Benjamin Zephaniah

Face

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Prescribed forWJECWritten for the Made-for-Wales WJEC GCSE Drama course taught from September 2025. Keep the analysis practical: acting, directing and design choices rooted in key moments.

Current WJEC Unit 3

Face is one of seven set texts in the Made-for-Wales GCSE. Unit 3 is a 2-hour on-screen exam with set-text questions and an unseen theatre clip.

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Reading, performance and design

Young adult actors playing the teenage characters in Face on a flexible urban stage, with Martin standing apart from the group. — **Start with the stage picture:** Martin belongs to this social world, but he is already being watched and defined by it. The bench, railings, concrete surfaces and practical streetlight create a recognisable urban space without locking the production into one location.
**Look closely:** how do distance, posture and eye line show both belonging and isolation?

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Choose a clear production approach, then adapt it to a precise moment so the idea stays theatrical rather than vague.

Choose a concept to generate a starting point.

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