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Theatre Studies
STUDY LEVEL CONTACT DETAILS
A level Rebeccah Homer, Teacher of Theatre Studies
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This course combines practical and theoretical study to help you discover how and
why theatre is made. Our stunning performance complex has everything you need
to explore all aspects of theatre production, with professional sound and lighting
equipment and impressive facilities. There are also many opportunities to perform at
venues across Cheshire, with fifteen productions and concerts staged last year alone.
What will I study?
Practical, exploration and
performance work lies at the heart
of the course. You will explore a
range of contrasting plays and
practitioners through practical
workshops, as well as giving two
assessed performances: one
scripted and one devised. There
is also the opportunity for you to
work alongside our professional
team of technicians, gaining
practical experience of the technical
and design elements of theatre,
including set, costume, lighting
and sound.
You will also learn to write about
theatre, analysing and evaluating
plays you have studied and
productions you have seen. Theatre
trips and workshops with visiting
industry professionals are organised
by the College and are an integral
part of the course.
Assessment is through a
combination of performance,
coursework and written exams.
Co-curricular activities?
Sir John Deane’s has a thriving
performing arts department offering
a wealth of opportunities to get
involved both on stage and behind
the scenes. With performing arts,
music, media, photography and art
students all studying at the sixth
form, it’s a great place to meet new
contacts and work together. Large
scale productions and more intimate
nights of theatre, music and dance
are all par for the course and recent
shows have included ‘A Midsummer
Night’s Dream’, ‘Guys and Dolls’
and ‘Miss Saigon’. The course
involves regular theatre trips and
the opportunity to work with visiting
professionals during workshops.
Where might it lead?
University admissions tutors and
employers in a range of industries
value the confidence, creativity and
communication skills that Theatre
Studies develops. The subject can
support your progression into a
variety of courses, both inside and
outside the performing arts. The
course is an excellent foundation
for those who wish to train as
professional actors; in the past three
years, nine of our students have
gone on to secure places at some of
the country’s leading drama schools.
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