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Drama: What’s it all about?

Over the years the Drama department at Trinity has gone from strength to strength. We have a special place on the curriculum. We are one of the few subjects that is not trapped in the confines of the National curriculum, which allows us the freedom to explore issues as they come up and respond to what is topical and relevant.

In Drama we aim to give children the chance to think about what it might be like to be somebody different, or to be in a very different situation to one they already know. We offer them the chance, in a safe environment, to explore possible ways of acting or behaving. Along the way they are developing skills in communication, co-operation and empathy. Children are also learning about all the ways that they can express themselves through drama.

School Plays have always been an important part of what we do. Traditionally Mr Lewis does the comedies and musical extravaganzas, whilst Mr Wells does the more sombre pieces, usually involving sticks of some kind. The list of previous productions is hopefully impressive and includes: “Return to the Forbidden Planet”, “Alice in Wonderland”, “The Slave Trade”, “The Wizard of Oz”, “Macbeth”, “A Grimm Evening”, “Teechers”, “Our Day Out”, “Zigger Zagger”, “The Caucasian Chalk Circle”, “Death”, “Shakers”, “Our Country’s Good”, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, “A Winter’s Tale”, "Oh What a lovely War", “Wyrd Sisters” and “Shakespeare’s Women”. We also have annual GCSE exam performances. It may not be modest but it may be fair to say that the standard of performances at Trinity has always been exceptionally high.

This year we performed "A Midsummer Night's Dream" which had excellent reviews.

Last year we performed “Tales from the Arabian Nights”. The play is a series of interlocking and overlapping stories all told by a young woman named Scheherezade. Each night Scheherezade must tell stories to entertain and intrigue her husband, the Sultan, entertain and intrigue him so much that he will let her live to see another dawn. Famous tales from the Arabian Nights include “Aladin and the Magic Lamp”, “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves”, and “The Voyages of Sinbad”, however we told some of the lesser known stories. The stories ranged from the uproariously funny, through the magical to the philosophical and serious. 

A Drama club has been run by Mrs Tracey.

One of Mr Lewis’s groups performed in an assembly on Happy Slapping that was filmed and shown on ITV’s Tonight with Trevor Macdonald.

The Drama department consists of Tom Wells and Sheridan Lewis and the big question has always been who is the taller and better looking of the two. Answers on a postcard to the Mr Wells competition, please.