• A Level Drama and Theatre Performance Text Submission 2024-2025

  • All fields marked with * must be completed before submitting this form

  • Each candidate should study at least two different practitioners and five different performance texts across the A level Components.


    This form must be completed 6 weeks before intended examination date.

  • Component 3 text and practitioner choices

  • Component 3 text / practitioner choices

  • Please select your Component 3 Section B and C set text choices and practitioner/s choices below by ticking the appropriate tickboxes

  • Centres are reminded that candidates must study at least two different practitioners for components 1 and 3.

  • Please note:

    • Text choices for Component 1 or Component 2 must not be any of the set texts listed above
    • Chosen practitioner for Component 1 must be different to practitioner studied in Component 3
  • Component 1 text and practitioner choices

  • Please include the following information about each performance text and practitioner selected:

    Title of Stimulus Text, Playwright, Practitioner used

    Here are two examples:

    • The Threepenny Opera - Bertolt Brecht - Bertolt Brecht
    • The Seagull - Anton Chekhov - Konstantin Stanislavski


    Please state one performance text per line.

    You can submit as many performance texts as you wish on this form.

  • If your choice of text(s) appears on the pre-approved list, you can continue to deliver this component and do not need to contact us.

    If your choice does not appear on this list, please check the text is not listed as an 'unsuitable text' before contacting drama.assessment@pearson.com for approval with details of your text including playwright and playtext title. You should wait before your choice of text is approved before continuing with delivery of this component.

  • Please contact Drama Assessment: drama.assessment@pearson.com.

  • If a chosen performance text is not on the pre-approved list, there may be an issue with the contrast requirements for Component 3.

    Please either choose another text from the pre-approved list or request approval from Drama Assessment.

    To request approval, please email drama.assessment@pearson.com with the following information:

    • Centre Number and Centre Name
    • Set Text studied for Component 3
    • Details of performance text requiring approval including play text title, playwright, genre and publication date.


    Please wait for approval from Drama Assessment before delivering this text choice for Component 1.

  • Centres are reminded that you cannot use any of the 15 set texts from Component 3.

    Please check here for the latest list of unsuitable texts.

  • Practitioners for Component 1 must be different to the practitioner chosen for Component 3. If your chosen practitioner is not on the list of suitable practitioners, please request approval via email to drama.assessment@pearson.com with details of your chosen practitioner for Component 3 and the name of your preferred practitioner for Component 1.

  • Component 2 text choices

  • If your choice of text(s) appears on the pre-approved list, you can continue to deliver this component and do not need to contact us.

    If your choice does not appear on this list, please check the text is not listed as an 'unsuitable text' before contacting drama.assessment@pearson.com for approval with details of your text including playwright and playtext title. You should wait before your choice of text is approved before continuing with delivery of this component.

  • If your choice of text(s) appears on the pre-approved list, you can continue to deliver this component and do not need to contact us.

    If your choice does not appear on this list, please check the text is not listed as an 'unsuitable text' before contacting drama.assessment@pearson.com for approval with details of your text including playwright and playtext title. You should wait before your choice of text is approved before continuing with delivery of this component.

  • Please contact Drama Assessment: drama.assessment@pearson.com.

  • Centres are reminded that you cannot use any of the 15 set texts from Component 3.

    Please check here for the latest list of unsuitable texts.

  • Should any of the above declarations change, you must email drama.assessment@pearson.com so they can update any records.

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