IGCSE Drama (0411) — May–June 2023, Paper 13

Read the speech in Scene Twenty-One [lines 474 to 487]. Identify one appropriate acting technique and say how you would use it in this speech.

Read the passage from lines 180 to 214. Give one different piece of performance advice to each of the actors playing AGATHA, DE LACEY and FELIX.

You have been cast in the role of DE LACEY. How would you play the role in Scene Sixteen [lines 248 to 312]?

Read Scenes Nine and Ten [lines 125 to 178]. As actors playing GUSTAV and KLAUS, how would you vary the pace of your performance to create dramatic impact in these scenes?

Write about how you would use design elements to stage Scene Eighteen [lines 313 to 346].

How would you direct the opening to the end of Scene Five to create horror and sympathy for the CREATURE?

As an actor, how would you approach playing the role of SOTARO the Father?

EITHER How would you use design elements to make a production of this play appealing to a present-day audience?

What was the message of your devised piece and how did you communicate it to the audience?

How did you create dramatic interaction between characters in your devised piece?