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GCE A Level in Drama and Theatre

at Chesham Grammar School, Chesham · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionOutstanding2025see the detail

Level 3A levelsGCE A level2 yearsFull timeFree

What the college says

A level Drama and Theatre Studies is an academic and creative course which demands your engagement with a wide-ranging play texts and your practical skills as an actor, designer or director. You are expected to become committed to the experience of live theatre and enjoy the verve that is undergone when analysing productions. This will hopefully lead to a life-long interest in theatre-going as well as making the two year course a memorable and enjoyable one. The theoretical and practical elements of A-level Drama and Theatre make it both a challenging and a very rewarding subject for a number of potential career and University pathways. In the first year you undertake a practical exploration and a theatrical interpretation of passages taken from play texts, in addition to this you explore a range of theatre practitioners. You can contribute as either a performer, designer or director, and you learn how to write about the performance, as preparation for the portfolio element of the course. You will embark on the study of a range of play texts, differing in time periods and style, which you will revisit in the second year thus creating a continuity between the two years of A-level study in preparation for the final exam. In the second year of the course, you deepen your engagement with the play texts, rethinking the plays in line with the emphasis of the A level paper. The practical element of the A level Drama and Theatre requires you collaboratively create a devised theatrica

What you need to get on

GCSE Grade 6 or above in Drama

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

  • Chesham Grammar School

    White Hill, Chesham, HP5 1BA

    DaytimeClassroom based
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