Pearson Edexcel GCSE Drama 2025 Paper 3b Question Paper Pdf

Download the official Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9–1) Drama Component 3: Theatre Makers in Practice Summer 2025 question paper for paper reference 1DR0/3B. This official exam paper contains Section A performance-text questions and Section B live-theatre evaluation tasks used in the May 2025 GCSE Drama examination series.

The paper includes full extract-based questions for the prescribed set texts: 100, 1984, Blue Stockings, DNA, The Free9 and Gone Too Far! Students are required to answer performer, director and designer questions focusing on voice, physicality, stage space, costume, lighting, sound, set and staging choices. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}

Section B contains live theatre evaluation questions requiring analysis of costume design and evaluation of stage-space use in performance. This PDF is ideal for timed exam practice, mock examinations, revision sessions and classroom assessment preparation for the 2025/2026 academic year.

Use this official Edexcel GCSE Drama 2025 paper alongside the matching mark scheme to understand examiner expectations, improve written drama-analysis skills and prepare effectively for future GCSE Drama assessments.

This GCSE Drama question paper is designed for Edexcel GCSE Drama students, Drama teachers, tutors and private candidates preparing for Component 3: Theatre Makers in Practice examinations.

It is especially useful for learners practising extract analysis, performance interpretation, directing concepts, stagecraft analysis and live-theatre evaluation under real exam conditions. Teachers can also use this official paper for mock exams, classroom assessments and revision workshops.