All pupils in Years 7 and 8 study Drama. From Year 9 it is optional and you can decide to go on to study Drama at GCSE and A-level. It is a hugely popular co-curricular activity at Colfe’s and we set out to involve the largest possible number of students in our productions either as a performer or musician, backstage or as part of the technical team.
During Years 7-8 pupils are introduced to a variety of different historical styles of theatre. They explore Improvisation, Devising Theatre and Scripted Performance (which range from Shakespeare to contemporary playwrights such as Bryony Lavery). Each year group goes to a West End matinee performance, recently including The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The Phantom of the Opera, Matilda, School of Rock, Les Miserables, Wicked and Come From Away.
GCSE Drama (Eduqas) is a popular option and involves Devising Theatre, with supporting written evidence and a performance from a text. Pupils can also be assessed on a performance element such as costume, set design, sound or lighting. At the end of the course there is a written examination on a set text and pupils must write a live theatre review.
