OCR A Level Drama and Theatre H459/44 Deconstructing Texts for Performance Stockhol. QUESTION PAPER AND MARKING SCHEME

As a director, outline and explain your vision for directing the actors in this extract to bring out the playwright’s intentions. Annotate the script to show how you would do this. [30] ................................ ...

As a director, outline and explain your vision for directing the actors in this extract to bring out the playwright’s intentions. Annotate the script to show how you would do this. 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KALI: This attic might be her favourite room It was just roof space far as the eye can Full of junk All the families who used to live here just dumped all their s*** up here... magazines newspapers from Biblical times old photographs she’s not a Big Fan of ‘Families’ There was a desiccated fossilised flat mouse stuck to this floor joist just here Where she’s standing now...just a model city of piles piles piles of s*** some baby clothes filthy rolls of early wallpaper with a garish but now faded space rocket design... Nearly filled the largest size skip! F****** families They’ve made it so they can stand up straight in it They’ve put in velux windows so they can see for miles upon city miles God, the views This is the one room in the house they can see to the distant horizon... But she doesn’t look at that... Who has he been phoning? She investigates his mobile Who has he been texting? Mick Mick Topher Work 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 4 © OCR 2021 Work Mick Mummy Lady C***-F*** has learned how to text... Interesting... Nothing in his calls Ansaphone empty. No s*** Sherlock! Let’s go into missed calls...elementary my dear Watson... Missed calls... Topher Mick Domino Pizza! Mr Gordon-f******-Ramsay??? Mick Hello? A number she doesn’t recognise... But has been expecting... A Mystery number She calls the mystery number Ansaphone message woman’s voice... She’s called Louise... She wants me to leave a message... No chance, C***! So She was right A leopard does not change his acne US: Look all you like Look as far as you like You’re still earthbound Earthling These are not your stars There are no stars for you You cannot see constellations You’re a blind girl You’re a deaf girl You have learning difficulties You are mind impaired Nowhere you look is far enough away for you 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 5 © OCR 2021 Turn over You are a black hole You are an infinite black hole We are very disappointed to discover you still do not Realise this! And they give her back... shuts the mobile Yes...from this room...the most fabulous views... You can see Iceland on a clear day... She’s looking out of the window... At night, stars. F*** the stars you can see. And for her last Christmas... He always buys her extravagant presents ...he bought her a telescope!!! She puts her hand on it. He’s shown her and shown her how to use the f****** thing... But every time she tries to do it on her own... It fucking f**** up She looks through Nothing! Gives it a vicious shake... It’s a sort of library reference officey space The desk here with all the bose and mac-ery and ipoddery... Makes it like the flight deck of the Starship Enterprise... Like she’s the controller of something... but mostly up here she wishes he had given her an instrument that hasn’t been invented yet... something small enough to conceal something so powerful it can look into someone’s brain and see what they are thinking... to know absolutely that someone means what he says... 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 6 © OCR 2021 What are you doing? TODD: [From downstairs...] Cooking What are you doing? KALI: Reading And she looks at something on the screen... TEN – A FISH RECIPE And in their separate spaces... TODD goes near to the landline phone. Looks at it for a bit...goes back to... TODD: ‘in a pan gently sweat...the onions, leeks, garlic and fennel...’ KALI: ‘Quality Hotel Prince Olaf Oxholmsgrand 2 Stockholm Sweden Come to this charming hotel consisting of just 32 rooms all equipped to ensure a comfortable stay for our guests and leave all your everyday cares at home’... TODD: ‘gently sweat hah!...in butter just to start the softening process...’ all the vegetables... softening process... He somehow discovers himself by the landline receiver again. He goes to the fridge KALI: ‘each “premium” rate room possesses a luxurious private bathroom with a top-of-therange array of comfort products to soak all those cares away...’ ‘Massages are available inquire at reception professionally-trained Swedish hands will make those tensions disappear...’ He discovers he is singing something incriminating...like ‘I just called to say I love you...’ he stops. ‘Extensive mini-bar. 125 130 135 140 145 150 155 160 165 7 © OCR 2021 Turn over Private wet room Trouser press...’ He opens the fridge. He finds the champagne. He looks at it. Puts it back. He shuts the fridge. Goes back to reading the recipe... TODD: ‘Gently sweat in butter ...Just to start the softening process but not so that they give up all resistance...’ KALI: ‘Thoroughly relaxed it is now time to visit the Local attractions which include the Folk Museum, the world’s largest IKEA store...’ TODD: ‘Season’ TODD’s mobile goes KALI answers it... KALI: His mobile goes TODD: His mobile goes KALI: Hello? TODD: He hopes it’s not... He listens intently... KALI: Topher! Good! Actually, he’s in the middle of cooking.../you know what he’s like when he’s cooking! You can talk to me though...tell me... Oh, I’m sure he’d have loved that! You should have given us more notice we’ve made plans for toni... Home Romantic Dinner For Two Aw shame Where are you all going? 170 175 180 185 190 195 200 8 © OCR 2021 Aw. Shame. Yeah I’ll tell him. We would have loved that! TODD: ‘Lay the vegetables as a bed for your fish.’ Make your bed. ‘Place your fish on its vegetable bed.’ Then lie on it ‘Dot With knobs of butter ‘ You knob. KALI: [Quieter...] Hey, Topher... Do you know anybody called Louise? TODD: ‘Check the fish with a knife..’ Gutted. KALI: No...somebody left a message [It’s very light, unimportant...] and we’ve no f****** idea who she is! TODD: ‘the flesh should fall easily off the bone’ KALI: It’s probably a wrong number then. Yeah. Stockholm. Departing London Heathrow 16.25 Arriving Arlanda Stockholm 19.55 We’re flying Finn Air [She laughs] Can’t wait. Oh! I can smell food. Got to go... Yeah We’ll send you a postcard of The Largest IKEA store in the Universe. Bye 205 210 215 220 225 230 9 © OCR 2021 Turn over 2 As a director, explain and justify how you could stage a performance of Stockholm to highlight the key moments of the play. 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Level 5: 25–30 marks Excellent and highly developed references to any theatrical processes or practices, used in the role of a director, involved with interpreting and performing theatre. Excellent and highly developed demonstration of how a director’s creative and artistic choices can influence how meaning is communicated to an audience. Excellent and highly developed understanding of how the performance text has been constructed and can be performed. Excellent and highly developed understanding of how the social, cultural, historical context of the performance text can affect how the performance text is interpreted and performed for an audience. Level 4: 19–24 marks Confident reference to any theatrical processes or practices, used in the role of a director, invol