All Middle School Drama courses are based around the devising process of generating, developing and refining. The units aim to expose students to many forms of stimuli and encourage them to explore a range of theatrical and dramatic conventions to heighten their development as devisers and performers. All students are encouraged to work collaboratively and meaningfully with others to respond to and evaluate their own work. The skills that form the basis of this course are refined and developed in High School Drama and Theatre courses.

In this programme students will be introduced to devising, performing and analysing drama performances. Students will learn how to develop their work in the rehearsal period by generating and developing ideas and then refining their work. They will learn complex theatrical devices such as tableaux, actor as object, movement sequence, narration, disjointed time sequence ( flashback and dream sequence) and cross-cutting. They will develop their characterisation by focusing on expressive skills such as movement and gesture. They will consider how to stage a performance to engage an audience. Students will participate in two extended performances during the semester to illustrate their skills and understanding. 

In this programme students will gain an understanding of devising, performing and analysing drama performances. Students will learn how to develop their work in the rehearsal period by generating and developing ideas and then refining their work. They will explore the concept of communication through aspects of characterisation; leading, voice and facial expression. Students will also explore different ways of communicating through character through multirole, collective character, narration demonstration and chorus. They will consider concepts such as objects transformation, pace and marking the moment to further explore ways to communicate to an audience. Students will participate in two extended performances during the semester to illustrate their skills and understanding. 

In this programme, students will develop a deeper understanding of devising, performing and analysing drama performances. Students focus on communication of meaning to an audience, exploring how to adapt a performance to elicit an audience response. They will experiment with complex theatrical devices such as, episodic structure, 2-touch theatre, placards, precis theatre, performance with torch light and changing perspectives. Students will combine these skills with existing drama knowledge of theatrical devices in two extended performances during the semester to illustrate their skills and understanding.