About the exam
Our Acting Exam learners develop their vocal, physical and interpretive skills while they delve into characters and explore the background of dramatic texts. Alongside producing authentic performances of their chosen scenes, they also gain an understanding of the context and characters within them.
Working through the grades takes our learners through the development of clear speaking and character portrayal to an understanding of a playwright’s style, the influence of theatre practitioners such as Stanislavski and a sensitive appreciation of subtext.
Learners can take their exam in a solo, duologue or combined format. The combined format is available for Level 1 and 2 Exams only.
- Solo: one learner delivers two monologues on their own (three monologues for Grades 7 and 8)
- Duologue: two learners perform two duologues (three duologues for Grade 7 and 8)
- Combined: two learners perform one monologue each and one duologue together (three scenes in total).