shhs magazine - South Hampstead High School

SHHS Interiors:Layout 1 12/06/2011 22:04 Page 29Kitty H as Hermia and Lottie B asLysander in the Upper School productionof A Midsummer Night’s DreamdramaThe Lower School production ofA Midsummer Night’s DreamFranky G as Titania and Tammy O asOberon in the Upper School productionDrama is in the midst of a fantastic year, as the girlscontinue to move from strength to strength.Examination results are the best they’ve ever been,with more girls achieving the highest grades thanever before. The pinnacle is our A2 group, with allstudents receiving an A* grade in the 2010 examinationseries. Our drama assistant, Gail Ashwell,continues to march on, and the girls are consistentlyproducing wonderful LAMDA results under herexpert guidance.Productions, of course, have stepped up anotch, and you have seen some amazingly variedwork. Perhaps, most notable, were the two contrastingproductions of A Midsummer Night’sDream. Years 7 to 9 produced a marvellouslyexpert traditional version of the play. Years 10 and12 were more adventurous, setting the piece in anasylum. As well as some truly amazing performancesfrom the students, the pieces looked visually stunning,as the school managed to hire the set designerColin Mays, who creates sets for such prestigiouslocations as Glyndebourne.Finally, the department congratulates FrankyG, who will be showing them all how to do it whenshe arrives at Bristol University later this year, tostudy the noble art of Drama.Mr J Rowe, Head of DramaYou Me and Mrs JonesA fairy from AMSND2009-2011 School Magazine 29