Through practical and theoretical study, students develop an understanding and enjoyment of drama, developing group and individual skills and studying ways to communicate ideas and feelings to an audience. Students learn how to discover the performance possibilities of a text and other stimuli, and devise dramatic material of their own. Students also develop their performance skills, the demonstration of which will form part of the final assessment.

The aims of this course are:

• To develop candidates’ understanding of Drama through practical and theoretical study.
• To enable candidates to realise the performance possibilities of text and other stimuli.
• To encourage the use of dramatic forms and structures to communicate feelings and ideas to an audience.
• To help candidates to acquire and develop skills in Drama, both individually and in groups.
• To develop understanding of the processes leading to performance and the elements involved in creating a performance; to be able to evaluate the various stages of performance work.
• To encourage enjoyment of drama.