May 2025 Pearson Edexcel: GCSE (9–1) Drama 1DRO/3A – Component 3: Theatre Makers in Practice – Merged Question Paper & Mark Scheme

May 2025 Pearson Edexcel: GCSE (9–1) Drama 1DRO/3A – Component 3: Theatre Makers in Practice – Merged Question Paper & Mark Scheme P75442A ■■■■ 2 Go to page 33 Questions 7a and 7b – Answer BOTH questions in relation to ONE performance you have seen. 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 A Doll’s House Questions 1a to 1c Go to page 3 Extract Go to page 5 An Inspector Calls Questions 2a to 2c Go to page 8 Extract Go to page 10 Antigone Questions 3a to 3c Go to page 13 Extract Go to page 15 Government Inspector Questions 4a to 4c Go to page 18 Extract Go to page 20 The Crucible Questions 5a to 5c Go to page 23 Extract Go to page 25 Twelfth Night Questions 6a to 6c Go to page 28 Extract Go to page 30 SECTION B P75442A ■■■■ 3 Turn over 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. (ii) You are going to play Mrs Lahiri. She is grateful. As a performer, give three suggestions of how you would use performance skills to show this. You must provide a reason for each suggestion. (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: • costume • props/stage furniture • sound. (ii) Tom is being defensive. 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. (4) (6) (9) (12) P75442A ■■■■ 4 (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: • lighting • set • staging. (14) (Total for Question 1 = 45 marks) TOTAL FOR SECTION A = 45 MARKS P75442A ■■■■ 5 Turn over A Doll’s House, Henrik Ibsen adapted by Tanika Gupta This play was first performed in 1879 at the Royal Theatre Copenhagen. This adaptation had its first professional performance at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith in September 2019. This extract is taken from Act 1, Scene 2 in The Courtyard. Niru Oh! I see, you mean Tom might find you work? Mrs Lahiri Yes. That was exactly what I was thinking. Niru He must, Krishna! Leave it with me. I will put it to him very skillfully. I do want to help you. Mrs Lahiri You are very kind. Especially as you have so 5 little experience of how hard life can be. Niru You’re like all the others. Think I am a spoilt child. Mrs Lahiri I didn’t mean to offend you. Niru I haven’t told you the really important thing. Mrs Lahiri What? 10 Niru You look down on me because you are proud that you worked so long and so hard for your mother aren’t you? Mrs Lahiri I don’t look down on anyone. But I am proud to have made my mother’s life a little easier towards the end. And I am proud for helping my brothers. 15 Niru As you should be. Krishna. It’s so good to see you again. Niru embraces Mrs Lahiri warmly. Niru Come, let us go to the kitchen and get you something to eat. Niru takes Mrs Lahiri’s arm and leads her out. Scene Three Tom Helmer’s study. Tom Helmer is in his study with Dr Rank. Dr Rank is browsing through a newspaper as Tom sits and writes a letter. Tom What are you reading there? Dr Rank The Bengali. It’s got a new editor. 20 Tom Surendranath Banerjee. Dr Rank Or as I like to call him ‘Surrende