Throughout the course, you will develop skills that are not just essential for drama but applicable to a wide range of higher education subjects and in the workplace. This specification refines your collaborative skills, analytical thinking and your approach to research. You grow in confidence and maturity as you successfully realise your own ideas. You will learn to evaluate objectively and develop a sound appreciation of the influences that cultural and social contexts can have on decision making.
Entry Requirements: GCSE grade 5 across subjects including English and Maths. Ideally GCSE grade 6 Drama.
Specification: https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/drama/a-level/drama-and-theatre-7262
Below are additional resources and a transition task to help prepare you for A level Drama and Theatre at Cowes Sixth Form.
Additional resources and wider reading:
Text books: AQA Drama and Theatre: A Level and AS (Fielder) Paperback – 4 Oct 2018
by Su Fielder (Author)
Suggested reading/resources
Benedetti J – The Art of the Actor (Methuen Drama, 2005)
ISBN 9780413773364
Benedetti J – Stanislavski: An Introduction (Methuen Drama, 1982)
ISBN 9780413500304
Elsam P – Acting Characters (Methuen Drama, 2006)
ISBN 9780713675863
Kustow M – Theatre@Risk (Methuen Drama, 2000)
ISBN 9780413738202
Lepage R – Connecting Flights (Methuen Drama, 1997)
ISBN 978 0413 706904
Howl, J – 100 Exercises to get you into Drama School (Methuen
Drama, 2008) ISBN 9781408101322
Kohlhaas, K – The Monologue Audition (Nick Hern Books, 2000)
ISBN 9781854596086
Rodenburg P – The Actor Speaks (Methuen Drama, 1998)
ISBN 9780413700308
www.edexcel.com/gcedrama
www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck
http://hellenicbookservice.com/
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk
Royal Shakespeare Company
https://www.rsc.org.uk/shakespeare-learning-zone
National Theatre
https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/learning
https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/learning/schools/secondary-and-fe/resources
https://www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/about/news/update/
www.stagework.org.uk
Play scripts from a variety of periods in theatre history use this list to get you started:
https://www.onlinecollegecourses.com/2011/05/11/50-classic-plays-every-student-should-read/