This module extends the student’s knowledge of Shakespearean performance through the presentation of a Shakespearean work to an audience of secondary school students. It also offers the students the opportunity to apply this textual work to the handling of play(s) with contrasting language style.
| Module aims: |
| 1. To continue to develop the student’s understanding of the particular challenges of Shakespearean drama in performance and to shape the work into a cohesive theatrical form in order to perform it to a second level audience. 1. To develop the student’s understanding of the relationship between dramatic language, form, character, content and to integrate acting skills physically and intellectually through the textual style of contrasting work(s). 3. To continue to develop the student’s awareness of freedom, support, expressiveness and clarity in oral communication. |
Preparation and performance of a theatre piece based on scene(s) from a play or plays by Shakespeare
Preparation and performance of scene(s) from a play or plays with contrasting textual demands
Analysis of particular textual demands. Breathing, vocal and speech practice
Workshop, lecture/seminar and scene presentations.
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
| Other Assessment(s) | 100 |