ABSTRACT

The author looks in detail at the grade examinations and diplomas offered by private boards, and considers the new GCSE examinations in oral communication and Drama and Theatre Arts.

chapter 2|18 pages

Building the programme

chapter 3|26 pages

In rehearsal: Verse speaking

chapter 4|20 pages

In rehearsal: Speaking the prose selection

chapter 5|28 pages

In rehearsal: The period play

chapter 6|16 pages

In rehearsal: Contemporary drama

chapter 7|24 pages

Presentations by duos and small groups

chapter 8|22 pages

Readings, talks and discussions

chapter 9|24 pages

The performer in training

chapter 10|20 pages

The examination performance