Pupil outcome: I can turn a key scene from 'The Twisted Tree' into a written script. Key learning points: - A script can transform key moments from stories into structured, performable scenes. - Scripts must include the act and scene...

Pupil outcome: I can evaluate model paragraphs about the presentation of Oberon and Titania in Act 2, Scene 1 of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, and use my evaluation to develop my own writing. Key learning points: - Annotating a question...

Pupil outcome: I can explore the presentation of Titania and Oberon in Act 2, Scene 1 of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. Key learning points: - Act 2 of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ begins, like Act 1, with a conflict. - Shakespeare uses...

Pupil outcome: I can understand and identify the features that make up a script. Key learning points: - A script contains stage directions, character names and dialogue. - Scripts are structured for performance and must be formatted...

Pupil outcome: I can explain the importance of setting and understand how stage directions can be used to develop effective characterisation. Key learning points: - Priestley uses the setting to establish the Birlings' wealth and...

Text Structure and Genre shows how knowledge of the structure of a text can determine the genre of the text.

Parts of a Script explores the structure of a script by explaining the four main parts: list of characters, description of setting, stage directions, and dialogue.

As Richard bustles his way to the top, Shakespeare doesn’t pull any punches! Join us for a detailed analysis of Shakespeare’s dramatisation of King Richard the Third’s rise to power. As one of Shakespeare’s most complex and thrilling...

In this second lesson, we’ll dominate the essential techniques in theatrical drama. Our main focus will be on how playwrights create characterisation, use staging and the conventions of genre. The lesson includes quick revision of basic...

Welcome back to Destroying Drama! In this first lesson, we’ll delve into some of the ‘big picture’ aspects of theatrical drama. Get ready to explore the anatomy of a playscript and how information is conveyed in this exciting medium....

In this video, a playwright shares her thoughts on the importance of limitations and boundaries in creative work, particularly in theater. She discusses how the stage can be a metaphorical space and how the size and intimacy of the play...

In this lesson, we’ll arm you with some more advanced knowledge about drama. Grab your notes as we guide you the ways playwrights build characterisation, use staging devices and the conventions of genre. Not to worry, we’ll revise...

This second lesson uncovers the finer details of theatrical dramas. We’ll explore the world of characterisation, focussing on how playwrights build their characters. We’ll also examine how playwrights use scene descriptions and stage...

'Con Man' star Alan Tudyk stopped by the THR offices for a candid conversation.