A Dramatic Performance

This week saw the culmination of two years of hard work for our A Level Drama and Theatre Studies students as they performed their examination pieces.

For their A2 practical examination the girls were tasked with devising a piece of original theatre based on a stimulus.  The girls chose to use mental health as a starting point and explored the story of a girl suffering from schizophrenia following a traumatic incident.

The play followed the story of a girl who had lost her sister at an early age and subsequently suffered from schizophrenia. The plot took the audience through the character’s thoughts and feelings as she developed suicidal thoughts and was placed under the supervision of doctors.

The result was a deeply engaging piece of theatre, influenced by the methodologies of the director Artaud and his “Theatre of Cruelty”.  This method encourages the audience to experience for themselves the emotional journey a particular character is going through.  The girls performed to a small selected audience and included moments of audience participation in order to bring them into the drama and help them to understand the feelings of the central character.

Ms Spencer, Director of Drama said, “The girls performed incredibly well and with great understanding of the concept and issues behind a complex topic. The content they delivered was impressive and so was their delivery. It was a fantastic way to showcase the skills they have been learning throughout their A Level course.”

For more photographs from the performance please take a look at the media gallery.

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