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Performing Arts Department Performance in Dunclug for Ella’s hand in marriage. tween German adolescents In Year 9, Performing Arts Luckily the heroic Edward, pupils are Ella’s one true love, arrives introduced to save the day. This fantas- to the Vic- tic original drama was per- torian thea- formed twice on open tre style of evening, frstly with Denver melodra- Mahafy, Tori Dennison, ma. Melo- Glenn Robinson, Charlotte Liesel and Max, a German drama, a McKay and Lauren McCart- girl and a young runaway theatrical ney performing as the prin- Jewish boy from the popu- style akin to pantomime, is cipal cast. lar novel ‘The Book Thief’. one of the most popular topics studied in Key Stage This was followed by Char- They then adapted this to 3. Pupils enjoy inventing ley Connolly, Taylor White, create a heartfelt Drama their own melodramatic Brooklyn Sempey and Ja- dealing with the pair’s rela- performances comprising mie Graham undertaking tionship. Other groups kept of the stock characters of the roles for the second their performances upbeat, the hero, the damsel-in- performance. using the popular Musical distress and the villain as Grease to create a musical central fgures. Pupils enjoy solving the mystery of ‘The showcase about a holiday Murder in the Red Barn’’, romance that is kept se- one of the most famous cret. Pictured above, Nata- melodramas of the day and sha Adams and Georgia Col- performing Miss Courtney’s gan used their perfor- well-written and more mance to deliver a strong modern melodramatic mas- message to their audience- terpieces:- Don’t keep secrets from This year Miss Courtney The audience were rolling your best friend! Catherine penned the original melo- in the aisles and roaring Millar, Rebecca Fowler and drama entitled ‘An Ofer of with laughter at these well- Lea Campbell . Pictured be- Marriage’ which was per- crafted and entertaining low, used physical theatre, formed by all Year 9s for melodramatic performanc- monologues and drama to their Winter assessment. The piece told the story of es. explore how secrets can Ella and her mother Eliza- afect a family. Secrets! beth being blackmailed by their The GCSE showcase theme nasty ‘Secrets’ proved an inter- landlord Luther esting topic for Year 12 pu- who will pils as their fnal examina- forgo tion performance this April. the rent One group took inspiration in return from the secrets kept be- 104