Skills and Techniques – Devising Drama Toolkit

Skills and Techniques – Devising Drama Toolkit

A practical and engaging Drama lesson designed to introduce students to a range of essential devising and performance techniques used in contemporary theatre. Through modelling, whole-class activities and collaborative performance tasks, students develop their understanding of key dramatic devices and learn how to apply them effectively in performance.

Students explore techniques including split stage, montage, flashback, thought tracking and stage combat before using these skills to create and develop their own original scenes.

Included in this resource:

Detailed lesson plan
Teacher modelling activities
Structured I Do, We Do, You Do approach
Practical performance exercises
Collaborative pair and group tasks
Introduction to key devising techniques
Preparation for independent scene creation
Clear progression towards devising work
All printable resources needed to deliver the lesson

Techniques covered:

Split Stage
Montage
Flashback
Thought Tracking
Stage Combat

Perfect for GCSE Drama, BTEC Performing Arts, KS3 and KS4 students, this lesson helps learners build a toolkit of performance skills that can be applied to scripted work, devised theatre and practical assessments. Ideal for introducing devising techniques, developing performance confidence and preparing students for Component 2 work.