When I get older OCR A2 Performance studies Techniques and terminology studied in

Techniques and terminology studied in this scheme will give students a solid base from which to progress onto a GCSE in drama

historical and cultural context of the play

Have developed their own performance concept

To explore the idea of character

‘Interesting

When I get older OCR A2 Performance studies Techniques and terminology studied inI developed this scheme as a KS3 unit on age and status, after colleagues commented that whenever our students were asked to play an elderly character, the usual response was Have you got a walking stick I can borrow, Miss? followed by some enthusiastic and entirely unconvincing hobbling and groaning. At GCSE, it is important that students can understand age and status, and convey these aspects of a character without using stereotyped or pantomimic