Drama

‘The Crucible’, and they are exploring the themes of witchcraft, deceit and betrayal in their piece. Once this has been performed in April students will be writing their reflective logs on the devising process. We will then read and explore the second set text, Dr Faustus.

Year 13 practically explored the set text ‘Dr Faustus’ in the style of Punchdrunk - a site specific, immersive theatre company who want the theatrical experience to be the same as falling into a film set and feeling "punchdrunk".

In a Punchdrunk performance the audience are free to roam in dark, eerie places where their senses are bombarded and they lose sense of reality. Year 13 students had to create their own Punchdrunk concept for their original interpretation on ‘Dr Faustus’, as they have to answer the last question from the perspective of a director.

After mock exams, students are now working on their monologues and group scripted extracts from the plays ‘Bernada Alba’ by Lorca and ‘Metamorphosis’ by Berkoff.

Please see some exciting news about LAMDA further on in this Newsletter.

How I can help my child learn in Drama?

✓ Help with learning lines for scripted performances (or any devised scripts) by reading the other parts or the cue line.

✓ Help to find props and costumes for performances and come along to any performances.

✓ Use student flash cards to test knowledge on stage types and theatre roles.

✓ Take your child to the theatre as much as possible and encourage them to analyse the quality of acting and the symbolic meaning of the set, lighting or sound.