Drama

This group is open to all pupils and meets once a week during the lunch break. The aim of the group is to produce short pieces of theatre of a Christian nature which are performed in assemblies once every half term. For example, during the Autumn term we do an assembly on harvest and then on Christmas.

This a drama group specifically for Key Stage 3 which meets once a week during the lunch break. The aim of the group is to give pupils additional time in the school week to do drama.

Once a year the company puts on a whole school production. In previous years we have done 'Rock Around the Clock' and 'Our Day Out' by Willy Russell. The company are usually given a six week rehearsal schedule with the performance being held in the Spring Term. The auditions are open to all pupils in the school and this is always a very popular extra-curricula activity.

We organise regular theatre trips for pupils studying this subject at GCSE level as it is a crucial element of the course. We do also try to organise trips for other year groups when appropriate pieces of theatre are available.
We frequently go the Cambridge Arts Theatre and the Corn Exchange, both in Cambridge and have also seen performances at The Theatre Royal in Bury St.Edmunds.

In October 2003 a group of 50 pupils from across the year groups were taken on a trip to Lake Garda in Italy for one week. This was a performing arts trip and gave pupils the opportunity to widen the performance skills and experience of drama and theatre. We also had the opportunity to visit Venice and Verona. This was an amazing experience for the pupils and one we hope to repeat.