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Drama
COMPONENT 3: Theatre Makers in Practice
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, SECTION A
Answer ALL questions that relate to the ONE performance text studied for examination purposes. There are
five questions in total for each performance text.
Text studied Question/Extract Page
Questions 1a to 1c Go to page 3
A Doll’s House
Extract Go to page 5
Questions 2a to 2c Go to page 8
An Inspector Calls
Extract Go to page 10
Questions 3a to 3c Go to page 13
Antigone
Extract Go to page 15
Questions 4a to 4c Go to page 18
Government Inspector
Extract Go to page 20
Questions 5a to 5c Go to page 23
The Crucible
Extract Go to page 25
Questions 6a to 6c Go to page 28
Twelfth Night
Extract Go to page 30
SECTION B
Questions 7a and 7b – Answer BOTH questions in
Go to page 33
relation to ONE performance you have seen.
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, SECTION A: BRINGING TEXTS TO LIFE
A Doll’s House, Henrik Ibsen adapted by Tanika Gupta Answer ALL
questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
You are involved in staging a production of this play. Please read the extract on pages 5–7.
1 (a) There are specific choices in this extract for performers.
(i) You are going to play Niru. Explain two ways you would use physical skills to play this
character in this extract.
(4)
(ii) You are going to play Das. He is menacing.
As a performer, give three suggestions of how you would use performance skills to
show this.
You must provide a reason for each suggestion.
(6)
(b) There are specific choices in this extract for a director.
(i) As a director, discuss how you would use one of the production elements below to
bring this extract to life for your audience.
You should make reference to the context in which the text was created and first
performed.
Choose one of the following:
• lighting
• set
• sound.
(9)
(ii) Dr Rank is declaring his love.
As a director, discuss how the performer playing this role might demonstrate this to
the audience in this extract and the complete play.
You must consider:
• voice
• physicality
• stage directions and stage space. (12)
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, (c) There are specific choices in this extract for designers.
Discuss how you would use one design element to enhance the production of this
extract for the audience.
Choose one of the following:
• costume
• props/stage furniture
• staging.
(14)
(Total for Question 1 = 45 marks)
TOTAL FOR SECTION A = 45 MARKS
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Drama
COMPONENT 3: Theatre Makers in Practice
Turn over
, SECTION A
Answer ALL questions that relate to the ONE performance text studied for examination purposes. There are
five questions in total for each performance text.
Text studied Question/Extract Page
Questions 1a to 1c Go to page 3
A Doll’s House
Extract Go to page 5
Questions 2a to 2c Go to page 8
An Inspector Calls
Extract Go to page 10
Questions 3a to 3c Go to page 13
Antigone
Extract Go to page 15
Questions 4a to 4c Go to page 18
Government Inspector
Extract Go to page 20
Questions 5a to 5c Go to page 23
The Crucible
Extract Go to page 25
Questions 6a to 6c Go to page 28
Twelfth Night
Extract Go to page 30
SECTION B
Questions 7a and 7b – Answer BOTH questions in
Go to page 33
relation to ONE performance you have seen.
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, SECTION A: BRINGING TEXTS TO LIFE
A Doll’s House, Henrik Ibsen adapted by Tanika Gupta Answer ALL
questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
You are involved in staging a production of this play. Please read the extract on pages 5–7.
1 (a) There are specific choices in this extract for performers.
(i) You are going to play Niru. Explain two ways you would use physical skills to play this
character in this extract.
(4)
(ii) You are going to play Das. He is menacing.
As a performer, give three suggestions of how you would use performance skills to
show this.
You must provide a reason for each suggestion.
(6)
(b) There are specific choices in this extract for a director.
(i) As a director, discuss how you would use one of the production elements below to
bring this extract to life for your audience.
You should make reference to the context in which the text was created and first
performed.
Choose one of the following:
• lighting
• set
• sound.
(9)
(ii) Dr Rank is declaring his love.
As a director, discuss how the performer playing this role might demonstrate this to
the audience in this extract and the complete play.
You must consider:
• voice
• physicality
• stage directions and stage space. (12)
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, (c) There are specific choices in this extract for designers.
Discuss how you would use one design element to enhance the production of this
extract for the audience.
Choose one of the following:
• costume
• props/stage furniture
• staging.
(14)
(Total for Question 1 = 45 marks)
TOTAL FOR SECTION A = 45 MARKS
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