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A Level Drama

at Truro and Penwith College, Truro · college

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull time

What the college says

This course will allow you to learn and work through creative collaboration, expanding your performance knowledge of drama and theatre by making original work whilst also studying influential playwrights, practitioners and theatre companies that make theatre so exciting and diverse. Do you want to develop your creative potential? Work alongside others in a fun and inspiring way? By building performance, directing and design skills we encourage learners to articulate their personal and artistic viewpoints and make exciting, challenging theatre performances. Drama is a collaborative course and will help you to develop important communication skills and confidence, contributing to your personal and social development. Through studying drama, we recognise the important role it plays in helping us to understand social issues, human interaction, and the wider world. You will be inspired by live theatre, experimentation and professional practice and seek to apply these reflections to support your practical and written responses to the plays that we study.

What you need to get on

Five GCSEs at grade 5 to include grade 5 in Drama or grade 6 in an English subject if you havent taken drama at GCSE. An interest in all aspects of drama performance, directing, studying plays and design is essential.

How you are assessed

Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

Start dates

  • 1 September 2026 · Truro
  • 1 September 2026 · Penzance

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