2025 OCR A Level Drama and Theatre H459/41 Deconstructing Texts for Performance Antigone
Combined Question Paper & Final Marking Scheme
Oxford Cambridge and RSA
Tuesday 10 June 2025 – Afternoon
A Level Drama and Theatre
H459/41 Deconstructing Texts for Performance
Antigone
*1885244410*
Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
No extra materials are needed.
* H 4 5 9 4 1 *
Please write clearly in black ink. Do not write in the barcodes.
Centre number Candidate number
First name(s)
Last name
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink. You can use an HB pencil, but only for annotation lines.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided. If you need extra space use
the lined page at the end of this booklet. The question numbers must be clearly shown.
• Answer all the questions.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 60.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• This document has 16 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
© OCR 2025 [601/8272/6] OCR is an exempt Charity
DC (ST) 350537/2 Turn over
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1 As a director, describe and justify your vision for directing the actors in this extract to create
atmosphere and mood. Annotate the script to show how you would do this. [30]
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© Jean Anouilh, Antigone, Bloomsbury, 1987. From first line "(a murmur, staring into space) Happiness …" to last line "(drawing back; low) It’s over already." Item re
© OCR 2025 Turn over
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© Jean Anouilh, Antigone, Bloomsbury, 1987. From first line "(a murmur, staring into space) Happiness …" to last line "(drawing back; low) It’s over already." It
© OCR 2025
Combined Question Paper & Final Marking Scheme
Oxford Cambridge and RSA
Tuesday 10 June 2025 – Afternoon
A Level Drama and Theatre
H459/41 Deconstructing Texts for Performance
Antigone
*1885244410*
Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
No extra materials are needed.
* H 4 5 9 4 1 *
Please write clearly in black ink. Do not write in the barcodes.
Centre number Candidate number
First name(s)
Last name
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink. You can use an HB pencil, but only for annotation lines.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided. If you need extra space use
the lined page at the end of this booklet. The question numbers must be clearly shown.
• Answer all the questions.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 60.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• This document has 16 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
© OCR 2025 [601/8272/6] OCR is an exempt Charity
DC (ST) 350537/2 Turn over
, 2
1 As a director, describe and justify your vision for directing the actors in this extract to create
atmosphere and mood. Annotate the script to show how you would do this. [30]
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© OCR 2025
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© Jean Anouilh, Antigone, Bloomsbury, 1987. From first line "(a murmur, staring into space) Happiness …" to last line "(drawing back; low) It’s over already." Item re
© OCR 2025 Turn over
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© Jean Anouilh, Antigone, Bloomsbury, 1987. From first line "(a murmur, staring into space) Happiness …" to last line "(drawing back; low) It’s over already." It
© OCR 2025
