Drama
St Edward’s places great emphasis on the value of the arts to our pupils. There are a number of opportunities for pupils to get involved with St Edward’s thriving co-curricular Drama programme.
Drama is a huge part of life at St Edward’s. All pupils are able to audition for the annual main school production in the Autumn Term. These productions are usually staged in The North Wall — a fully equipped, professional theatre space. Production values and standards are high and an emphasis is placed on exploring dramatic works to really stretch pupil actors and technicians. Recent productions have included Our House, A Christmas Carol, Chicago, Othello and Sweeney Todd.
Click on the video below to see some of our most recent production, Our House:
In the Spring Term, Sixth Form productions take place in The North Wall Theatre and in the Drama Studio and in the Summer Term, a Lower School production takes place in The North Wall as part of Gaudy.
Alongside these productions there are opportunities to produce House Plays and to take Speech and Drama lessons. Pupils are encouraged to attend public theatre performances in The North Wall. They have opportunities to meet an impressive array of professional artists at post-show talkbacks and workshops. St Edward’s takes at least one show each year to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Click on the video below to see highlights from latest Gaudy Week festival at Teddies:
For more information about academic Drama and Theatre Studies, click here.
