Week w/c Activities (what have you What went well?

ent well? What challenges have you What do you need to

done?) faced? prepare for the next
week?
1. 4/9/23 SHAKESPEARE-started to I felt I was easily able to Trying to find new ways to Finish the future options
work on our monologues become comfortable with portray my Shakespeare presentation. Keep
that we had learned over the rest of my group monologue after learning it working at my lines and
the summer. in one specific way over fining new depths to the
the summer characters by doing
IMPROV- worked with a further research.
new practitioner and did
many bonding activities to
re acquaint us with our
group.
2. 11/9/23 MOCK AUDITION- we had Felt that I was able to During movement I initially I need to read my scene
to present both understand found it difficult to for Macbeth to grasp a
monologues I had Shakespeare’s language a choreograph something better understanding for
prepared to the panel bit more which helped based of a short sentence shake slam
me to envision what I
SHAKESPEAR WORKSHOP- wanted my shake slam to
looked at Shakespeare look like
more in depth and tried to
figure out what kind of
characters we want to
portray

VOICE- started looking at

experimenting with our
voices and worked on
making soundscapes
 MOVEMENT- we did flow-
based movement using
lines of dialogue from our
Shakespeare monologues
3. 18/9/23 CONTEMPORARY- worked During contemporary I Coming up with ideas for I will need to bring in my
on our monologues one to found that I was given the shake slam was favourite poem; being
one and did exercises to genuine constructive difficult as I struggled to prepared to explain what I
help determine the states criticism which helped me break from the boundaries love about it, with key
of our characters. to find my character and of what I think facts and context.
understand how I need to Shakespeare is.
SHAKESPEARE – Started play her
with free writing to
understand what kind of
work we were interested
in. We were given motives
such as “what would I
change to the narrative?”.
Then paired up to come up
with a new idea based on
context of the play and
our free writing
questions.
4. 25/9/23 CONTEMPORARY – we I found that getting my I think as a group for the I need to learn my lines
again did workshops in peers opinion on my Shakespeare we were still for the shake slam and
small groups, individually monologue was helpful struggling to tightly pull a think about character
working through our as I got many clear vision of what we placement and props
monologues making sure perspectives on what I wanted
that they really connected could do better. I ended
with us up changing a few lines in
my monologue as I some
 SHAKESPEARE- we worked of the words didn’t quite
on getting our final piece fit my age.
started. We first started by
working on a monologue
together, drawing out the
importance of language
techniques such as
alliteration and especially
iambic pentameter. This
led into recontextualising
the monologues.

5. 2/10/23 CONTEMORARY- worked I found that by looking at The Shakespeare came Just need to keep working
one to one again and temperature changes in together a lot more, but I on my monologues and
started looking at my monologue I was able think as a group we all make sure I am
temperature changes in to slow down my piece became a bit short completely familiarised
our monologues. and really think about tempered which stopped with my lines
what I was saying rather us from working
SHAKESPEARE- started to than rushing it. productively.
block our pieces together
as we were coming up to
the final show
6. 9/10/23 CONTEMPORARY - We I had a private chat with I struggled to stay relaxed I need to rehearse my
performed a rough outline my Shakespeare during the run of our shake slam piece, making
of our monologues to practitioner as I was Shakespeare sure I've got the lines
everyone in a performance struggling with the down and practicing on
setting, then getting delivery for a few of my blocking and voice tone.
feedback from the lines and she really I will also need to do the
practitioner and acting on helped me to work same with my
that feedback. through them contemporary
 SHAKESPEARE – We
blocked out the entirety of
the show, running
feedback on the
performance side by side.
7. 16/10/23 SHAKESPEARE- this was
showing day we started
with an independent run
through with our group,
we then did a tech run
through for the first time,
we then had our dress
rehearsals in which the
first years watched, and
then the final show in the
evening
8. 30/10/23 SHAKESPEARE- this was
our audition assessment
where we performed our
monologue in a
professional setting, as
well as answering
questions about our
monologue
monologue.
I enjoyed watching the I think that whole process Moving forward I need to
show come together after of performing Shakespeare finish my ucas application
struggling with it for a is quite gruelling for me and really start knuckling
few weeks, I think that I and I know that in the down on getting into
did my performance future I would probably drama school
quite well and was given want to shy away from
lots of positive feedback Shakespeare
afterwards
I was genuinely quite I think I still need to slow I need to finish my
pleased with my audition, down when im performing development assignments
I felt that I wasn’t as I think I panic about so I can reflect
stressed as much as I forgetting my lines, so I on the process of my
thought I would be going rush through it monologues becoming
into it. what they are currently.

REHEARSAL TECHNIQUE –
Got a base level
understanding of a
directors’ rehearsal
process of reading the
 script, asking questions
and getting facts. Then
improvising scenes around
these to make sure the
character has a backstory
for the actors to take on
when performing.
9. 6/11/23 We did two separate I really enjoy I am having some issues I need to improve on
rehearsal technique improvisational work and with my back, so I am communicating
sessions, one involving a found it very freeing to struggling with movement
lot of improvisational work be able to play around sessions
and another which was with random scenarios.
more talking based where
we discussed the reality of
being in the industry then
moved onto some
movement work.
We watched and
compared two plays from
the national theatre in
theatre studies.
We had a dramaturgy
lesson which focused on
our own writing skills.
Finally, we had movement
on Thursday
10. 13/11/23 We did a devising I enjoyed working with Still struggling with my Work on arriving on time
workshop with two the idea of a sci fi play back for movement and for lessons
members from a theatre and coming up with ideas having to take breaks
company who were to make that work on
 creating a sci fi play. We stage
learnt more about the
history of drama on
Wednesday, we watched a
play about Jesus. On
Thursday, we did a
movement lesson where
we discovered different
techniques in partners.

11. 20/11/23 We had a research and This movement session The riot workshop wasn't Learn my script for next
development session was the most enjoyable my favourite as I didn't week
where we learned a script for me as we were more love the script and found
about riots. We did a working on slow myself getting distracted
screen workshop where movements rather than
we were being told the strenuous ones
ways in which screen
differs from stage acting
and were given a script to
learn for the next week.
We also had a movement
session in which we played
with how we can
manipulate our bodies and
see how they flow
12. 27/11/23 We had our final lesson for I found both lessons very I didn't make it into my Try to work on finding my
screen where we filmed informative and theory lesson this week so work experience
some of our scenes behind interesting to be a part of had to catch up on work
a camera then watched and while they weren't
them to pinpoint our facial the longest lessons I think
 movements when acting. I got the most out of
we had a movement them
where we learnt about
‘direct’ and ‘indirect’
movement. We had a lot
of exercises to guide us
through the world of
Direct movement and then
did the same with Indirect
movement and put them
together
13. 4/12/23 WORK EXPERIENCE- I
wasn't able to find any
work experience for this
week despite going into
multiple places, I was
hoping that so I wouldn't
miss out I would be able to
come into college to do it,
but that option wasn't
given to me so hopefully
I'll have another week to
do it towards the end of
term
14. 1/1/2024 HALF TERM
15. 8/1/2024 First lesson of acting for I enjoyed working with I loved stage combat last Make sure my short film is
screen with mat and amt and archie a lot I year and I love it now finished
archie we went through found both of their however I'm struggling
the basics of acting for sessions very insightful again with my back so am
screen and what makes it finding it a bit difficult
 differ from theatre.
We watched mats short
film called skinny fat, with
Archie, we looked at a few
scenes and repeated them
with a partner, we created
scenes in groups and
filmed them using one
angle.
We also began stage
combat again with Maisie
this time doing hand on
combat
16. 15/1/2024 Worked on status with Im still enjoying the I missed a movement Finish my independent
mat and played with them screen sessions a lot and session this week that I project
nonverbally on camera feel like im getting wish I could've made it to
then watched them back, something out of them as it was with a
with archie we looked at each time practitioner that we had
what different angles do worked with before
for the emotion of a shot
and what their intentions
are, we did more stage
combat with Maisie.
17. 22/1/2024 We had our scripts for our I went behind the camera I found myself struggling Learn the script for the
groups for the screen in this session and found with my eyeline when screen project
project and shared them it to be quite different being behind the camera
with the whole year by but also fun which took me a few tries
doing quick read throughs to get over
We spent the morning
with Archie, who got us to
 sit alone and focus on our
characters, we decided on
their age, personality,
likes, dislikes, their aim in
the scene etc, and worked
more on our scenes in the
group. With mat we
watched a short film and
discussed the different
shots, we then did some
improv behind the camera
looking at status again.
18. 29/1/2024 Last session with mat for I found the voice The session with archie Continue learning script
the term and we just workshop to be very was a tad bit hard at first
discussed what kind of helpful for me coming up as its difficult to break
props and costume we to fmp as I've struggled away from the original
need for the short scene with projecting in the script when you know it to
we will be doing. We also past create something new
watched a small segment
of a short film mainly
looking at portraying
emotion with the eyes. In
our final session with
archie we did work with
the storyline of our scene
without actually using the
scripts so that we could
find areas that do and
don't work through
improv
 We also did some voice
and breathing techniques
in another session
19. 5/2/2024 This was the first session I'm happy that I've been I'm a bit upset that I've Finish any assignments
of our fmp where we met put in the musical group missed out on the stage and learn all lines over
our musical directors, we to do little shop of combat as I genuinely do half term
worked through a few horrors as I love the play enjoy it a lot
songs from the play and and hope to be given a
just spoke about how we decent part
can make the show our
own instead of a version
that had been done
before. We then did some
1 to 1s with the directors
to show our singing range
and discuss what kind of
part we want to play
For stage combat this
week everybody had
filmed their routines
however I was unable to
as I had missed the session
where everybody was put
into groups, so I did some
line learning instead.