RA1D26 - Introduction to Devised Storytelling 18 Jul 2024 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 0

Associated Module Information

Module Code: RA1D26
Module Title: Introduction to Devised Storytelling
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Music and Drama
Faculty Sub Group: Drama
Module Leader: Ian McNish
Module Team: Jodie Allinson
First Intended Intake: SEP 2024 Final Year of Intake: 2026
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 40 Credit Level: 4
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh:
Equivalent Module:
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Document Version Information

Version 0
Valid From 18 Jul 2024
Valid To 31 Aug 2027

Module Aims

To provide a grounding in the use of mythology and literary / artistic classics as sources for theatrical creativity and understanding.

 To nurture awareness that the arts are a continuum of which theatre is a part.

Content Summary

The module is a foundation in devised storytelling. Its particular focus is on the theatrical re-working of classic sources from across the arts, which are seen as interconnected. Themes of love, death, adventure, family conflict, justice and hubris found in classics of literature, music and / or the visual arts are rendered into theatrical format. Emphasis is placed upon artistic and contextual research and upon the contemporary. What in the selected classic/s resonates today? The module is studio-based and delivered within an ensemble context. Studio working practices apply. Experiential learning is supported by collaborative practice, artistic and contextual research, critical and ethical reflection, the integration of theory, exposure to the philosophies of specific practitioners and through e-learning on Blackboard. Assessment is through a portfolio.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Seminars 6
Practical Classes and Workshops 30
Direct Study 60
Independent Study 94
External visits (including fieldtrips) 10
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Utilise classics collaboratively as source material to make theatre.
LO2 Reflect with self-awareness on devised storytelling as encountered in the module, including research, rehearsal and presentation.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Portfolio 1 Rehearsal and performance process incorporating integrated writing/research 0 N/A 100 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Portfolio 1

Reading List

Aristotle (1996) The Poetics London: Penguin

Bicat, T. & Baldwin C. (eds.) (2002) Devised and Collaborative Theatre: A Practical Guide. Ramsbury Marlborough: The Crowood Press

Brook, P. (2008) The Empty Space. London: Penguin

Govan E., Nicolson H. & Normington K. (2007) Making a Performance: Devising Histories and Contemporary Practices Paperback. London: Routledge

Heddon D. & and Milling J. (2015) 2nd ed. Devising Performance: A Critical History (Theatre and Performance Practices). Basingstoke: Palgrave

Johnson, D. (2012) Theatre and the Visual Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan.

Knowles, R. (2010) Theatre and Interculturalism. Basingstoke: Palgrave

Mermikades, A. and Smart, J. (2010) Devising in Process. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan

Radosavlejvic, D. (2013). The Contemporary Ensemble: Interviews with Theatre Makers. London: Routledge