Performing (acting) — IGCSE Drama (0411) questions by topic

Read from line 282 ['This is Roger Keating'] to line 296 [The News Logo fades.]. Give three different pieces of advice about vocal delivery (for example accent, pace, phrasing and…

Read the passage from line 13 ['What's wrong?'] to lines 101–102 ['Sleep in the bedroom.']. How would you play the role of MEL to show his obsessive behaviour?

Read the passage from line 297 [Two weeks later.] to lines 380–381 ['What are we going to do?']. How could the actors emphasise their different views about MEL in this passage?

You are playing the role of MARY LENNOX. Explain how you would demonstrate the change in her character during the extract. Make close reference to specific lines from the extract…

Read from line 260 [FELIX just stares straight ahead.] to line 312 [The Bell rings.]. Give three different pieces of performance advice to the actor playing the role of OSCAR…

Read the passage from line 14 ['An ice-cold drink for Murray.'] to line 47 ['I'll give you two hundred dollars for your gun.']. How would you play the role of FELIX UNGAR to show…

Read the passage from line 162 [Comes to doorway …] to line 241 […storms off towards his bedroom.]. How could the actors playing FELIX UNGAR and OSCAR MADISON emphasise their…

If you were playing the role of ALICE, how would you show her confusion in Wonderland? Make close reference to specific lines from the extract in your answer.

Read from line 11 [Into phone.] to line 43 [There is a knock on the door ...]. Give three different pieces of performance advice to the actor playing the role of WILLIE CLARK.

Read the passage from line 324 [BEN looks at him] to line 349 ['I'm going.']. How would you play the role of BEN SILVERMAN to show his nervousness in the presence of AL LEWIS?

Read the passage from line 189 [Falls into chair, exhausted.] to line 259 ['I hope this works out.']. How could the actors playing WILLIE CLARK and BEN SILVERMAN emphasise their…

How would you make your performance of the role of ROBIN HOOD stand out in this type of multi-role drama? Make close reference to specific lines from the extract in your answer.

Read from line 11 [Into phone.] to line 43 [There is a knock on the door ...]. Give three different pieces of performance advice to the actor playing the role of WILLIE CLARK.

Read the passage from line 324 [BEN looks at him] to line 349 ['I'm going.']. How would you play the role of BEN SILVERMAN to show his nervousness in the presence of AL LEWIS?

Read the passage from line 189 [Falls into chair, exhausted.] to line 259 ['I hope this works out.']. How could the actors playing WILLIE CLARK and BEN SILVERMAN emphasise their…

If you were playing the role of ALICE, how would you show her confusion in Wonderland? Make close reference to specific lines from the extract in your answer.

Identify one physical action you would use to play HILARY and say why it would be appropriate.

Read Scene Two from line 58 to line 95. As an actor, identify three different physical actions EDWIN could use to show his relationship with MEG in this passage.

You have been cast in the role of TROY. How would you play the role in Scene Three and Scene Eight?

EITHER As an actor playing the POET in this passage, how would you show the contrasts in his reactions to the OLD WOMAN? Make close reference to specific lines from the passage in…

Identify one physical action you would use to play BRUCE and say why it would be appropriate.

Read the passage from line 108 ['Don't worry'] to the end of Scene One. As an actor, identify three different ways TESS could show her relationship with her father in this passage.

Read the passage from line 314 ['Finished your homework, Shell?'] to lines 357-358 ['My teachers all hate me.']. How would you play the role of RACHEL in this passage?

EITHER As an actor playing JITSUKO, how would you show her power over HANAKO in their relationship? Make close reference to specific lines from the extract in your answer.

Identify one physical action you would use to play NATE and say why it would be appropriate.

Read the whole of Scene One. As an actor, identify three different physical actions CELIA could use in this passage to show her relationship with ROHAN.

Read the whole of Scene Five. How would you play ROLLY to show his mateyness with ROHAN in this scene?

EITHER As an actor playing JIRO in this passage, how would you show how his arrogance gradually changes to better human behaviour through his experience? Make close reference to…

Suggest one way you would act the age of one of the girls and say why it would be appropriate.

As an actor, identify three different physical actions BINNIE could use to show rivalries with ELEANOR.

Read from line 313 ['Enter ELEANOR wearing a different outfit from the day before'] to line 367 ['Oh, you think this is something ...']. How would you play the role of ELEANOR in…

As an actor playing WINSTON, how would you show his acts of rebellion in your performance? Make close reference to specific lines from the extract in your answer.

As an actor, identify three different physical actions BINNIE could use in this extract to show her energetic characteristics.

Read from line 131 ['She hugs and kisses it.'] to line 174 ['BINNIE exits and yells into the hall.']. How would you play the role of ROCKY in this passage?

As an actor playing JULIA, how would you show the difference between her love for WINSTON and her hatred of BIG BROTHER? Make close reference to specific lines from the extract in…

Suggest one way FARLEY could intimidate VICTOR. Why would it be appropriate to FARLEY's character?

As an actor, identify three different physical actions VICTOR could use to show his relationship with TARA.

Read from line 102 ['Enter TARA, ready for bed.'] to line 157 ['No I'm not.']. How would you play the role of TARA in this passage?

As an actor playing HENRY in this extract, how would you show his weariness, frustration and anger? Make close reference to specific lines from the extract in your answer.

Read LANYON's speech between line 283 ['It is because you are grieving …'] and line 297 ['… appropriate to your skills.']. Identify one appropriate acting technique and say how…

Read Scene Four [lines 125–171]. Give one different piece of performance advice to each of the actors playing GERTRUDE, IDA and MARTHA.

You have been cast in the role of HARRIET JEKYLL. How would you play her transformation into LADY HYDE in Scene Eight [lines 298–339]?

Read the passage from line 55 ['Who would want to kill Henry?'] to line 115 ['This glass has seen some strange things.']. As an actor playing UTTERSON, how would you vary the pace…

As an actor, explain how you would perform two of GRANDPA's speeches from different parts of the play, showing his struggle to cope with change. Make close reference to specific…

Read LUCY's speech between line 61 ['He's Mina's …'] and line 67 ['… articled clerk extraordinaire']. Identify one appropriate acting technique and say how you would use it in…

Read Scene Four [lines 248 to 279]. Give one different piece of performance advice to each of the actors playing GRICE, RENFIELD and DRINKWATER.

You have been cast in the role of JONATHAN HARKER. How would you play the role in Scene Three [lines 166 to 247]?

Read the passage from line 72 [Bedlam. Suddenly it's all grim NURSES …] to line 124 [SEWARD shudders]. As an actor playing RENFIELD, how would you vary the pace of your…

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

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?

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

Read the passage from lines 142 to 187. Give three different pieces of performance advice to the actor playing RONNIE.

Read the passage from lines 439 to 458. How would you play the role of GRACE?

Read the passage from lines 16 to 69. As actors playing JOHN WATHERSTONE and ARTHUR WINSLOW, how would you emphasise the imbalance of power between them in this passage?

As an actor, what aspects of HADIA would you choose to emphasise if you were playing the role? Make close reference to specific lines from the extract in your answer.

Read the passage from lines 532 to 564. Give three different pieces of performance advice to the actor playing ANDREW CROCKER-HARRIS.

Read the passage from lines 62 to 154. You have been cast in the role of FRANK HUNTER. How would you play the role to show his relationship with MILLIE CROCKER-HARRIS in this…

Read the passage from lines 259 to 315. As actors playing ANDREW CROCKER-HARRIS and TAPLOW, how would you emphasise the imbalance of power between them in this passage?

As an actor, what aspects of NABEEL would you choose to emphasise if you were playing the role? Make close reference to specific lines from the extract in your answer.

Read the passage from lines 303 to 328. Give three different pieces of performance advice to the actor playing DORIS.

Read the passage from lines 14 to 41. You have been cast in the role of MRS OAKES. How would you play the role to show how she relates to PETER KYLE in this passage?

Read the passage from lines 372 to 445. As actors playing PETER and PATRICIA, how would you emphasise the awkwardness of their encounter in this passage?

As an actor, what aspects of DOAKER CHARLES would you choose to emphasise if you were playing the role? Make close reference to specific lines from the extract in your answer.