Play Choices for GCSE Drama
Many GCSE drama specifications require centres to study a play of their own choice. This section offers some great suggestions of plays that work well with GCSE students.
Gone too Far! by Bola Agbaje
When two brothers from different continents go down the street to buy a pint of milk, they lift the lid on a disunited nation where everyone wants to be an individual but no one wants to stand out from the crowd.
A debut work produced at the Royal Court's Young Writers Festival, Gone Too Far! is a comic and astute play about identity, history and culture, portraying a world where respect is always demanded but rarely freely given.
This play has been added to Edexcel's text choices for Component 3: Theatre Makers in Practice. First teaching from September 2021, first assessment in Summer 2022. Learn More
The Free9 by In-Sook Chappell
This play has been added to the Edexcel list of text choices for Component 3: Theatre Makers in Practice. First teaching from September 2021, first assessment Summer 2022. Learn More
Antigone by Sophocles (Adapted by Roy Williams)
Acclaimed playwright Roy Williams takes Sophocles' play and, by placing it into a contemporary setting, brings this classic tale vividly to life. A timeless story about loyalty and truth, about how we make meaning out of life and death, and what in the end really does matter.
A new addition to the Edexcel GCSE specification, this play text has been added to the Component 3: Theatre Makers in Practice text choices for first teaching from September 2021 and for first assessment in Summer 2022.
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A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen (Adapted by Tanika Gupta)
A new addition to the Edexcel GCSE specification, this play text has been added to the Component 3: Theatre Makers in Practice text choices for first teaching from September 2021 and for first assessment in Summer 2022.
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When They Go Low by Natalie Mitchell
But when she threatens popular boy Scott, risking his claim to the School Captain title, things escalate horribly; a website appears, objectifying the girls and shaming them for their actions. Learn More
So Here We Are by Luke Norris
Luke Norris's So Here We Are is a play about what can happen when nothing happens, a compassionate look at young lives cut short and a touching portrait of childhood friendships under strain in adult life. Learn More
Love, Lies and Taxidermy by Alan Harris
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Stuff by Tom Wells
‘It’s good to have mates who are like you, isn’t it? But then it’s also good to have mates who are really different.’ Learn More
Chaos by Laura Lomas
‘If the world is chaos, then it means there’s no order, and if there’s no order, then it basically means that anything is possible’ Learn More
Heavy Weather by Lizzie Nunnery
'A great choice for GCSE and A level students… for study it offers some engaging monologues and duologues, and the ensemble is really exciting… a play which ticks a lot of boxes'
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