Why choose GCSE Drama? 

You’ll develop a wide range of skills. You’ll gain confidence and have fun. You’ll learn to work within a team and balance a range of ideas. You’ll have a mix of practical and written work unlike any other subject. 

The Drama course gives you the opportunity to experiment with the techniques and styles of different practitioners and genres. You will study one play text in detail and prepare responses from the perspective of an actor, director and designer. As part of the course, you will have opportunities to visit the theatre to appreciate live performances, analysing and evaluating various aspects as a member of the audience. 

Improvisation will be an important part of the course in order to develop your creativity as a member of a group and as an individual. You will have the opportunity to invent a piece of theatre yourself, as a group, so contributing your own creative ideas to script work is crucial. In addition, you will develop your performance skills by interpreting roles from different plays. To succeed in the subject, you will need good self-discipline as a performer, resilience and the ability to collaborate effectively with others.