“Acting is not about being famous, it’s about exploring the human soul.”
Through the performing arts curriculum, students are given the opportunity to understand various roles, take part in improvisation, create new scripts and perform in various performances. They will also enhance their knowledge of existing texts and plays through analysis of key literature.
Learners will have the opportunity to interpret both modern and classical texts. Blood Brothers is always a popular choice for our students, as they enjoy the fast paced drama and irony of the script. We enjoy taking classes to the Newcastle Theatre Royal to see productions of this play when possible in order to inspire their personal performances.
Students will also become familiar with classic Shakespearean texts, offering them the opportunity to build upon their diverse performance abilities. Specialist translation scripts for these plays are offered to students in order to allow them to develop their understanding of 16th/17th century language.
We provide students with the opportunity to perform in front of a live audience when completing their externally assessed piece. The topic of this performance is set each year by the RSL exam board. The live audience will generally comprise of staff and fellow peers, and offers performers the chance to experience a genuine theatre environment.
Learners will also be able to explore the building of characters through the use of masks, makeup, costume and props.
Ultimately, this course prepares students with both the skills and the confidence that they will need to continue their studies in the performing arts subject area.
| Year 10 | Year 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| Half term 1 | Blood brothers and characterisation | Text vs performance Assignment of text one Playwright/ time period / style Context / style of writing Learn lines / character profile |
| Half term 2 | Health and safety and stage fighting | Characterisation/ improvisation Rehearsals/ voice / movement Workshop performances assessed / filmed performances Evaluate performance |
| Half term 3 | Analysing live performances and written texts | Responding to a stimulus / group performance Venues and staging Target audiences Responding to a brief |
| Half term 4 | Mock run through for Text performance | Health and safety Production / rehearsal plan Performance skills / audience prep rehearsals |
| Half term 5 | Text vs performance Assignment of text one Playwright/ time period / style Context / style of writing Learn lines / character profile | Performance Evaluations / reflections and impressions. |
| Half term 6 | Characterisation/ improvisation Rehearsals/ voice / movement Workshop performances assessed / filmed performances Evaluate | Students left school |
Year 10
Half term 1
Blood brothers and characterisation
Half term 2
Health and safety and stage fighting
Half term 3
Analysing live performances and written texts
Half term 4
Mock run through for Text performance
Half term 5
Text vs performance
Assignment of text one
Playwright/ time period / style
Context / style of writing
Learn lines / character profile
Half term 6
Characterisation/ improvisation
Rehearsals/ voice / movement
Workshop performances
assessed / filmed performances
Evaluate
Year 11
Half term 1
Text vs performance
Assignment of text one
Playwright/ time period / style
Context / style of writing
Learn lines / character profile
Half term 2
Characterisation/ improvisation
Rehearsals/ voice / movement
Workshop performances
assessed / filmed performances
Evaluate performance
Half term 3
Responding to a stimulus / group performance
Venues and staging
Target audiences
Responding to a brief
Half term 4
Health and safety
Production / rehearsal plan
Performance skills / audience prep
rehearsals
Half term 5
Performance
Evaluations / reflections and impressions.
Half term 6
Students left school