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Performance and design realisation

4 dot points across 4 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How do you justify a creative choice in terms of its intention and effect on an audience, which is what every exam mark scheme rewards?

Justifying creative choices for an audience in Edexcel Drama and Theatre: the intention-choice-effect structure, the language of audience effect, avoiding unjustified or decorative choices, and writing the justification the mark schemes reward across performer, director and designer answers (AO2, AO3).
A focused answer on justifying creative choices for an audience in Edexcel A-Level Drama and Theatre (9DR0): the intention-choice-effect structure, the language of audience effect, avoiding decorative choices, and writing the justification the mark schemes reward across performer, director and designer answers.
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How do you realise a performance text as a designer, turning the script into set, lighting, sound or costume that creates meaning?

Realising a text as a designer for Edexcel Drama and Theatre: forming a design concept for set, lighting, sound or costume, making specific technical choices grounded in the text, and answering the extended designer questions in Section B and Section C with precise vocabulary (AO2, AO3).
A focused answer on realising a performance text as a designer for Edexcel A-Level Drama and Theatre (9DR0): forming a design concept for set, lighting, sound or costume, making specific technical choices grounded in the text, and answering the extended designer-perspective questions in Section B and Section C.
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How do you realise a performance text as a director, building a concept and coordinating performers and design to communicate it?

Realising a text as a director for Edexcel Drama and Theatre: forming a directorial concept, choosing configuration and staging, directing performers through blocking and intention, coordinating design, and answering the extended director questions in Section B and Section C (AO2, AO3).
A focused answer on realising a performance text as a director for Edexcel A-Level Drama and Theatre (9DR0): forming a directorial concept, choosing configuration and staging, directing performers, coordinating design, and answering the extended director-perspective questions in Section B and Section C.
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How do you realise a performance text as a performer, making vocal and physical choices that communicate a character to an audience?

Realising a text as a performer for Edexcel Drama and Theatre: interpreting a character from the text, making specific motivated vocal and physical choices, building a role across a scene, and answering Section B and Section C performer questions with precision (AO2, AO3).
A focused answer on realising a performance text as a performer for Edexcel A-Level Drama and Theatre (9DR0): interpreting a character, making specific motivated vocal and physical choices, building a role across a scene, and answering the performer-perspective questions in Section B and Section C with precision.
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