Drama

Enthusiasm for Drama abounds: as well as being a popular option for public examination at GCSE and A Level, extra-curricular activities provide opportunities for performance, direction, design and stage management. As well as the main School Hall for major productions, there is a well equipped Drama Studio which provides a useful working space and venue for small-scale performances.

Girls can participate in House Drama, clubs and the annual School Play, ranging from cabaret shows to Greek Drama, from Shakespeare to post modernist theatre. Half term workshops are arranged to explore theatre arts such as puppetry, masks, dance and musical theatre.

Theatre trips, both locally and in the West End, are a regular occurrence, and residential trips incorporating performance are a feature of school life - the boards have been trodden in USA, Austria, Greece, Spain and South Africa, as well as closer to home in Stratford-upon-Avon. Students are encouraged to join local theatre groups and there is a high rate of acceptance into the National Youth Theatre.

Girls throughout the school have the opportunity to take Speech and Drama lessons in small groups in preparation for a variety of LAMDA examinations. Girls in Years 7, 8 and 9 attend lessons on a rota basis in the course of the school day, whilst classes for older girls take place in their free time.