DRAMA
WHAT HAVE I DONE IN DRAMA SO FAR...
Kiera Vercoe - 7.3
We have done still images as the main focus and we have done a clever variety of different activities. Recently we have started to devise our own work, we have listened to a sound clip and we had to close our eyes and picture in our heads and share our thoughts. We came up with a range of ideas like cameras being hacked, super hero’s vs villains, a police chase. We then made a tableaux which is a series of images put together, we also, added thought tracking to make it more complex. I really enjoy drama because of all of the different things we practise and perform, and I like to express myself when acting and I would also, like to help other people have more confidence when performing and be creative, and really strive to hit our goals.
Aimee Howe - 8.5
In drama so far it has been really fun and enjoyable. In term one we have been looking at Twelth Night a William Shakespeare play. Acting scenes from the play has been really funny as we have been looking at slapstick comedy when exploring it. Drama has been great so far and I can’t wait to carry on with new topics like Roald Dahl’s revolting rhymes this year.
NATIONAL THEATRE
CONNECTIONS 2018 Matravers Drama Department are delighted to announce that we have been chosen to be part of the
www.matravers.wilts.sch.uk
2018 National Theatre Connections Festival where we will perform Brad Birch’s The Blue Electric Wind at Bath Theatre Royal on Wednesday 14th March at 6:30pm. This performance will be preceded with a preview showing to a National Theatre Director at Matravers Theatre on Thursday 22nd February at 6:30pm.
Connections is the National Theatre’s nationwide youth theatre festival. Each year it offers a unique opportunity for youth theatres and school theatre groups to stage new plays written for young people by some of theatre’s most exciting playwrights, and to perform in leading theatres across the UK.
Tickets for the performance at Matravers Theatre are available via AGORA for £2, whilst tickets for the performance at Bath Theatre Royal can be purchased here:
http://www.theatreroyal.org.uk/ page/3030/The-Blue-Electric-Wind- and-These-Bridges/1623
The Blue Electric Wind By Brad Birch
When people at school start forgetting things, Scott wonders if he’s the only one who’s noticed. He and some of the school’s misfits seem to be the only ones who can see what’s happening.
Is it the weather? Is it a virus? They must join forces to try and work out what is causing everyone in town to lose all sense of who they are.
The Blue Electric Wind is about why we remember what we do; it’s about bravery and about growing up.
WAR HORSE TRIP The Drama Department organised
a trip to see the National Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of Warhorse on Tuesday 31 October 2017 at the Bristol Hippodrome. This trip was organised to enable pupils of Year 11 to meet the requirement of the AQA GCSE Drama specification in that students must see a live theatre performance, which they will answer questions about in their Component 1 written examination in the summer term. The Year 11 pupils were joined by their peers from Years 9-13, enabling the department to offer pupils across the school the opportunity to experience world class theatre. Watching this performance provided our students with a highly engaging experience, developing their understanding of live theatre and ensuring they have plenty to write about in their examination.
This year we watched War Horse at the Bristol Hippodrome. As you watched it, you could see how real the horses looked and how the whole performance presented the true horrors of World War I. The experience of attending this performance provided us with the understanding of what it is like to review a live performance. By doing this, I learnt that it is easier to assess a performance when you are able to experience it live, especially as being an audience member is so absorbing. Phoebe Strout - 10.1
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