DRAMA

Exam Board – AQA

What can I expect from this subject?

This course gives pupils the opportunity to do what pupils like best – to par9cipate in performance!

1. All pupils devise drama. 2. All pupils explore texts prac9cally and work on two text-based performances 3. Pupils can choose to develop as a performer, designer (ligh9ng, sound, costume, set, puppetry) or a performer and designer. Whatever op9on chosen, pupils can be sure to gather many valuable skills, both theatrical and transferable, to expand their horizons.

Drama pupils learn to collaborate with others, think analy9cally and evaluate effec9vely. They gain the confidence to pursue their own ideas, reflect and refine their efforts. Whatever the future holds, pupils of GCSE Drama emerge with a toolkit of transferable skills, applicable both in further studies and in the workplace.

What can I do to prepare for this course?

1. Make independent live theatre visits. If possible see a version of the set play. 2. Familiarise yourself with the set play and make 9me to read the other set plays.

What will my next steps be?

This course offers clear progression and con9nuity to A-level Drama and Theatre. Pupils who go on to study A-level are already familiar with studying a whole set text for the wrieen paper and have built solid founda9ons in reviewing a live theatre produc9on and interpre9ng key extracts. All these aspects feature in the A-level as well as the GCSE.