AQA • Drama

An example of an A* reflective report I wrote for my 2023 Drama A-level. My essay focuses on costume design, so would be particularly useful to anyone doing a design specialism - as there aren’t many resources for this. 1) The first section covers acting for the character of Lampito in Aristophanes’ ‘Lysistrata’. 2) The second covers the costuming of Cathy, employing the techniques of the practitioner Stanislavski. 3) The main final section is my costume design for Norma in Amanda W...

An example of an A* essay for a year 12 devised drama piece. My essay focuses on set design, so would be particularly useful to anyone doing a design specialism - as there aren’t many resources for this. This is my own work and copy of this will be plagiarism so do not copy, this is purely for help/inspiration

Includes generic essay intro; detailed character breakdowns; scene breakdowns; quotes / sections I'd choose to talk about in an essay for each character or theme; and my example essays. I used these for my Drama A-level in 2023 to get an A*.

ALL Yerma design notes - covering lighting, set (with drawings) & sound ideas for every act/scene, and costumes (with drawings) for every character. Includes references to historical/social context in order to obtain the top marks. I used these to revise for my Drama A-level in 2023 to get an A*.

12 example Yerma essays - covering acting, lighting, set, sound and costume. Includes references to historical/social context for extra marks. Includes references to historical/social context in order to obtain the top marks. I made these for my Drama A-level in 2023, where I got an A*.

An exemplar essay on sound design for A2S11 of 'Our Country's Good'.

Suggested costume and casting ideas for the characters of Sophocle's 'Antigone'. These are really useful pieces of knowledge and creativity for exam questions.

- 6 detailed ANTIGONE essay plans which cover the characters of Ismene, Eurydice, Sentry, Creon, Haemon, Antigone, the Chorus - 1 detailed A* ANTIGONE essay on Ismene

A character profile for the character of ANTIGONE in the plays by Sophocles 'Antigone' written 442BC. This resource helped me achieve an A*.

A revision resource on set and props that could be used in AQA set design questions.