Drama study guides

A complete Eduqas GCSE Drama guide to the design elements: set and staging, costume and make-up, lighting and sound, and integrating them into one coherent design, the design knowledge that underpins the written paper and both practical components.

A complete Eduqas GCSE Drama guide to devising theatre for Component 1: the devising process from stimulus to performance, investigating a practitioner or genre, the portfolio of supporting evidence, the final devised performance, and evaluating the work across AO1, AO2 and AO4.

A complete Eduqas GCSE Drama guide to the underpinning techniques and roles: explorative and rehearsal techniques, dramatic conventions and devices, genres and theatrical styles, staging configurations, and the roles and responsibilities in theatre, the vocabulary and skills that support every component.

A complete Eduqas GCSE Drama guide to the live theatre review for Section B of the Interpreting Theatre paper: watching and recording a production, analysing the performers, analysing the design and staging, evaluating the directorial concept and audience impact, and writing the Section B response, all assessing AO4.

A complete Eduqas GCSE Drama guide to performing from a text for Component 2: choosing a play and two extracts, acting skills for performance, performing as a designer, building an interpretation and concept, and the visiting-examiner assessment, focused on AO2.

A complete Eduqas GCSE Drama guide to set text study for Section A of the Interpreting Theatre paper: approaching the set text as a script, its social and historical context, answering as a performer, as a designer and director, and the exam technique for Section A, all assessing AO3.