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Drama
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Introduction
Drama is a popular and successful subject in its own right, the fastest growing subject in the United Kingdom, and performing well in drama exacts rigour and poses challenges.
Drama is the expression of meaning through the enactment of events. It is a practical, distinctly social art requiring participants to use their bodies, voices, intellect and imagination symbolically and interactively.
Like all art forms, drama requires learners to acquire discipline, find integrity and to develop appropriate skills and knowledge. It encourages a sense of responsibility, a capacity for self-reliance and co-operation and an appreciation of personal values. It enhances confidence and prepares pupils for the future.
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Drama at Rishworth
Drama is taught throughout the School from Year 7 onwards. The student may then choose GCSE Drama and A Level Drama and Theatre Studies.
The aim of the GCSE course is to develop students' understanding and knowledge of forms, skills and techniques in drama through a variety of activities and, in doing so, drama develops students’ understanding of themselves and the world around them, and fosters group interaction and individual awareness. As a process-based course it is flexible and clearly reflects the needs, interests, skills and enthusiasms of the students providing a sound basis for further study at higher levels.
| Drama & Theatre Studies at A Level does not require students to be future "Oscar" winners nor is it necessary to be considering the stage as a career. Drama, a modern, multifaceted course, covers many skills: communication, imagination, interaction, analysis, problem solving: all essential qualities whatever career is followed. As part of the course students will watch live theatre, discover how a playwright communicates meaning, take part in practical workshops, devise their own theatre, and work with professional actors. |
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Outside the classroom
The opportunity to perform is given a good foundation at Heathfield
where productions are mounted at least twice a year. At Rishworth,
recent productions have included
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Waiting for Godot
and
Equus.
In addition evenings have been staged which showcase the students’
acting skills in solo and duet pieces such as
Talking Heads, The Importance of Being Earnest
and
Our Day Out.
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Other information
The School's central geographic location allows visits to the West Yorkshire
Playhouse and the Grand Theatre, Leeds, the Lawrence Batley Theatre,
Huddersfield, the Library Theatre, the Palace, the Opera House, the Lowry and
the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester and the Square Chapel, Halifax. Over the
past three years the A Level Drama course has also provided students with the
opportunity to visit the Globe Theatre, the Lyric Theatre and The National
Museum of The Performing Arts in London. A number of previous students have gone
on to perform in television programmes such as Coronation Street, Holly Oaks and
Brookside.
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