Responses to live theatre Written exam prep Students are required to show

Students are required to show use of ‘appropriate performance styles’ within the piece that demonstrate an understanding of the roles of the performer

Quite often we ask students to make a still picture or freeze-frame but I’ve often wanted something more

appreciation

in order to complete the assessment task

Oedipus’s transformation from arrogant king to blind beggar in Oedipus the King is a journey filled with complex revelations

Responses to live theatre Written exam prep Students are required to showAQA have, thankfully, streamlined the AS Drama and Theatre Studies specification, which should take off some of the pressure faced by staff and students when trying to access the curriculum in the nine months available from start to finish of the course. Not only should the delivery of the course be more manageable, but the final written paper should also be less of an ordeal. I have always enjoyed teaching the response to live theatre unit because in