In negotiation with the staff on the Award, and working as a designated theatre company, students will identify, propose, plan, and deliver a project of their own creation, to be performed to the public. Students will develop an appropriate proposal for approval by the staff on the Award. In the course of the module, students will report to a member of staff who will monitor and continually assess the development of the project, but they will otherwise be expected to work independently and apply the knowledge and skills gained on their study of the Award to date. Students will be introduced to key concepts, key practitioners and the logistics and practicalities of creating and sustaining an independent theatre company through a series of staff- led lectures, seminars and workshops. These workshops will help students to consider and complete the following tasks:

• To devise an identity and ethos for this company.
• Determine their companies USP (unique selling point) and consider how this relates to the spectrum of work currently offered by the creative industries.
• Allocate appropriate roles and responsibilities for each member of the company.
• Choose and agree the material for the create project: a play, a devised performance, fragments of text, a score (which should last a minimum of 60 and maximum of 90 minutes).
• Research and engage with the work of relevant theatre makers and appropriate theatre and performance practitioners.
• Study the work of key innovative theatre companies, which may include: Nottingham New Theatre, OYL, Oily Carte, Punchdrunk, Told By An Idiot, Cheek By Jowl, Propeller, Pilot Theatre.
• Test contemporary acting, directing and scenographic concepts, methodologies and ideas during the rehearsal and production processes.
• Analyse and reflect upon the strengths and weakness of the creative work produced and contextualise this within contemporary theatre practice.

Students will be encouraged to notate, document and analyse the theatrical procedures and training encountered in the module, to work collaboratively and to recognise the importance of teamwork in the pursuit of common goals within the rehearsal environment and to reflect upon their creative achievement. Students will also learn to develop their marketing, administrative, negotiating and key communication skills through completing the following tasks :
• Arranging to tour their performance to a minimum of two venues. One of these may be a studio space or authorised site-specific space on campus. Students will expected to negotiate and agree all terms and conditions for the use and performance/s in the venues chosen.
• Agree a timeline and schedule in order to successfully create and realise your work.
• Gain practical experience in administrating the theatre company and allocated budget.
• Devise and create all marketing strategies for the company and use social –media responsibly and creatively.
• Writing weekly reports and/or ‘blogs’ assessing your individual and the group’s progress, noting any key achievements and significant moments of discovery.
• Working responsibly and safely at all times and comply with all health and safety requirements and complete any required risk assessments.
• Learn how to use technical equipment, props and costumes with care.
• Learn how to work as a company: responding to challenges and problems as they arise and learn how to negotiate and work with others.
• Responding to and applying formative feedback/constructive criticism from the module tutors and work within the guidelines for the project set.

Drama Studios
Library
Seminar Rooms
Lecture Theatres
Internet and Blackboard VLE
IT software
Lighting and Sound software and equipment

Barba, Eugenio (1991) A Dictionary of Theatre Anthropology – the Secret Arts of the Performer. Routledge
Barton, Robert (2010) Style for Actors. Routledge.
Berry, Cicely (2001) Text in Action. London Virgin Publishing.
Block, Giles (2014) Speaking the Speech. Routledge.
Bonczek, Burnett, Rose (2012) Ensemble Theatre Making, A practical Guide
Calley, Dymphna (2007) Through the Body. Nick Hearn Books.
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Donnellan Declan (2007) The Actor and the Target. Nick Hearn Books.
Linklater, Kristin (2006) Freeing the Natural Voice. Nick Hearn Books.
Pearson, Mike (2010) Site- Specific Performance. Palgrave Macmillan.

1. IDENTIFY THE ETHOS, ARTISTIC AIMS AND INTENDED OUTCOMES OF THEIR CHOSEN COMPANY AND CONTEXTUALSIE THEIR ASPIRATIONS WITHIN CONTEMPORARY THEATRE AND PERFORMANCE PRACTICE.
[Knowledge and Understanding]

2. EXPLORE A RANGE OF CONCEPTUAL AND REHEARSAL TECHNIQUES APPROPRIATE TO THE REALISATION OF THEIR CHOSEN MATERIAL.
[Creativity]

3. WORK EFFECTIVELY WITHIN THEIR CHOSEN COMPANY WITHIN THE TIME SCALE AND GUIDELINES SET.
[Creative Collaboration]

4. CRITICALLY REFLECT UPON, ANALYSE AND DISCUSS THE EFFICACY OF THE REHEARSAL PROCESSES EXPERIENCED FROM A RANGE OF THEATRICAL AND PERFORMANCE PERSPECTIVES.
[Enquiry; Reflection]

Practical Project 70%

Oral reflection 15%

Project Pitch 15%