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SECTION B

45 minutes to answer the question.

There are TWO questions in section B each divided into 2 sections.

If possible choose the one that is aimed at ACTING skills only.

You must read both questions and choose the one that suits you best.

Aprox 10 minutes on each part of the question.

Part 1 of the question assess’ AO1 “Informed knowledge and understanding of the ACTING SKILLS needed to CREATE a play” This question’s focus is on rehearsal techniques.

Part 2 of the question assess’ AO3 “Ability to ANALYSE and EVALUATE the effectiveness of your acting skills” This question’s focus is a reflection of the performance. Analyse in detail your key scene and how effective your acting skills were.

In the exam you must 

• Identify the role you play
• Give detail about what you did in rehearsals
• Analyse with clear evidence (lines) from the play
• Make very clear reference to the performance skills used.

Start with a clear introduction that gives all the essential information about the play.

“Blue Remembered Hills was written by Dennis Potter in 1984. It was originally written for Television. The play takes place in the West Country during the long summer holiday, 1943 in the middle of World War 2. The time frame is “real time” where one incident follows another. Our version  of the play concentrates on five 7 year old boys, played by adult actors as Potter felt the adult body works as a “magnifying glass of the children’s emotions”

Next you need to describe YOUR CHARACTER. What is their role in the plot? Their Status? Their relationship with other characters? Use the information from the text (what other characters say ABOUT you and the stage directions that describe you)