WJEC/Eduqas GCSE Drama: Revision Guide

3 CONTENTS Photo acknowlegements 5 Introduction 6 Chapter 1 Devising 11 What is devising? 11 Warm-up exercises 12 Skills for devising 15 Tools for devising 16 Devising with dramatic devices 17 Devising: What have I learnt? 22 Chapter 2 Design 23 Choosing to be a designer 23 What does a designer do? 23 LIGHTING DESIGN 24 What does lighting design do? 24 What does lighting design use? 24 SOUND DESIGN 28 What does sound design do? 28 What does sound design use? 28 SET DESIGN (INCLUDING PROPS) 30 What does set design do? 30 What does set design use? 30 COSTUME DESIGN (INCLUDING HAIR AND MAKE-UP) 35 What does costume design do? 35 What does costume design use? 35 Design: What have I learnt? 38 Checklists to help you plan your design 40 Chapter 3 Theatre practitioners 41 STANISLAVSKI 41 Who was Stanislavski? 41 Stanislavski’s techniques 42 Stanislavski: What have I learnt? 49 BRECHT 50 Who was Brecht? 50 Brecht’s techniques 51 Brecht: What have I learnt? 58 STEVEN BERKOFF 59 Who is Steven Berkoff? 59 Berkoff’s techniques 60 Berkoff: What have I learnt? 65 EMMA RICE 66 Who is Emma Rice? 66 Rice’s techniques 67 Emma Rice: What have I learnt? 74 KATIE MITCHELL OBE 75 Who is Katie Mitchell? 75 Mitchell’s techniques 76 Katie Mitchell: What have I learnt? 82 DEVISING THEATRE 11 part 1