Year 10 Drama

Stories and swordfights

Drama fosters self-discipline, confidence and teamwork and develops skills in interpreting, researching, negotiating, problem-solving and decision making. Drama students are creative and empathetic people who can think on their feet. These skills are highly valuable not only during school and in university but as life skills. 

Drama provides students with a safe space to create and collaborate. 

Drama enables students to link their own imaginations, thoughts, and feelings with drama practice and history. They develop cognitive skills and gain an understanding of themselves and their wider communities. They investigate the forms, styles, and contexts of drama and recognise that it can affirm or challenge attitudes and values. They work collaboratively to develop ideas, to express feelings, to experiment with sound and action within a dramatic space, and to reflect on live and recorded drama. 

Students gain knowledge about theatre and its contribution to social and cultural commentary, employment, and recreation. They appreciate that drama, whether intended for audiences or not, provides significant opportunities for expressing cultural and personal identity. 

Year 10 Drama is a practical, hands-on course that explores Drama conventions, techniques and elements. These are explored through prose and poetry. Students are introduced to the art of poetry performance, to storytelling, to Shakespeare where there are cauldrons, costumes, and sword fights.

The highlight of the year is the class production in which students perform for family and friends and celebrate a dynamic year of theatre and performance. 

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