RA3D25 - Major Production 01 Sep 2022 - 31 Aug 2028 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: RA3D25
Module Title: Major Production
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Music and Drama
Faculty Sub Group: Drama
Module Leader: Robert Smith
Module Team: Matthew Gough
First Intended Intake: SEP 2022 Final Year of Intake: 2027
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 40 Credit Level: 6
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100069 - drama
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 01 Sep 2022
Valid To 31 Aug 2028

Module Aims

Further develop contributory and interactional expertise through an interdisciplinary production project.

Offer leadership and collaborative experiences within a co-created, public facing, large scale project.

Engage in research, preparation, innovation, and self-reflection to a professional standard.

Content Summary

Students will take on a specific role, in a collaboratively designed, and delivered mid-scale project. Drawing on interactional, and contributory expertise they will lead distinct aspects of a public facing, interdisciplinary event that is public facing. Each student will document and evaluate their contributions to the project in a portfolio. The module offers the cohort a significant opportunity to network and highlight their innovative expertise in a live project.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Seminar 6
Tutorial 4
Project supervision 10
Supervised time in studio/workshop 16
Independent Study 150
Directed Study 136
Formative Assessment - Scheduled 2
Formative Assessment - Independent 2
Groupwork 24
Interdisciplinary work 26
Problem / challenge based learning 24
Total Hours Selected 400

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Apply skills, knowledge, and a critical awareness of appropriate practice to the design and delivery of a collaborative, co-created production project.
LO2 Demonstrate contributory and interactional expertise in collaborative production practice.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Project Output 1 As a cohort, you will design, manage, and produce a mid-scale event. Each student will take responsibility for a specific role and lead that aspect of the project. The event should be public facing and meet the expectations of a professionally run production. You should evidence your role through journaled observations, and a record of notes from planning meetings. Your journal should also cover the event itself. 180 N/A 50 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Portfolio 1 Document, and critically evaluate your contributions to the project. Highlight where you develop new skills and knowledge, Moments of leadership, and the nature of your expertise in interdisciplinary practice. You should: Describe and define your Role. Effectively identify, and evaluate your contributions/responsibilities within the project. Highlight where you have developed new skills. Identify moments of problem solving, evaluate the resolution. Highlight examples of interactional expertise you have demonstrated when working in interdisciplinary contexts. Make use of a range of media to present your portfolio. 0 4000 50 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Project Output 1
Portfolio 1

Reading List

Bonds Jr., R., M. Cominis and M. Ramont. (2022). Production Collaboration in the Theatre: Guiding Principles. Routledge: London and New York.

Brayshaw, T., Fenemore, A. and Witts, N. (2020). The Twenty-First Century Performance Reader. Routledge: London and New York.

Candy, L. (2019). The Creative Reflective Practitioner: Research Through Making and Practice. Routledge: London and New York.

Chambers, C. (2011). Black and Asian Theatre in Britain: A History. Routledge: London and New York.

Sutherland-Cohen, R. (2018). Introduction to Production: Creating Theatre Onstage, Backstage, & Offstage. Routledge: London and New York.