Drama
 Extra-curricular
drama is a great strength of the school, with a busy programme
of theatre events each term. There are usually three or four
productions each year, in addition to evening showings of
examination pieces. There are strong links with the music
department with a musical staged biennially. Productions
in
the last three years have included West Side Story, The
Tempest, I Love You're Perfect, Now Change, A Midsummer
Night's Dream, The Importance of Being
Earnest,
The
Misanthrope,
The Comedy
of Errors, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Les
Miserables.
There are frequent visits to local and national theatres (over
twenty-five in the past year) and visits by practitioners
and touring theatre companies are welcomed. The subject can
also be studied at GCSE and A-level. There are drama and dance
clubs for various year groups and opportunities to be trained
in all areas of technical theatre.
The department achieved national success
in 2008 at the National Student Drama Festival in Scarborough,
with a student-directed production of Pinter's The Dumb
Waiter
winning a new award Enterprise, created for the first
time this year in response to Will Edward's production and
performance.
The Department is housed in a recently designed studio workshop
with new sound and lighting systems. The studio space is used
for examination performances, whilst main school productions
take place in the Concert Hall - a versatile performance area
that can be adapted to accommodate large-scale musicals or
smaller studio-style productions.
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