Update: 2026 VCE Theatre Studies monologue examination

Principals/Directors, VCE Coordinators and VCE Theatre Studies teachers

The VCAA advises that a student’s Actor and Director monologue interpretation of Monologue 7, Lake Disappointment (as published in April 2026), would likely exceed the prescribed time allowance of ‘not more than 7 minutes’. 

To address this, the VCAA confirms that students undertaking the Actor and Director interpretation of this monologue will not be penalised for exceeding the 7-minute time allowance. To ensure this:

• students may take up to 12 minutes to deliver the monologue
• assessors will be advised that a student will not be disadvantaged by using the extended time allowance
• assessors will advise students at their examination they have up to 12 minutes to deliver their monologue
• additional assessment quality controls will be applied if a student appears to have been rushed to complete the assessment task.

All schools with 2026 VCE Theatre Studies enrolments will be notified of these changes.

Critical dates

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More information

Thank you for raising this concern.

For queries, please contact the General Enquiries team.
email: vcaa@education.vic.gov.au