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Dereham Sixth Form College

Drama and Theatre Studies A Level

Dereham Sixth Form College

Crown Road, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 4AG

GCE A/AS Level or Equivalent
Level 3
Arts, Media and Publishing

Available start dates

Available start dates

Tuesday, 01 September 2026
Dereham Sixth Form College
2 Year(s)
Full time
Daytime/working hours
Block D

Application Instructions

Please note that applications to the sixth form close on Wednesday 14th January 2026. If you wish to make an application after this date please contact the sixth form office at office@derehamsixthform.norfolk.sch.uk or call 01362 696884.

For more information about a place at Dereham Sixth Form College for September 2026, please visit the website - www.dsfc.org.uk

Course Instructions

Most students will choose the equivalent of 3 A Levels but in some circumstances a maximum of 4. These are subjects that will continue for the full two years. Select only one subject from each option block (choosing more than 1 course from the same block will delay your application as courses from each block are timetabled at the same time). All courses are equivalent to 1 A Level except where specified differently below.

Dereham Education & Soccer Academy Including BTEC Diploma in Sport (equivalent to three A Level subjects, no other subject choices required).

If your choice of subjects are not available due to limitations of the blocks, please email us with the details: office@derehamsixthform.norfolk.sch.uk

Course Details

Drama and Theatre Studies develops your enjoyment of, and interest in, drama and theatre. During the course you will gain experience of theatre from a variety of historical periods and you will learn to perform in a range of styles. Theatre visits and performance workshops form an essential part of the course so that you get to experience drama as a creator, performer and critic.

Drama and Theatre Studies complements many different A Level subjects, particularly English, Music, History, Psychology, Sociology and Media Studies. Drama helps you to develop important skills such as imagination, confidence and communication, as well as fostering creativity. This gives Drama and Theatre Studies students skills that are very attractive to a huge variety of employers.

We follow the AQA specification.

Year One

In the first year you will study some key areas of theatre studies to give you a firm grounding for further study. These include:

  • Seeing and critiquing live productions
  • Studying a prescribed play
  • Presentation of an extract from a play in the style of a key theatre practitioner

Year Two

In the second year you will examine a few chosen areas of theatre studies in greater depth:

  • Further prescribed plays, including a pre-twentieth century play
  • Presentation of a devised drama

Assessment

You will sit written exams answering questions on your prescribed plays. You will also be assessed on one live performance of a play extract.

Entry requirements

Minimum 65444 including 6 in Drama and 5 in English Language or Literature.

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