A very splendid performance

On Thursday evening Year 10, 11 and Sixth Form Drama students were treated to a special performance of Homer’s “Odyssey” by The Splendid Productions Theatre Company.  The aim of Splendid Productions is to create challenging and vibrant theatre for young people as well as providing expert training in all areas of Drama.

Their version of “Odyssey” applied Brechtian techniques to their own creative adaptation of a classic story.  The performance used structured storytelling with the use of props, scenery, physical theatre skills and song.  The girls all got involved in various aspects of the performance, taking part in creating the sounds of the storms, rowing the boats across the Aegean Sea and keeping track of who died in the long journey home.

After the performance the girls took part in practical drama workshops where they explored how to create their own style of exaggerated characterisation and physicality, as well as speaking as a chorus.  These techniques will aid the girls with their devised work in Drama and will help to deepen their understanding of how to apply dramatic methods for effect.

Second in Drama, Mrs Van Ot said “The Splendid Productions Theatre Company are incredible to watch and really do inspire the girls to use different techniques in their acting – getting the best out of their performances. It was fantastic to hear the girls enjoy themselves in the workshops as they learnt about the different techniques that they can use in their own exam work and performances.”

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