RA4T06 - Major Production in Drama 01 Sep 2021 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: RA4T06
Module Title: Major Production in Drama
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Music and Drama
Faculty Sub Group: Drama
Module Leader: Michael Carklin
Module Team: Jodie Allinson, Ian Staples
First Intended Intake: SEP 2021 Final Year of Intake: 2026
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 60 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes:
HECOS Code Weighting:

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 01 Sep 2021
Valid To 31 Aug 2027

Module Aims

1. To enable the student to pursue practice in Drama to an advanced level according to an agreed line of enquiry.

2. To enable the student to show or share the work in an appropriate public context.

3. To enable the student to reflect on the work within appropriate theoretical and professional frameworks and to relate the work to contemporary practices.

Content Summary

Advanced research and practical exploration in an area of drama practice chosen by the student and approved by an appointed practical supervisor.

Students will be encouraged to choose an area related to their professional or work experience and/or relevant for their future academic or professional development.

The student will be required to submit a project proposal indicating the intended practice area, proposed outcomes, likely working methods and critical framework.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Tutorial 4
Project supervision 22
Independent Study 400
Directed Study 174
Total Hours Selected 600

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Plan and produce work independently within the chosen field, form or genre to agreed standards.
LO2 Demonstrate an advanced level of critical engagement with the area of practice that they are working.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Synchronous Onsite Practical Assessment Performance (Onsite) 1 A piece of work that might vary in duration (for example in the case of an installation) but which is approximately equivalent to a full-scale production. This will be followed by a post-production discussion with the examiners 0 N/A 80 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Essay 1 A reflective essay on the production work that situates the work and its influences within contemporary practice 0 3600 20 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Performance (Onsite) 1 ✔ ✔
Essay 1 ✔ ✔

Reading List

Collins, J. and A. Nesbit (2010), Theatre and Performance Design: A Reader in Scenography. London and New York: Routledge.
Grace, S and J. Wasserman (2015), Theatre and Autobiography: Writing and Performing Lives in Theory and Practice. Vancouver: Talon Books.
Harvey, J. and A. Lavender (2010), Making Contemporary Theatre. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
Kaye, N. (2013), Site Specific Art: Performance, Place and Documentation. London and New York: Routledge
Kuppers, P. (2009), Community Performance: An Introduction. London and New York: Routledge.
Prentki, T, and S. Preston (2008), The Applied Theatre Reader. London and New York: Routledge.
Radosavljevic, D. (2013), Theatre-Making: Interplay Between Text and Performance in the 21st Century. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Roamnska, M. (2015), The Routledge Companion to Dramaturgy. London and New York: Routledge.
Summerskill, C. (2020), Creating Verbatim Theatre from Oral Histories. London and New York: Routledge.
Warren J. (2017), Creating Worlds: How to Make Immersive Theatre. London: Nick Hern Books.