year 13 revision section B

Section B

This part of the exam requires students to see one live performance of a play. This year it is A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream at the Roundhouse Theatre, Camden.

Then compare it with 3 other contexts drawn from secondary research sources.

The periods should cover the following periods:


Consideration of the original 16th/17th century performance conditions
Consideration of 18th/19th century
A production of the play in the 20th century
A contemporary production of the play seen as a live performance.

The notes should be as follows : pages 1-4 on the contemporary play
Pages 5-6 20th century production details
Pages 7-8 18th/19th century
Pages 9-10 16th/17th century

So what should be placed in each of the pages?

Historical/social/economic situation of the time.
Acting style
Staging
Theatre layout
Visual elements
Practitioners
Moments from the play including textual analysis
Language/text
Quotes from research/ and the play to back up your points
Class structure
Actor/audience relationship


Then practice exam questions on edexcel website again.