AS and A Level: Drama Essays, Coursework and Assignments

"Found these notes very usefull."

"Some excellent stage direction, and conversation between the two actors is great. Your chosen items for Room 101 are suitable and well described. The dialogue is very well written and you can feel the connection between the two actors. As well as this being about your items that are to be banished to Room 101, you still add humour to the script in the form of the comments made by Paul. This is some excellent work, and if this was performed in class, I have no doubt that it would have achieved a very high mark. TSR User: boosh_slayer"

"#1# This is a very focused answer on the required three aspects of Stanislavskian theatre and the candidate's focus is unbroken throughout their answer. The response is a little systematic, and in turn can feel very detached and the fluency disrupted by segregated paragraph topics, but this kind of essay does not require as much cross-paragraph referencing and integration as, for example, and English essay would. The candidate covers all the aspects required to appreciate Stanislavski's system and demonstrates a good knowledge of the terminology required in order to correctly address the theories he writes of. #2# The Level of Analysis is very good. There is an excellent explanation of three of the steps required to assume the role of a completely naturalistic actor. The descriptions are well-structured, and adhere well to what Stanislavski aimed to achieve in theatre consistently by their focus on how he wanted to create a "fresh and realistic" theatre. The candidate's commentary on emotion memory, units and objectives, and imagination all give the impression of someone who is very adept in the understanding of Stanislavskian theatre, and there is excellent evidence to suggest this candidate can write an analytical response as they begin to consider the downsides of splitting plays into sections that are treated individually rather than as one coherent unit. This is a very good way of strengthening the answer; by briefly challenging or mentioning a drawback of a theory can show that there is a good understanding not only of the theory, but also the practical elements of it. #3# The Quality of Written Communication (QWC) here is very good. The candidate either has excellence in clarity of written expression or has, like many candidate neglect to do and result in losing QWC marks, read and re-read their answer and corrected any spelling and grammatical errors. This is a very good use of time because we tend to make involuntary mistakes when we write, without even noticing. "

"This is a godly report which accurately explains the lifestyle of an actor and the process of taking up the profession of acting, it is a good read and worth it, well done"

"Ok"