Drama (Year 10)

Exam Board

Cambridge International IGCSE

What will you study?

AUTUMN 1
INTRODUCTION TO DRAMA
‘Devised theatre techniques’ ‘Practitioner Study’
Frantic Assembly- Paperbirds – working with Stimulus- Performance training

AUTUMN 2
COMPONENT TWO
Three coursework performances- Internally Assessed
Scripted Extract- perform a scene or extract from a published play in a group

COMPONENT TWO
Three coursework performances- Internally Assessed
Devised Piece- explore a chosen stimulus with a group and create a 15 minute
piece of theatre
COMPONENT ONE- Written Exam: SECTION C (devised theatre)
Devised Theatre Review

COMPONENT TWO
Three coursework performances- Internally Assessed
Monologue- Perform a three minute monologue from a published play

Useful tips and resources

Attend a theatre performance
Write your own scripts
Read through the play selection in the Drama Library
Read the full text of your published play extracts (this is different for each person and each year)
Read the Cambridge International GCSE Drama text book

Watch live Theatre on National Theatre: At Home
GCSE Bitesize – Drama. Lots of terminology practice and explanations of practical techniques.
APEX Drama tools videos on youtube