a written text intended to be performed in front of an audience that is divided into scenes of dialogue and action

the written text of a play that includes dialogue, stage directions and setting descriptions so that actors and directors can bring it to life on a stage

a group of people who watch and actively listen to a play

Reading and performing a script based on 'The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark'

English

Reading and performing a script based on 'Charlotte's Web'

Reading and performing a script based on 'The Iron Man'

Improvising

In this unit, pupils read, engage with, analyse and act from play scripts for the first time. They learn about the conventions of scripts, directors and actors' roles within a cast and how to improvise at the end of the unit. Pupils also build their performance and oracy skills.

Reading and performing scripts

a text written to be performed in front of an audience

Fill in the blank: 'A play __________ is the written text of a play that includes dialogue, stage directions and setting descriptions.'

Order the process of getting a play ready to perform.

tells the actors how to stand, speak and move

acts in character and says the character's lines

prepares the stage, props, costumes, lighting and sound for a play

a group of people who watch and actively listen to something

What happens in a theatre? Fill in the blanks. 'In a theatre, an __________ watches and __________ to a play or live performance.'

True or false? A play is watched on a screen.

someone who tells people where to stand in a play

a person who performs the lines in a play

a person who is in charge of the lights that are used in a play

a person who tells actors where to stand, how to move and how to speak in a play

Fill in the gaps: 'If you __________ something, you always do it in front of an audience.'

Starter Quiz

What is an audience?