IGCSE DRAMA- Sept 2018
1. What is drama? What is the difference between drama and theatre?
2. What is the purpose of drama?
3. “I can take any empty space and call it a bare stage. A man walks across this empty
space whilst someone is watching him, and this is all that is needed for an act of
theatre to be engaged”- Peter Brook. Is this true? Imagine you are the person
watching the scene described by Peter Brook, what questions are raised in your
mind as the man enters?
4. What is catharsis for Aristotle?
5. What is alienation for Bertolt Brecht?
6. Why do people write, direct, produce or perform in plays? What is so appealing
about it?
7. What do you hope to get from studying this Drama course and what are your
expectations for this year?
8. What do you like about acting?
9. What things are you good at that could be used for a performance (dance skills,
instruments, etc)?
10. What are your fears/concerns/insecurities in this subject?