Drama

The Drama department is a safe place where all can express themselves! Performance, Devising and appreciation underpins Drama through all the key stages.

Key Stage 3

In year 9 students study a range of topics including:

• Let Him Have It- True Story
• Contrasting Drama practitioners such as Stanislavski and Brecht
• Performances from a script
• Devising from a stimuli/theme e.g. Fame

Key Stage 4

Drama is offered at GCSE level as an option subject in year 10 and 11. Students will have the opportunity to study three key skills:

• Devising- improvisation and scripted
• Performance- from a given text
• Appreciation. Students will analyse their own work and the work of others. The students study a play which they write about on the end of Year 11 exam.

Key Stage 5

Building onto GCSE skills students continue to:

• Perform
• Devise
• Appreciate on a more analytical level incorporating their own directorial ideas and contextual factors. Various plays are studied in depth both through practical and theory mediums.