Something to do in the holidays? Part 2

Anthony and George finished their AS exams and were hanging around with very little to do.  They were around when I was teaching (George is my son)and started to express an interest.  Neither of them had done any drama for years and had never done a drama grade.  It started as a bit of a joke but when I gave them the Jerusalem duologue they were caught. It was wonderful to see them learning their lines, spending hours researching the play, reading around it and trying out different ways of portraying their character.

Hamlet was more of a challenge -  Neither of them had spent any time working on verse as an actor.  But I was amazed at how excited and fascinated they became by the exploration process.

We had many many laughs learning about Improvisation - another new experience for them.  Learning about Freeze Frame, Cross Cutting,  and flash backs - all part of the Improvisation process.

The grade 7 exam requires you to learn two contrasting Duologues (Anthony and George did Jerusalem by Jez Butterworth (from Ginger's entrance)and Hamlet (Act 1 Sc 2 from Horatio's entrance) By William Shakespeare. 

You are also given an improvisation stimulus 15 minutes before your exam and you have to come up with a performance.  (they were given a taxi receipt) 

I am really delighted that both boys got a distinction!