Welcome to the Drama department at Thrybergh
Drama at Thrybergh is taught by a full time teacher. The Department is located in the Expressive arts building, which we share with the Music Department. We have a main hall with a customisable stage which we can errect very quickly when required. The hall also has a new state of the art lighting and sound systems, where many of the lessons are taught and performances take place.
We are also lucky to have a drama studio and several stores which house our props and equipment etc. Lessons also take place in the School's main hall, where our major productions such as our production of Disney's "" will take place.
We are very fortunate to be able to teach in a varied way. We encompass all types of teaching from individual work, through pair work, group work of various sizes to work with the whole class. Our work involves both teacher-led and pupil-led activities, work of a practical nature in an open space and written work through worksheets, diaries and essays. |
Lower School
Students in years 7-9, have a single lesson of Drama each week. These lessons take the form of prepared and sometimes spontaneous improvisation. The students are given a particular theme, topic or issue, or they may be given a specific object, location or sentence, on which to base their improvisation. In groups, the students formulate their own short plays; they are responsible for choosing plot, characterization, and development. The students enjoy these lessons enormously because they take ownership of the content and outcome of their improvisations. They are given a sense of ownership and responsibility, which they find enjoyable and fulfilling. As well as developing dramatic skills, students develop social interaction skills and confidence by working as part of a supportive team.
Units of Work in Lower School include:
Year 7
‘Tableaux’, ‘Thought-Tracking’, ‘Mime’, ‘Physical Theatre’, ‘Darkwood Manor’ or ‘The Haunted House’ (soundscape), ‘Goodnight Mr Tom’ (Roleplay, Hotseating, Writing in Role)
Year 8
‘Anne Frank’, ‘Melodrama’, ‘The Ballad of Charlotte Dymond’, ‘The Legend of Jan Reynolds’, ‘Working with a selection of texts’.
Year 9
‘Forum Theatre’, ‘Macbeth’, ‘Commedia dell arte’, ‘Working with a variety of texts’
Year 10 and 11
Thrybergh Comprehensive School offers GCSE Drama for students wishing to pursue it as a qualification. Students opting for GCSE Drama will have 3 lessons each week and are given the opportunity to explore plays by influential dramatists; produce original and inventive performance work; and in participating in school trips will experience outside theatre groups and productions.
Units of Work in Key Stage 4 include:
Exploration of texts such as ‘Blood Brothers’ by Willy Russell, ‘Teachers’ by John Godber, ‘Bouncers’ by John Godber, ‘Shakers’ by John Godber, ‘Hard to Swallow’ by Mark Wheeler. Exploration of social, historical and cultural events, such as the Hillsborough Disaster; Witchcraft; Mental Illness.
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