Drama

A-Level Drama develops your creativity, confidence and ability to communicate ideas powerfully.

You will explore plays as actors, directors and designers, analyse live theatre, and create original performance work. The course builds both artistic flair and highly sought-after transferable skills, preparing you for careers in the arts, media, education and beyond.

What you will study

Drama and Theatre

• Study of one pre-20th-century and one modern play
• Analysis of performance techniques, context, conventions and theatrical
• processes
• Evaluation of live theatre

Creating Original Drama (Devising)

• Practical creation of a performance based on a stimulus
• Use of a prescribed practitioner
• Performance plus written working notebook

Making Theatre

• Exploration of three extracts from different plays
• Final performance of extract three using a practitioner
• Reflective report evaluating artistic choices

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Next steps – where might it lead?

Studying Drama can lead to pathways such as:

• Acting, directing, stage management and design
• Broadcasting, presenting and media production
• Drama therapy and community arts
• Teaching and education
• Creative industries, events and arts management

What experience and skills will you gain?

You'll develop a broad set of transferable and career-ready skills, including:

• Confidence in performing, presenting ideas and communicating clearly in practical and written work
• Strong teamwork, collaboration and creative problem-solving skills through ongoing rehearsal and devising
• Analytical skills through evaluating live theatre and interpreting texts as actors, directors and designers
• Excellent organisation, time-management and resilience developed through repeated refinement of practical and written work

Future careers – where might this take you?

Graduates can pursue careers such as:

• Actor (£13,000-£52,000)
• Theatre Director (£35,000-£60,000)
• Stage Manager (£29,000-£79,000)
• Television Presenter (E20,000-£79,000)
• Drama Therapist (£25,000-£37,000)