| Knowledge | Key Skills - Intro to Drama A fun and gentle introduction to formal drama lessons that explores basic performance techniques through a series of games, workshops and activities. | Devising - Darkwood Manor An immersive journey into the history of the mysterious Darkwood Manor and the infamous family that lived there. Students learn strategies for role-play, improvisation and devising. | Plays - Chicken by Mark Wheeller Our first play text is a lively and fun first look into how we approach a play text. We also start to touch on some GCSE Drama to enhance performance. | Practitioners - Stanislavski This theatre practitioner created the building blocks for the greatest actors in the world. Student learn some of his rehearsal techniques and how to implement them with a script. | History of Theatre - Greek Theatre - It is important to understand where formal theatre started. Students will use Greek Myths as a basis to learn how to create and perform as a Greek Chorus using centuries-old techniques | Plays - Room 13 by Robert Swindells Using skills learned in the last unit, we move on to transfer the page to the stage while experimenting with creating atmosphere, mood and tension to entertain an audience |
