Course Details in 2025/26 Session

Module Title	LC Performance: Theory, Practice and Critique
School	Eng, Drama, & Creative Studies
Department	Drama and Theatre Arts
Module Code	10 28563
Module Lead	Graham Saunders
Level	Certificate Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	SH Drama only
Contact Hours	Lecture-11 hours Seminar-22 hours Guided independent study-167 hours Total: 200 hours
Exclusions
Description	This module examines how theatre events can be analysed and conceptualised. It aims to equip students with a basic understanding of the relationship between theatre, culture, performance, and ideology. The module investigates the theatre event in several contexts: as a changing form of social practice, as a performative occasion that brings participants together in historically-specific ways, and as an object that can be theorised using a variety of critical approaches. Over the course of the module, students develop an awareness of and the ability to apply different methodological approaches to their own work and the work of others.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Demonstrate an understanding of the possible contextual relationships between theatre/performance, politics and culture; Demonstrate an understanding of how theory has always been in ‘dialogue’ with theatre and performance; Demonstrate an understanding of key theoretical concepts which are connected to theatre and performance analysis; Apply appropriate critical frameworks to the analysis of contemporary performance.
Assessment	28563-01 : Essay 3000 words : Coursework (100%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 3,000 word essays (100%). Reassessment: 3,000 word essay (100% each).
Other	None
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