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DramaQ&A by dot point

A short Q&A bank for every Northern Ireland Drama syllabus dot point. Each question and answer is drawn directly from our worked dot-point page, so you can scan key concepts before opening the long-form answer.

Component 3: Knowledge and Understanding of Drama

Evaluating live theatre on Component 3 (AO4): analysing and evaluating a live performance seen, including acting and design choices and their effect on the audience, with specific examples and a supported judgement.
4Q&A pairs
Knowledge and understanding of drama and theatre on Component 3 (AO3): the playwright's use of language, genre and style, theatrical forms and conventions, and the stylistic features of a text and its staging, with context.
3Q&A pairs
Studying the set/performance text from the designer's perspective on Component 3 (AO1 and AO3): using set, lighting, sound and costume design to create atmosphere, signal meaning and support the action, justified by the text.
3Q&A pairs
Studying the set/performance text from the director's perspective on Component 3 (AO1 and AO3): a directorial concept, staging and stage positioning, and directing actors in a rehearsal of an extract to communicate the play's meaning.
3Q&A pairs
Studying the set/performance text from the performer's perspective on Component 3 (AO3): using vocal and physical skills, subtext and relationships to explain how you would play a role or extract, justified by the text.
4Q&A pairs
The actor's vocal and physical skills on Component 3 (AO3): voice (pace, pitch, pause, tone, volume, accent, emphasis) and physicality (movement, gesture, posture, facial expression, eye contact, proxemics), and how to write about using them to communicate character and meaning.
2Q&A pairs