Drama techniques and roles

The dramatic conventions and devices used in Eduqas GCSE Drama: monologue, aside, direct address, flashback and flashforward, slow motion, marking the moment, multi-role and others, what each does, and how they shape time, focus and meaning for an audience across the components.

The explorative and rehearsal techniques used in Eduqas GCSE Drama: improvisation, hot-seating, still image, thought-tracking, role play, cross-cutting and others, what each explores or develops, and how they support devised and scripted work across the components.

The genres and theatrical styles in Eduqas GCSE Drama: naturalism, epic theatre, physical theatre, theatre of the absurd and others, their defining conventions, and how a chosen style shapes performance, staging and design choices across the components.

The staging configurations used in theatre for Eduqas GCSE Drama: end-on/proscenium, thrust, in-the-round, traverse and found or promenade spaces, the actor-audience relationship each creates, and how the choice shapes sightlines, intimacy and meaning across the components.

The roles and responsibilities in theatre for Eduqas GCSE Drama: the work of the performer, director, set, costume, lighting and sound designers, the playwright and stage manager, and how the roles collaborate to realise a production across the components.