What We've Been Up To
Posted on April 29th 2025
Year 12 Drama Performance
Last Monday, we, the year 12 A – Level Drama students presented our devised performance in a Punchdrunk style to an invited audience. Punchdrunk are a theatre company who create immersive theatrical pieces where audiences are involved in the performance from the start. The performance took place in various spaces around the school building and involved ‘organ dissections’, a treasure hunt, murder mystery games and our own version of a ‘Squid Game: red light/ green light’. It culminated in a loud, spectacular, final countdown of strength, stamina, wit and knowledge - 30 individuals all competing for the ‘Winning Position’! The audience very much enjoyed this rollercoaster of events. Feedback included:
“I wish I did A-Level drama!”
“It felt like I was in a movie!
“It was a great, fun, immersive experience!”
“I didn't really want to stay after school and come but I'm so glad I did!”
“Loved the music choices”
“It was so much fun- can we do it again!”
The performers [Suri, Shalom, Shona and Dr Wharton, who was filling in for Chanel who was unfortunately injured] all agreed that in addition to the whole thing being so much fun, “the most refreshing thing was seeing so much audience engagement and all the teachers working alongside the students in unity laughing and smiling!”
“I really enjoyed it, all nerves left my body the second the performance started”,
“If I could do it all over again I would!”
“I had a ball!”
By Dr Wharton, Drama Teacher
