Drama and Theatre

To apply to Notre Dame High School Norwich's Sixth Form, please go to https://www.ndhs.org.uk/sixth-form and click on How to Apply. The application process opens in October.

The course demands practical, communication skills and the ability to create drama and theatre in a performing or production role. Students will be required to write about drama, to develop their powers of analysis and become informed critics.

The course will involve devising and taking part in a drama productions as well as study plays and drama practitioners.

Students need to be curious about issues and ideas and have a creative instinct for communicating their views through drama. They may be keen acting, writing or the visual and technical side of theatre. An interest in live theatre performance and playwrights is important.

Why our students like this course

'I really love studying drama at Notre Dame, as well as helping me to improve my acting ability, doing drama has really improved my confidence. Also the teachers are always very friendly, supportive and committed to the subject, and they always make the lessons interesting and enjoyable. I have made lots of new friends through studying this subject as the whole group gelled together very quickly, and I am really looking forward to my next year of Drama

A GCSE in this subject is desirable but not essential.

To apply for a place at Notre Dame Sixth Form, please follow the instructions on the How to Apply page of the Sixth Form section of the Notre Dame High School website (http://www.ndhs.org.uk)

This A-Level can lead to further study in Drama. Theatre Studies and Performing Arts in Higher Education at degree or HND level. It can be used as part of your course to broaden and enrich your studies and may lead to a career in the performing arts industries or within any professional role requiring public speaking, communication skills and empathy.