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The Watt Theatre
The Senior School has its own well-equipped workshop theatre, which accommodates audiences of up to 120, and the Junior School hall, with its new lighting system, attracts audiences of over 300.
Drama forms part of the Senior School curriculum in the Geits and Seconds and thereafter there are regular opportunities to act or to help backstage.
During the year
A typical year might see a division one-act drama competition in October, a major production in March and a junior play in May, as well as the annual drama competition for the Fourths as part of their English GCSE curriculum.
With small groups of interested pupils adding one-off shows to this list, there is always plenty of activity in the department.
Drama Productions
Every year there are major productions for older and younger pupils, performed in the schooi's three theatre spaces. Pupils have the opportunity to act, sing, dance or gain experience in stage- management, lighting, and sound.
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Productions are invariably of the highest standard (according to the Rector at least) and are almost always sell-outs. But outsiders wishing to sample the best that the Academy thesps can offer are always welcome (tickets can be purchased at the School Office). |
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All tastes are catered for - one year the Senior Drama Group might stage a dramatic Greek tragedy, while our ever-youthful staff opt for a knockabout farce. |
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All productions are initiated and controlled by the staff (led by the Head of Drama Mr Trotter) but the Academy also encourages pupils to present their efforts, organised solely by themselves. This results in the occasional "One-Act Play Evening". . |
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Another classic of this genre was "Hamlet in Five Minutes" which was performed twice al fresco at the 2000 Summer Exhibition to appreciative crowds, and received such a mighty ovation that the cast obligingly reprised the entire play in 60 seconds. It is in this willingness to encourage pupil initiative that the Academy sets itself apart |
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