1 · From play text to production proposal
blocking · theatre-maker intention
U1-Q1 · 2 marks · points
What best justifies a staging choice?
Answer and reasoning · Réponse et raisonnement
A link between textual evidence, theatre-maker intention and intended audience effect.
U1-Q2 · 4 marks · points
Explain the mechanism or reasoning in this original case: A character's pause can be staged as fear, calculation or resistance. The choice must fit the whole play and a coherent production vision.
Answer and reasoning · Réponse et raisonnement
For an original scene about a missed appointment, compare a long pause with an immediate reply. Explore how spatial distance supports the intended tension. In assessment, transfer the method to a previously unstudied published play and explain the whole-play vision.
- Accurate relevant concept (1)
- Specific evidence from the case (1)
- Connected reasoning (2)
The production proposal is at most twelve pages and 4000 words, with sources. / An attractive set drawing alone does not show understanding of the play or the audience relationship.
2 · Research presentation and embodied convention
performance convention · embodied research
U2-Q1 · 2 marks · points
What best demonstrates practical learning?
Answer and reasoning · Réponse et raisonnement
A credited convention shown through an explained and revised embodied exploration.
U2-Q2 · 4 marks · points
Explain the mechanism or reasoning in this original case: A movement convention cannot be understood only by reading its name. Academic research and embodied exploration should inform each other.
Answer and reasoning · Réponse et raisonnement
Compare a first attempt with a revised attempt informed by a practitioner source. Explain what changed and why the convention matters in its tradition. Present research and practical evidence together rather than imitating a whole culture.
- Accurate relevant concept (1)
- Specific evidence from the case (1)
- Connected reasoning (2)
The current recorded research presentation is at most fifteen minutes. / Use a tradition not previously studied and verify restrictions or permissions; teacher checks appropriateness and credits.
3 · Devising, ensemble and evaluation
devising · ensemble
U3-Q1 · 2 marks · points
What belongs in personal evaluation?
Answer and reasoning · Réponse et raisonnement
Evidence of your contribution, its effect and a limitation revealed in rehearsal or performance.
U3-Q2 · 4 marks · points
Explain the mechanism or reasoning in this original case: An ensemble starts from the sound of a ticking clock. A shared stimulus does not yet give the work a clear intention or structure.
Answer and reasoning · Réponse et raisonnement
Try contrasting rhythms, stillness and spatial patterns, then select material that communicates pressure. Invite safe feedback from an audience and revise one transition, explaining your specific contribution.
- Accurate relevant concept (1)
- Specific evidence from the case (1)
- Connected reasoning (2)
The piece lasts seven to ten minutes; the report is capped at ten pages and 4000 words with sources. / The school supervises a fully realized performance and recording; a script-only mock is not equivalent.
4 · Solo theatre piece and theory in action
theatre theory · direct address
U4-Q1 · 2 marks · points
What shows theory applied rather than merely mentioned?
Answer and reasoning · Réponse et raisonnement
A specific researched principle shaping a demonstrated and evaluated performance choice.
U4-Q2 · 4 marks · points
Explain the mechanism or reasoning in this original case: A theory of audience distance becomes meaningful when it changes an actual performance choice. Quoting a theorist is insufficient practical evidence.
Answer and reasoning · Réponse et raisonnement
Try two versions of an original solo moment: one addresses the audience directly, one remains within the fictional scene. Evaluate which better demonstrates the researched aspect, using actual rehearsal and audience evidence.
- Accurate relevant concept (1)
- Specific evidence from the case (1)
- Connected reasoning (2)
The solo piece is four to seven minutes, with an unedited recording and a report of at most 2500 words. / Teacher verifies a previously unstudied theorist and source use; no invented theory attribution is allowed.