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📐 A-Level Drama and Theatre

Year 1 / AS Year 2 / A-Level All Boards (AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, CCEA)

Free A-Level Drama and Theatre revision notes. 5 topics across AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, and CCEA specifications.

🔀 Board Differences

Board specifications differ in assessment structure and emphasis. The core content is shared across boards; these are the genuine differences by board:

AQA: Written exam (3 hours, set text performance concepts and live production review, 40%); devising coursework with working notebook (30%); scripted performance (30%).
Edexcel: Devising coursework with portfolio (40%); text in performance group/monologue (20%); written exam on two set texts (40%).
OCR: Devising with portfolio (40%); performing scripted texts (20%); written paper exploring practitioners and performance texts (40%).
WJEC/Eduqas: Devising theatre (40%); text in performance (20%); written exam on set texts and live theatre review (40%).

📊 Course Overview

A-Level Drama and Theatre covers 2 topic areas with 5 topics total across AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC, and CCEA specifications.

Practitioners and Devising (2 topics)

Theatre Practitioners: Brecht, Stanislavski and ArtaudDevising Theatre

Texts and Performance (3 topics)

Interpreting Set TextsLive Theatre ReviewDesign Elements: Set, Costume, Lighting and Sound