduction
This A Level will sharpen all your communication skills – written and spoken - and develop your teamwork skills and confidence.
You need to be really enthusiastic about acting and theatre. You will need to be thoroughly reliable in your attendance, punctual, enjoy working creatively in groups, and also enjoy sharing and experimenting with ideas.
Course Content
The course offers an excellent mix of practical work and theory which is applied to it. You will sit written exam as well as being assessed on scripted and devised performances.
The great majority of students choose to specialise in acting, but you may also opt for a technical skill such as lighting or sound for your practical work. You will study practitioners such as Stanislavski and Brecht, and apply their ideas to your own performances. There will be several theatre trips designed to broaden your knowledge of the exciting work being done today in professional theatre, and you will write live theatre reviews. You will explore a variety of plays in depth, closely linking practice and theory.
Other A Levels
This A Level combines well with numerous subjects including Music, Psychology, Sociology, English, and Media Studies. This course can also offer breadth and variety for students taking largely science courses.
Where will my course lead?
The course can lead you to studying Drama at university, or at drama schools. Many students progress to working in theatre, television, film and video. Drama skills have also proved invaluable in the journalistic, teaching and legal professions.