Table of Contents

Chapter One From page to stage: Interpreting scripts Students learn to interpret script for performance. The focus is on realism. Chapter Two Slap it on! Laughter, clowning and stand-up comedy Students investigate a range of comedic forms and create their own comedy material. Chapter Three Tell it like it was! Documentary drama Students research and develop their own documentary drama. Chapter Four Unreal! Non-realism in Asian theatre forms Students create their own work drawing on selected Asian Theatre forms and styles. Chapter Five TYP: Theatre for Young People Students model the work practices of contemporary TYP companies to create an original work.