Overview

A thorough section on pre-20th century texts offers advice on analysing and approaching each of the set texts from a performance perspective. The texts are all examined from the point of view of the actor, the director and the designer. The 20th century and contemporary drama texts are considered as texts for performance from the perspective of the director, offering guidance on how to prepare for the exam, compose your answer and use the theories of key practitioners to shape your understanding of the texts. The requirements of the devised drama unit are discussed with regard to the development of skills in acting or design, to work towards a performance. There is advice on time management, research and planning, and how to produce an effective portfolio. A reference chapter details theatrical terms and ideas that you will need to be able to refer to with confidence in your essays, together with an illustrated explanation of the common staging forms.

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'This guide is logical and lucid, supportive and creative. It is written with authority and humour and it provides a secure foundation and reassurance for the next stage of the AQA drama journey.' Helen Haywood, Head of Performing Arts, St Peter's RC High School, Gloucester

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Philip Rush is the deputy head of St Peter's High School, Gloucester, where he teaches in the English department. He has taught theatre studies for 20 years and for seven years led the postgraduate training scheme for trainee English and drama teachers at the University of Gloucestershire in Cheltenham. He has a degree in English from Westfield College, University of London and an MA in drama from Bristol University. He has performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and has toured with one of his own plays, which focused on the Irish famine. His poems have been published in a number of magazines including Poetry Review and in Carcanet's New Poetries IV anthology.

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