KS4 KS5

The Great Wave rehearsal diaries

Directing Drama English Performance skills Performing Arts Playwriting

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Overview

In this written educational resource, staff director Jennifer Bakst details how director Indhu Rubasingham and the company worked together to bring The Great Wave to the stage.

Learning outcomes

This education resource will support students to understand the rehearsal room process.

Additionally, it will help students studying the play as part of a GCSE Drama course to understand the historical and cultural context of the play, as well as the challenges of staging it.

Production information

Dorfman Theatre, 2018.

The Great Wave by Francis Turnly; directed by Indhu Rubasingham; design by Tom Piper; video design by Luke Halls; lighting design by Oliver Fenwick; music by David Shrubsole.

Photo © Mark Douet

Suitability

Suitable for 14+/KS4+

Keywords

Francis Turnly, Indhu Rubasingham, GCSE Drama, AQA

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