Eduqas GCSE Drama live theatre review overview quiz quiz

The devised performance

An evaluation of one live production seen during the course

The set text from a performer's perspective

The visiting examiner's performance

AO1

AO2

AO3

AO4

It must be the same as the set text

It must be a different play from the Section A set text

It must be a Shakespeare play

It must be a devised piece

Rely on memory weeks later

Write structured notes soon after, organised under performance, design and direction

Only note the plot

Record nothing and revise the script instead

They are the same thing

Analysing identifies the choice and its effect; evaluating judges how successfully it worked, with evidence

Analysing is for design only; evaluating is for acting only

Evaluating means describing the plot

Your personal opinion alone

The audience's response, such as the hush, laughter or stillness

The length of the scene

The actor's biography

The order of scenes in the play

The relationship between the stage and the audience, such as end-on, thrust, in the round or traverse

A lighting state

The director's biography

It is not important

Vague terms like nice or dark earn little; the precise quality and its effect show analysis

Only the colour matters

Examiners prefer general statements

The set design only

The director's overall interpretation, the controlling idea behind the production's choices

The list of actors

The running time of the show

Pick the shortest one

Choose the question your notes and memory can answer with the most specific, evidenced detail

Always pick the first one

Pick the one about the plot

Retells part of the plot

Names a specific choice, gives its effect, and judges how successfully it worked with evidence

Lists the cast

Describes the theatre building

It is penalised

It is mature evaluation when given with a reason, not a fault

It is only allowed for the set text

It replaces the need for evidence