Guide to Component 3

Component 3: (Theatre Makers in Practice) Guide

A Level Edexcel Drama and Theatre

2 hours 30 minutes

Section A:Live Theatre Evaluation

(Small Island by Andrea Levy)

You’re allowed to take 500 words (Theatre Evaluation Notes) into the exam.

Spend 40-45 minutes on this question.

Example Questions:

Analyse and Evaluate the live performance you have seen in light of the following statement “statement”

Analyse and Evaluate the use of _____ in the performance you have seen.

Introduction:  On Friday 6^th November 2020 I watched a streamed production of Small Island by Andrea Levy adapted by Helen Edmundson and directed by Rufus Norris, Recorded through National Theatre Live on 30th May, 2019.The play is set in a journey from Jamaica to the uk through the second world war upto 1948, it follows the lives of Queenie whom longs to escape her Lincolnshire butcher life, Hortense who yearns to escape jamaica and Gilbert who aspires to be a professional lawyer as they embark through the history of Jamaica and the UK. The use of _________ in the production enhances the performance of the actors and creates a powerful impact on the audience.I agree/disagree with the statement ____ as the performance successfully incorporates/lacks the use of _____ and creates a powerful impact on the audience.

1) Key moment – Analyse and Evaluate

2) Key moment– Analyse and Evaluate

3) Key moment– Analyse and Evaluate

4) Key moment– Analyse and Evaluate

Conclusion: Overall, the use of __________ in the production creates an elaborate and impressive performance and creates a powerful impact on the audience.

Include:

·       Performers including performers in specific roles  

·       Design considerations, including the use of costume, set, lighting and sound. Names of designers 

·       The director’s concept/interpretation and the chosen performance style. Names of Directors and playwright  

·       Impact on audience including on the students and how it was achieved 

·       The use of theatre space   

·       How ideas were communicated during the performance 

Section B:Page to Stage: Realising A Performance Text

(Accidental Death Of An Anarchist by Dario Fo)

There is 2 Questions, One of them will be as Designer and the other as a performer.

You should spend around 30 minutes to answer each question for Section B in the exam.

Advance Information Extract: Page 35 – 45 (up to the line: Runs to get a cardboard box)

Example Questions:

As a designer, outline how the use of ____ could be developed to create impact in this extract.

As a performer, outline how you would use [TECHNIQUE] to create impact on the audience in the portrayal of one character in this extract. Your answer should make reference to the performance text as a whole.

Each essay should:

When answering a PERFORMER question – use this check list:

·        Define the context of this extract in the wider play

·        Interpretation of character​ - objective

·        Fo intentions…