Drama

Curriculum Content

Year 7

Year 8

Year 9

Term 1

An Introduction to Key Skills, including Health and Safety in the studio space, group skills, tableau, soundscape and simple text work.

Mime and Silent Film, focusing on physical characterisation.

Term 2

Commedia dell’arte, in historical context with improvisational play.

Page to Stage. Journey’s End.

Devising skills, including Verbatim Theatre, and introduction to Brecht and Boal.

Term 3

Introduction to Script, making use of a text which brings the skills explored in year seven together.

Greek Theatre including use of chorus and mask.

Shakespeare, exploring openings of some of the better known plays and linking directly to work in KS4 English.