GCSE Drama

Useful websites:

GCSE Drama Specification Specification for first teaching in 2016 (aqa.org.uk)

Revision Video for Noughts and crosses

AQA GCSE Drama: Section A - YouTube

AQA GCSE Drama Component 1 - Section B Noughts and Crosses 9.1 - YouTube

AQA GCSE Drama Component 1 - Section B Noughts and Crosses 9.2 - YouTube

AQA GCSE Drama Component 1 - Section B Noughts and Crosses 9.3 - YouTube

AQA GCSE Drama Component 1 - Section B Noughts and Crosses 9.4 - YouTube

Interview with Billy Harris - Noughts & Crosses

Noughts & Crosses Trailer

Component 1: Understanding Drama

What is assessed

• Knowledge and understanding of drama and theatre
• Study of one set play from a choice of nine
• Analysis and evaluation of the work of live theatre makers

How it is assessed

• Written exam: 1 hour and 45 minutes
• Open book
• 80 marks
• 40% of GCSE

Questions

Section A: multiple choice (4 marks)

Section B: four questions on a given extract from the set play chosen (44 marks)

Section C: one question (from a choice) on the work of theatre makers in a single live

theatre production (32 marks)

Past Papers

GCSE Drama - Component 1 - June 2022

GCSE Drama - Component 1 - June 2021

GCSE Drama - Component 1 - May 2020

Component 2:   

Devising Drama (Practical)

What is assessed

• Process of creating devised drama
• Performance of devised drama (pupils may contribute as performer or designer)
• Analysis and evaluation of own work

How it is assessed

• Devising log (60 marks)
• Devised performance (20 marks)
• 80 marks in total
• 40% of GCSE 

Component 3:

Texts in Practice (Practical)

What is assessed

• Performance of two extracts from one play (pupils may contribute as performer or designer)

Free choice of play but it must contrast with the set play chosen for Component 1

How it is assessed

• Performance of Extract 1 (20 marks) and Extract 2 (20 marks)
• 40 marks in total
• 20% of GCSE