Drama & Theatre Studies
Below, is a selection of films from GSCE + A Level Drama and Theatre Studies syllabuses, that feature across OCR, AQA, Edexcel, and WJEC Eduqas exam boards..
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Sweeney Todd (15)
Director: Tim Burton. USA. 2007. 116 mins.
Staring: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Sacha Baron Cohen
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Musical tale of revenge, set in Victorian London. Benjamin Barker, returns to his home under the name of Sweeney Todd (Depp). He sets up his barber shop, where we are introduced to the characters of his past. Using the unrequited affections from Mrs Lovett, the owner of the pie shop below, they set up an unconventional business partnership.
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Suitability: A Level | Subjects: Drama and Theatre Studies
Price: £4.00 per student (min 65 students) or flat £260 for smaller groups. Free for staff (1:10 ratio).
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Oh! What A Lovely War (PG)
Director: Richard Attenborough. UK. 1969. 144 mins.
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The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the three boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.
Suitability: A Level | Subjects: Drama and Theatre Studies.
Price: £4.00 per student (min 65 students) or flat £260 for smaller groups. Free for staff (1:10 ratio).
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Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (12A)
Director: Richard Brooks. USA. 1958. 108 mins.
Staring: Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives
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Brick (Newman), an alcoholic ex-football player, drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife (Taylor), Maggie. His reunion with his father, Big Daddy, who is dying of cancer, jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.
Suitability: A Level | Subjects: Drama and Theatre Studies
Price: £4.00 per student (min 65 students) or flat £260 for smaller groups. Free for staff (1:10 ratio).
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The 39 Steps (12A)
Director: Alfred Hitchcock. USA. 1935. 143 mins.
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A man in London tries to help a counterespionage agent. But when the agent is killed and the man stands accused, he must go on the run to both save himself and also stop a spy ring which is trying to steal top secret information.
Suitability: KS3, GCSE | Subjects: Drama and Theatre Studies
Price: £4.00 per student (min 65 students) or flat £260 for smaller groups. Free for staff (1:10 ratio).
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A Taste of Honey (12)
Director: Tony Richardson. UK. 1961. 100 mins.
Screenplay and play: Shelagh Delaney
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Kitchen sink drama, set in 1960's Manchester. Centred around pregnant teen, Jo, themes of homosexuality, race, disability and homelessness in this bleak, poignant and important film.
Suitability: KS3, GCSE | Subjects: History, English, Drama, Media
Price: £4.00 per student (min 65 students) or flat £260 for smaller groups. Free for staff (1:10 ratio).
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The Tempest (12A)
Director: Julie Taymor UK. 2010. 108 mins.
Play: William Shakespeare
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Shakespeare's epic play is translated from page to screen, with the gender of the main character, Prospero, changed from male to female.
Suitability: KS3, GCSE | Subjects: History, English, Drama, Media
Price: £4.00 per student (min 65 students) or flat £260 for smaller groups. Free for staff (1:10 ratio).
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Macbeth (15)
Director: Justin Kurzel. USA. 2015. 113 mins.
Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard star in this atmospheric, lyrical and beautifully shot adaptation of one of Shakepeare's most iconic productions. Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife.
Suitability: KS4+ | Subjects: History, English, Media
Price: £4.00 per student (min 65 students) or flat £260 for smaller groups. Free for staff (1:10 ratio).
Romeo + Juliet (12)
Director: Baz Luhrmann. USA. 1996. 115 mins.
Baz Luhrmann's version of Shakespeare's infamous tale of starcrossed lovers keeps the dialogue in tact but moves the action to modern day Verona Beach, Florida. Fashion and soundtrack are very much in keeping with the 90s setting. Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes star as the titular couple, both in early roles. The film was a huge hit upon release and remains vibrant and current today.
Suitability: KS3, KS4 | Subjects: History, English, Media
Price: £4.00 per student (min 65 students) or flat £260 for smaller groups. Free for staff (1:10 ratio).
Othello (U)
Director: Stuart Bridge. UK. 1965. 158 mins.
The National Theatre's 1965 filmed stage production of the tragedy of the Moorish Venetian General, whose fate is set about by his villanous 'friend' Iago has remained the quintessential cinematic adaptation. Laurence Olivier's performance as Othello is at once heralded as the finest portrayal put to screen and derided for the now highly controversial use of blackface makeup.
Suitability: KS3, KS4 | Subjects: History, English, Media
Price: £4.00 per student (min 65 students) or flat £260 for smaller groups. Free for staff (1:10 ratio).
Ran (12)
Director: Akira Kurosawa. Japan. 1985. 155 mins.
The setting of King Lear is moved to medieval Japan in Akira Kurosawa's epic adaptation. Elderly lord Hidetora is the Lear character, who in devising a plan to distribute his legacy amongst his three sons, sets in motion a devastating war and ultimately his own undoing. The film contains some of the most breathtaking and utterly cinematic battle scenes ever set to film.
Suitability: KS3, KS4 | Subjects: History, English, Media
Price: £4.00 per student (min 65 students) or flat £260 for smaller groups. Free for staff (1:10 ratio).