When I get older OCR A2 Performance studies After a three-week introduction to

After a three-week introduction to the course with a crash course in theatre history and three sessions on Stanislavski

historical and cultural context of the play

To explore the idea of character

this lesson visits physical theatre and stock characters

and there is often little transition period for students with the drama studies they encounter at secondary school

When I get older OCR A2 Performance studies After a three-week introduction toI 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