Page 9 - Bridging Courses - Sixth Form

DRAMA
The purpose of these activities is to aid preparation for advanced level study and make the transition from GCSE study as smoothly as possible. The activities are a combination of written pieces of work, research-based tasks and viewing/evaluating streamed theatrical productions.
There are three areas of focus which all link to the work you will undertake in the first year of your A level Drama and Theatre course.
1. Live theatre
2. Set text: Hedda Gabler
3. Practitioners/theatre companies:
» Wise Children (Emma Rice) » Stanislavski (Naturalism)
» Brecht (Epic/Political Theatre)
Resources:
» GCSE revision (green) book
» Malvern TV
» DramaOnline
» National Theatre
» Youtube Channel
See following page for task details
Preparation for Sixth Form Bridging Course | Full Course Programme | Summer Term 2020
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Skills
» Develop analytical/evaluative skills by viewing streamed theatre productions
» Undertake theoretical research tasks relating to theatrical style, playwrights and texts
» Explore how social, cultural and historical contexts inform theatrical texts
» Consideration of practices/ techniques used in creating contemporary theatre (modern set design, lighting, sound etc)
» Initial introduction to the work of theatre practitioners