Drama activities and trips at Rydal Penrhos - Lent Term 2023.
THE CRUCIBLE NT LIVE
Theatr Colwyn
Meet at the venue at 18.45
Film finishes 22.00
Pay £13 for your own tickets but confirm places on SchoolsBuddy.
Suitable for years 10 – 13 and recommended for all those studying Drama GCSE/GCE or English Literature GCE
This classic play by Arthur Miller was written during the era of McCarthyism in the USA, and is based on the real events of the 1690s.
Raised to be seen but not heard, a group of young women in Salem suddenly find their words have an almighty power. As a climate of fear, vendetta and accusation spread through the community, no one is safe from trial. The witch hunt is portrayed in captivating parable of power with Erin Doherty (The Crown) and Brendan Cowell (Yerma).
Lyndsey Turner (Hamlet) directs this contemporary new staging, designed by Tony Award-winner Es Devlin (The Lehman Trilogy). Captured live from the Olivier stage at the National Theatre.
DEMON DENTIST
Venue Cymru
Meet at the venue at 18.40
Collect from the venue at 21.00
£15 SchoolsBuddy (full) - Any age
Join Alfie and Gabz on this fabulous adventure, as they investigate the strange events happening in their home town!
Children are leaving their teeth for the tooth fairy and waking up to find odd things under their pillows! Alfie and Gabz are determined to get to the bottom of the mystery - but no one could have dreamed what they’ll discover when they come face to face with the demon dentist herself in this hilarious and thrilling story!
Don't miss this terrific tale from the West End producers of David Walliams' Gangsta Granny and Billionaire Boy, which were both nominated for an Olivier Award! It's the funniest and most exciting show yet!
IMPROVISATION GAMES
Drama Studio
13.10 – 13.40
Years 9 – 13
An opportunity for pupils who enjoy the challenge of spontaneous improvisation to participate in games and activities together.
These will include Park Bench, Actor Switch, Story Time, and Hitch-hiker.
INTER-HOUSE DRAMA
Memorial Hall
KS3: 14.00 - 15.30
KS4/5: 15.30 - 16.20
14.00 - Pupils in years 7 – 9 perform scripted extracts from plays in the House Drama competition. Points will be awarded for best play in each year group, with additional points for best actor, set & props and costumes. This event is a celebration of collaboration and teamwork to compete, whilst entertaining friends and family.
Tickets must be booked in advance via Eventbrite
15.30 - Pupils in years 10 – 13 perform monologues and duologues in the House Drama competition. Points will be awarded for best performances, with additional points for costumes in year 10. This event is a celebration of the work of the outstanding performers in the school
Tickets must be booked in advance via Eventbrite.
SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
Theatr Clwyd
Depart 18.30
Return 22.15
Years 10 – 13
£25 SchoolsBuddy – book by Jan 31st
The acclaimed stage show of the nation’s favourite movie.
Based on Stephen King’s 1982 novella, this thrilling stage production examines desperation, injustice, friendship and hope behind the claustrophobic bars of a maximum security facility.
The classic film starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman regularly tops lists of the greatest movies of all time and was nominated for seven Oscars.
AN EVENING WITH IWAN LEWIS
17.00 - 19.00
Iwan Lewis is a Welsh theatre and film actor who graduated from the Guildford School of Acting in 2010. In 2007, during his time at the GSA, he was a recipient of an award from the Elizabeth Evans Trust.
He is known for the roles of Emmett in the UK tour of the stage version of Legally Blonde and Bahorel in the film version of Les Miserables and also appeared in the 2010 London Revival of Stephen Sondheim's Passion as well as Oarsman in the Park Theatre transfer of Therese Raquin 2014.
In March 2017, he became Artistic Director of the Barn Theatre. The theatre's first production, a folk rework of The Secret Garden musical in March 2018, received 4 stars from The Stage, calling it "A delight for all ages".
Lewis received a 2018 The Stage Debut Awards nomination for his direction on the theatre's 2018 Built By Barn production of Simon Stephens' One Minute. The theatre won Stage magazine ‘Fringe Theatre of the Year 2019’ and was commended throughout Lockdown for innovative ideas.
Iwan will talk about his experiences of Drama in school; his acting; his present career. If we’re lucky, he’ll sing to us too!
To be booked on SchoolsBuddy
AN INSPECTOR CALLS
Year 11 English Literature, KS4/5 Drama
Liverpool Empire
Depart 15.30
Return 22.00
All Year 10 GCSE English Literature students, all GCSE/GCE Drama students. It is an academic trip, so there is no charge. Please confirm attendance on SchoolsBuddy
Stephen Daldry’s multi-award-winning National Theatre production of JB Priestley’s classic thriller returns.
Winner of 19 major awards and hailed as the theatrical event of its generation, An Inspector Calls has thrilled more than 5 million theatregoers worldwide.
When Inspector Goole arrives unexpectedly at the prosperous Birling family home, their peaceful dinner party is shattered by his investigations into the death of a young woman. His startling revelations shake the very foundations of their lives and challenge us all to examine our consciences. More relevant now than ever, this is a must-see for a whole new generation.
COMEDY OF ERRORS! (More or Less)
Shakespeare North Playhouse
Depart 12.00
Set text for GCE Drama, recommended for year 10 Drama candidates
£20 by Jan 31
This new theatre has an exciting wooden interior, with a circular stage & tiered seating in the round. This production is an updated exciting interpretation of Shakespeare's original.
An actor from Lancashire arrives in a Yorkshire coastal town to perform his ‘magnificent’ one man show. Trouble is, there’s no audience – everyone’s booked for a Talent Show across town starring the twin brother he’s never met.
His twin brother owes money all over town, has promised his wife a gold chain and is banking on winning the talent show to avoid getting in trouble with some unsavoury characters…
Will the twins discover each other? Will they learn how they became separated? Will either show go on at all?
HEATHERS
Return 22.45
£25 SchoolsBuddy – book by Feb 28
A wickedly funny, high octane, rock musical based on one of the greatest cult-teen films of all-time.Westerberg High’s Veronica Sawyer is just another nobody dreaming of a better day. But when she joins the Heathers and her dreams of popularity may finally come true, mysterious teen rebel JD teaches her that it might kill to be a nobody, but it is murder being a somebody.Winner of the WhatsOnStage award for Best New Musical.
MACBETH – retold
Liverpool Everyman
Depart 15.00
Return TBC
Year 10 pupils will be exploring the play for GCSE English Literature, but any pupils in years 10 – 13 are welcome.
£25 SchoolsBuddy by Feb 28
Three mysterious figures enter the stage. They talk of the hurly-burly, of thunder and lightning, and of a young couple who believe they can overthrow the old regime. They conjure the Macbeths, placing them in a dangerous new world where paranoia, betrayal and brutality rule.
Blood will have blood
Fusing live action with innovative video technology, imitating the dog bring their "breathtakingly inventive" (The Times) style of storytelling to Shakespeare’s tragic tale of ambition, destiny and downfall.
An audacious and daring retelling made for the audiences of today, Macbeth is a neon noir thriller where Shakespeare’s original language collides with startling new scenes, stunning visuals, and a powder-keg intensity.
Featured in the Guardian's Best Theatre to Book in 2023
