Drama study guides

A deep-dive AQA A-Level Drama and Theatre guide to the foundational knowledge module: the roles and skills of theatre makers, genre and theatrical style, staging configurations and conventions, and the four design elements of set, lighting, sound and costume, with the vocabulary the written exam rewards.

A deep-dive AQA A-Level Drama and Theatre guide to live theatre evaluation: how to analyse a live production you have seen, evaluate the choices of actors and designers, and write a focused, well-structured Section C response from memory under timed conditions for AO4.

A house-style overview guide to the two practical components of AQA A-Level Drama and Theatre: Component 2, Creating Original Drama (devising influenced by a prescribed practitioner), and Component 3, Making Theatre (interpreting three extracts), covering structure, marks, specialisms and assessment objectives.

A deep-dive AQA A-Level Drama and Theatre guide to the influential theatre practitioners: Stanislavski's naturalism, Brecht's epic theatre, Artaud's Theatre of Cruelty and Frantic Assembly's physical theatre, with the key methods and terminology that shape both the written exam and devising in Component 2.

A deep-dive AQA A-Level Drama and Theatre guide to the set plays module: how to analyse a set play, interpret a text for performance as performer, director and designer, justify directorial and design choices, and use social and historical context, all for Sections A and B of the written exam.