SUMMER 2010 Newsletter - Drighlington Primary School

Play Time in the
Drama Department!
The Drama Department has had a very busy time lately
with plays galore! The AS Drama group presented three
plays to a packed Drama Studio in May.
The dark comedy The Woman Who Cooked Her Husband
began the evening followed by the controversial Greek, a
parody of the Greek Tragedy Oedipus. Ending the evening was
Willy Russel's farce One For The Road. The performances
were all to a very high standard and were fully enjoyed by the
audience of family and friends.
The GCSE practical exams also proved to be very entertaining
as Year 11 Drama groups celebrated the end of months of hard
work in their final performance exam.
The plays on offer ranged from the period comedy The
Importance Of Being Earnest to the ever popular Bouncers.
Others plays featured included Find Me, Shakers and Mother
Figure. Two groups even tackled devising performances with
some great results! Their hard work all paid off in time and the
performances were very impressive.
Well done to all concerned.
A Great Night Out!
Year 8 Workshop
Some talented Year 9 students from Horsforth School were
selected to perform as part of Calverley Players’ recent
production of Our Day Out by Willy Russell.
This lively play follows the 'Progress class' and their school trip to
the seaside. The Year 9 students involved put on a very
convincing performance as the rowdy class on the bus, they
even did a bit of singing too! Jenni Glew and Romany Lowe
shared the main part of Carol with equal success whilst Owen
Lokuciejewski-Taylor in Year 12, stole the show with his role as
bad boy 'Digga'. The trip to the zoo was particularly hilarious and
even involved real animals - including a chicken provided by
Owen! Their play was a great success and they should all be very
proud!
Talented Drama students from Year 8 were chosen to take part in a workshop with local
Theatre Company The Paper Birds. This gave them the chance to work with professionals
and create drama as well as developing their acting skills. A great time was had by all.
OPPORTUNITY AND ACHIEVEMENT FOR ALL