Devising — IGCSE Drama (0411) questions by topic
Explaining the challenges of finding a stimulus or creating dialogue for a devised piece, and evaluating how effectively performance space or overall intentions were communicated to an audience, make up this devising page's 32 questions, drawn from 2023 to 2025 papers and worth between 10 and 15 marks. Explain, evaluate and describe ask you to reflect critically on your own practical devising process.
Submit your written evaluation of your devised work for instant marking to check whether the scheme rewards specific, self-critical detail about your process over general claims of effectiveness.
May–June 2025, Paper 11
Questions 10 and 11 are based on a devised piece that you have developed and performed. Explain the challenges that you faced in creating well-developed characters from your…
Answer this question and get it marked →How effective were you in bringing out the relationships between characters when you performed your devised piece?
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2025, Paper 12
Questions 10 and 11 are based on a devised piece that you have developed and performed. Explain the challenges that you faced in developing your stimulus for your devised piece…
Answer this question and get it marked →Questions 10 and 11 are based on a devised piece that you have developed and performed. Evaluate the effectiveness of your use of the performance space in communicating your…
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2025, Paper 13
Questions 10 and 11 are based on a devised piece that you have developed and performed. Explain the challenges that you faced in the process of creating dialogue for your devised…
Answer this question and get it marked →Evaluate how effectively you communicated your intentions to the audience when you performed your devised piece.
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2025, Paper 14
Explain the challenges that you faced in developing your stimulus for your devised piece and how you addressed them. (Questions 10 and 11 are based on a devised piece that you…
Answer this question and get it marked →Evaluate the effectiveness of your use of the performance space in communicating your devised piece to the audience.
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2024, Paper 11
Questions 10 and 11 are based on a devised piece that you have developed and performed. How did you build in spatial contrasts during the process of creating your devised piece?…
Answer this question and get it marked →Evaluate the effectiveness of movement and voice in the performance of your devised piece. Make close reference to your piece to support your evaluation.
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2024, Paper 12
Questions 10 and 11 are based on a devised piece that you have developed and performed. How did you build in physical contrasts during the process of creating your devised piece?…
Answer this question and get it marked →Evaluate the effectiveness of design elements (for example sound, light, set, costume) in the performance of your devised piece. Make close reference to your piece to support your…
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2024, Paper 13
Questions 10 and 11 are based on a devised piece that you have developed and performed. How did you build in vocal contrasts during the process of creating your devised piece?…
Answer this question and get it marked →Evaluate the effectiveness of character interaction in the performance of your devised piece. Make close reference to the performance of your piece to support your evaluation.
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2024, Paper 11
Questions 10 and 11 are based on a devised piece that you have developed and performed. Describe your devising journey from stimulus to final rehearsal showing how you developed…
Answer this question and get it marked →Evaluate the effectiveness of your use of space, levels and staging in your performance. Make close reference to your performance to support your evaluation.
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2024, Paper 12
Questions 10 and 11 are based on a devised piece that you have developed and performed. Explain how you used and adapted your stimulus to devise your piece. Support your answer…
Answer this question and get it marked →Evaluate how effectively your group's performance engaged the audience. Make close reference to your piece to support your evaluation.
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2024, Paper 13
Questions 10 and 11 are based on a devised piece that you have developed and performed. Explain the ideas that inspired your devising process and how you used them. Support your…
Answer this question and get it marked →Evaluate how effectively you achieved your aims in the performance of your piece. Make close reference to your piece to support your evaluation.
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2023, Paper 11
Explain how you created well-rounded characters as you worked on your stimulus.
Answer this question and get it marked →How did you create tension and resolution in the performance of your devised piece?
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2023, Paper 12
How did you structure your devised piece to draw the audience into the action?
Answer this question and get it marked →How did your use of performance space add dramatic power to your devised piece?
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2023, Paper 13
What was the message of your devised piece and how did you communicate it to the audience?
Answer this question and get it marked →How did you create dramatic interaction between characters in your devised piece?
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2023, Paper 11
What were the main challenges you faced in the early stages of your devising process and how did you overcome them?
Answer this question and get it marked →How successful were you in getting the audience to respond as you intended in your devised piece?
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2023, Paper 12
How effectively did you develop characters during rehearsal for your devised piece?
Answer this question and get it marked →How successful was the use of design elements in your devised piece?
Answer this question and get it marked →October–November 2023, Paper 13
Which sections of your devised piece needed the most practice when rehearsing and how did you improve them?
Answer this question and get it marked →What mood did you want to establish in your devised piece and how successful were you?
Answer this question and get it marked →Other IGCSE Drama topics
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