Welcome to the A Level Drama & Theatre revision microsite! Click on the buttons below to access materials to support your revision and study.
If you have any questions, please contact: lwalker@rodingvalley.net or rwilson@rodingvalley.net or ajoseph@rodingvalley.net
Component 3 - the written exam
Component 3 - Section A - A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry
Ensure that you are using the correct exam edition of the play
A raisin in the Sun PLC
Online learning tool from the exam board
Use the scene by scene breakdown table to plan your use of the aspects of drama across the whole play.
A playlist of useful videos
Cliffs Notes about the play, characters, themes, etc
How to answer an INTERACTION question: [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]
Component 3 - Section B - The Arsonists, by Max Frisch
Ensure that you are using the correct exam edition of the play
Online learning tool from the exam board
A playlist of useful videos
Dramaturgical casebook, compiled by someone working on a production of the play. Some really useful images and revision notes.
Component 3 - Section C - The Book of Dust
Ensure that you are using the correct exam edition of the play
Watch the original production on Drama Online
Online learning tool from the exam board
A playlist of useful videos
Full length version
Component 1 - theatre workshop
Practitioner Information packs: (Berkoff)
Student information pack, including how to write the coursework
A level workshop log
Metamorphosis (1989), BBC, starring Tim Roth and Berkoff
Top band adaptation of Two in the style of Berkoff
Loot (RVHS) adaptation, in the style of Berkoff
General revision
The Eduqas student hub, which gathers many of these resources together and features a useful exam walk-through.
A series of slides from Eduqas, which literally walks you through the exam. Click play and it will talk you through it. Annoyingly, it has sections A and B the wrong way round, but the general advice will still stand.
More guidance about the written exam, specifically to do with design
Additional pages from the script folders to help with your note taking
The Section A and B Revision Menu
The NT Collection from Drama Online, for watching more live theatre to support you with sections B and C.
Username: 7Qh-0Gr-
Password: 6Vl'2Lf.
Online resources:
BBC Bitesize revision Eduqas specific