The Drama Department offers a wide range of enrichment opportunities designed to support and encourage the students development and exploration of Drama.
Throughout the year, we host a number of professional theatre companies which students are invited to come and see, details fo which can be found on the school Events page. Workshops with professional drama practitioners are also on offer whenever possible- past sessions have included mask work and stage combat.
KS3 Drama Club
KS3 Drama Club runs every Thursday from 3.45-5.00pm in the Create Studio. All KS3 students are welcome to join Drama Club. They perform 2-3 shows a year.
Past shows have included Shorties- a collection of comedy sketches devised by the students themselves and the scripted School Journey to the Centre of the Earth.
Trips
As part of their course, our GCSE students must see live theatre, so throughout the year we offer several trips to theatres, as well as encouraging them to see theatre staged at the school. Past trips have included The Crucible at the RSC and Lord of the Flies at Theatre Severn in Shrewsbury.
Performing
In Year 10, Drama Students will take take part in several productions, staged for other students and for parents and the general public. Past productions have included Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Nights Dream and devised pieces Magritte and Teenage Kicks. Our students have also taken part in the National Connections Festival, run by the National Theatre and the BBC's One Night Of Shakespeare festival.
