In one of my year six groups there is a boy called William. At the beginning of any given session I usually start with several games and warm-up exercises. Inevitably, during or just after I have explained the rules for the next exercise, William will pipe up in mock indignation, 'Yes! But are we going to do any acting yet?' Over the term this phrase evolved into one of the group's in-jokes, perhaps highlighting the fact that what I set my groups often doesn't have any immediate correlation to performing a rehearsed part.
Drama is a wide-ranging subject, covering a whole manner of performance styles and approaches. Beyond that is the whole process of theatre, with all the elements that combine and lead towards creating a finished performance. When you also take into account other aspects of the theatre process - such as design, sound, costume, directing, props, lighting, posters, make-up, video and scripts - it soon becomes apparent that there is enough material to last a lifetime.
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