Oxford Cambridge and RSA
GCE
Drama and Theatre
H059/05: Exploring performance
*1328957339*
AS Level Monday 12 May 2025 – Morning
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the Answer Booklet. The question numbers must
be clearly shown.
• Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet.
• Answer two questions on the theme you have studied in Section A and the question in
Section B.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 80.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
• This document has 4 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
© OCR 2025 [601/8271/4] DC (LK) 340780/9
OCR is an exempt Charity
Turn over
Section A
Answer both questions on one theme in this section.
Theme 1: Conflict
Use one performance text in your answer to each question.
Use a different performance text for each question.
Write the name of the performance text you have studied at the start of each answer.
Black Watch – Gregory Burke
Hamlet – William Shakespeare
Necessary Targets – Eve Ensler
Oh! What a Lovely War – Joan Littlewood
The Long and the Short and the Tall – Willis Hall
, 2
1 Select one character from the play you have studied. As an actor, how would you
show the character’s conflicting emotions?
Refer to the opening scenes to support your answer.
AND
2 As a set designer, what elements would you use to emphasise the theme of conflict in
the play you have studied?
Refer to at least three scenes to support your answer. [20] Theme 2: Family
Dynamics
Use one performance text in your answer to each question.
Use a different performance text for each question.
Write the name of the performance text you have studied at the start of each answer.
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg – Peter Nichols
King Lear – William Shakespeare
Live Like Pigs – John Arden
The Caucasian Chalk Circle – Bertolt Brecht
The House of Bernarda Alba – Federico García Lorca
3 As a designer, how would you use lighting and/or sound to emphasise dramatic
moments of a family situation in the play you have studied?
Refer to at least three scenes to support your answer.
AND
4 Select one character from the play you have studied. As an actor, how would you
show that character’s relationship with other family members?
Refer to the opening scenes to support your answer.
Theme 3: Heroes and Villains
Use one performance text in your answer to each question.
Use a different performance text for each question.
Write the name of the performance text you have studied at the start of each answer.
Amadeus – Peter Shaffer
Caligula – Albert Camus
Frankenstein – Nick Dear
Othello – William Shakespeare
The Love of the Nightingale – Timberlake Wertenbaker
5 Select one character from the play you have studied. As an actor, how would you use
physicality to emphasise that character’s main qualities?
Refer to the opening scenes to support your answer.
© OCR 2025 H059/05 Jun25
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AND
6 As a director, how would you show the weaknesses of human nature in the play you
have studied?
Refer to at least three scenes to support your answer.
Please turn over for Section B
Turn over
Section B
At the start of your answer state the name, venue and date (month and year) of the live
performance you have seen.
7* Evaluate the effectiveness of the use of the stage space in engaging the audience in
the live
performance you saw.
END OF QUESTION PAPER
© OCR 2025 H059/05 Jun25
, GCE
Drama and Theatre
H059/05: Exploring performance
AS Level
Mark Scheme for June 2025
Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations
OCR (Oxford Cambridge and RSA) is a leading UK awarding body, providing a wide range of
qualifications to meet the needs of candidates of all ages and abilities. OCR qualifications
GCE
Drama and Theatre
H059/05: Exploring performance
*1328957339*
AS Level Monday 12 May 2025 – Morning
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the Answer Booklet. The question numbers must
be clearly shown.
• Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet.
• Answer two questions on the theme you have studied in Section A and the question in
Section B.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 80.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
• This document has 4 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
© OCR 2025 [601/8271/4] DC (LK) 340780/9
OCR is an exempt Charity
Turn over
Section A
Answer both questions on one theme in this section.
Theme 1: Conflict
Use one performance text in your answer to each question.
Use a different performance text for each question.
Write the name of the performance text you have studied at the start of each answer.
Black Watch – Gregory Burke
Hamlet – William Shakespeare
Necessary Targets – Eve Ensler
Oh! What a Lovely War – Joan Littlewood
The Long and the Short and the Tall – Willis Hall
, 2
1 Select one character from the play you have studied. As an actor, how would you
show the character’s conflicting emotions?
Refer to the opening scenes to support your answer.
AND
2 As a set designer, what elements would you use to emphasise the theme of conflict in
the play you have studied?
Refer to at least three scenes to support your answer. [20] Theme 2: Family
Dynamics
Use one performance text in your answer to each question.
Use a different performance text for each question.
Write the name of the performance text you have studied at the start of each answer.
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg – Peter Nichols
King Lear – William Shakespeare
Live Like Pigs – John Arden
The Caucasian Chalk Circle – Bertolt Brecht
The House of Bernarda Alba – Federico García Lorca
3 As a designer, how would you use lighting and/or sound to emphasise dramatic
moments of a family situation in the play you have studied?
Refer to at least three scenes to support your answer.
AND
4 Select one character from the play you have studied. As an actor, how would you
show that character’s relationship with other family members?
Refer to the opening scenes to support your answer.
Theme 3: Heroes and Villains
Use one performance text in your answer to each question.
Use a different performance text for each question.
Write the name of the performance text you have studied at the start of each answer.
Amadeus – Peter Shaffer
Caligula – Albert Camus
Frankenstein – Nick Dear
Othello – William Shakespeare
The Love of the Nightingale – Timberlake Wertenbaker
5 Select one character from the play you have studied. As an actor, how would you use
physicality to emphasise that character’s main qualities?
Refer to the opening scenes to support your answer.
© OCR 2025 H059/05 Jun25
, 3
AND
6 As a director, how would you show the weaknesses of human nature in the play you
have studied?
Refer to at least three scenes to support your answer.
Please turn over for Section B
Turn over
Section B
At the start of your answer state the name, venue and date (month and year) of the live
performance you have seen.
7* Evaluate the effectiveness of the use of the stage space in engaging the audience in
the live
performance you saw.
END OF QUESTION PAPER
© OCR 2025 H059/05 Jun25
, GCE
Drama and Theatre
H059/05: Exploring performance
AS Level
Mark Scheme for June 2025
Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations
OCR (Oxford Cambridge and RSA) is a leading UK awarding body, providing a wide range of
qualifications to meet the needs of candidates of all ages and abilities. OCR qualifications
