Senior Drama Evening Revue

As always the programme of devised and scripted pieces was a varied one, ranging from high comedy to brooding melancholy and terror.
Year 10 offered two pieces. Desert Island told the tale of events following a plane's crash landing. Showing excellent comic timing, the cast's antics caused gales of laughter from the audience. We will never be able to walk through the conservatory again without thinking of James and his lethal fern frond weapon! Slightly more sinister was the second piece, a tragic love story in which Bugsy Malone met Romeo and Juliet. There were some strong individual performances producing some powerful interplay, especially between the gang leaders and Blousy and Bugsy.
Year 11 had also worked on two pieces. The first a hilarious period romp, complete with antique bath chair, in search of a £20m bequest. The second combined humour and pathos in the tale of Ed the newsreader and the Smilies Clown Charity. The sad clowns littering the school, so ably captured on video, really added to the performance. This was a clever technique which worked well. Both groups of actors demonstrated excellent stage presence and drew the audience into their tales.
Year 12's work was the only scripted piece and was an especially harrowing extract. It had a very powerful theme and one which the actors interpreted so well, from the sinister, shear wielding male lead to the tragic and distressed female characters.
The finale was Year 13s take on witchcraft. One of the fascinating things is to see how a group takes a basic idea and develops it. In this case they used film, shot in the school grounds, to aid the scene setting and linked this into their stage presentation brilliantly.

An impressive evening showcasing the breadth of dramatic talent, encouraged and inspired by Mrs Truman.