Page 10 - Bridging Courses - Sixth Form

DRAMA
TASK 1
Performance review (one side of A4).
Write a short review of a live performance viewed on DramaOnline or view WISE CHILDREN on BBC iPlayer.
Highlight and evaluate how the performance communicated to the audience through :
set, technical aspects, acting/characterisation.
TASK 2
Research the play ‘Hedda Gabler,’ by Henrik Ibsen.
Based on your research:
1. Write a short paragraph about the themes in the play.
2. Summarise your interpretation of Hedda Gabler’s character.
3. How is this play still relevant today?
TASK 3
Practitioner/theatre company/ theatrical styles research.
From the list below:
1. Research into TWO practitioners, theatre company or theatrical style.
2. Summarise in 10 bullet points, their approaches/techniques/ methods that they use in creating performance.
Practitioners: Konstantin Stanislavski (19th century), Bertolt Brecht (20th century), Emma Rice (21st century)
Styles : Naturalism, Epic Theatre, Kneehigh Theatre/ Wise Children (storytelling)
Extension: View any of the CRASH COURSE THEATRE videos on:
Preparation for Sixth Form Bridging Course | Full Course Programme | Summer Term 2020
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