Drama and Theatre Studies A Level
Cranbrook School
Waterloo Road, CRANBROOK, TN17 3JD
Available start dates
Available start dates
Application Instructions
Applications Open - 1st November 2025
Applications Close - 15th December 2025
Entry Requirements - Candidates are required to obtain a minimum of 35 points from their best six GCSE subjects or equivalent (in the view of the School).
• Points will be on a 1-9 point scale, where Grade 1=1 and 2=2 etc.
• Candidates must also obtain at least a Grade 5 in English and Maths at GCSE or equivalent (in the view of the School).
Candidates must meet the specific requirements for each A Level course they wish to study as published in the 2025 Sixth Form Prospectus, which will be available on the website.
How to Apply - Do not apply through Kent Choices. Please apply via Cranbrook School Website using the following link: https://www.cranbrookschool.co.uk/admissions/sixth-form-admissions/
Course Summary
A level Drama and Theatre offers students the opportunity to explore drama as a practical art form, in which ideas and meaning are communicated to an audience through choices of form, style and convention.
Students will:
- create, perform and respond to drama and theatre
- develop the creativity and independence to become effective theatre makers
- explore a range of theatrical practitioners
- study a range of live and digital recorded live theatre (A level students should participate in one live theatre visit through the school per year)
- explore the relationship between theory and practice in a range of theatrical styles and periods and historical, social and cultural contexts
- learn how relevant research, independent thought and analysis of live theatre production can inform decision making in their practical work and put this understanding into practice
- experience the ways in which theatre makers collaborate to create theatre.
Course Details
The subject content for A level Drama and Theatre is divided into three components:
1. Drama and theatre - Examination
2. Creating original drama – Devised performance and written coursework
3. Making theatre – Scripted performance and written coursework
Studying Drama and Theatre enables you to learn empathy and identification and opens up new dimensions of emotional experiences. By observing other people’s creative processes and products, it can assist you in accessing emotions, along with understanding different ways of interpreting and understanding information.
Drama increases your ability to think; creatively, imaginatively and divergently, it teaches students how to become critical consumers, rather than just passive viewers. Students will be questioning and critiquing their own and others’ processes and products, a valued skill that is transferable.
Entry requirements
Minimum Grade 6 in GCSE Drama.
A good grade in GCSE English would be an advantage.
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Drama and Theatre A Level prepares learners for the further study of Drama or Performing Arts courses in Higher Education as well as developing transferable skills desired by all sectors of industry.
Our specification will help create independent learners, critical thinkers and effective decision makers – all personal attributes that can make them stand out as they progress through their education and into employment.
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