Year 11-13 GCSE and A Level Drama - London Theatre Trip
Published on 03/10/25
On Thursday 2 October we were absolutely thrilled to bring our GCSE and A Level Drama students on the train to London to first take a tour of the eponymous Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and then to watch a matinee performance of My Neighbour Totoro at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in the West End.
In Drury Lane, our very knowledgeable tour guide David gave us an extremely enlightening theatre history lesson, not only sharing some fascinating insights into the background of the Theatre Royal itself (credited as the birthplace of both musical theatre and pantomime) but also outlining some of the key changes to theatre traditions and practices over the recent centuries.
The stage production of My Neighbour Totoro is based on the much-loved Studio Ghibli animation of the same name. We were all blown away by the creativity of this show - the innovative staging, the puppetry, the live music and the energetic performances of the actors. Both GCSE and A Level students will write about a live theatre production in their final exam and we very much look forward to reading their essays inspired by this show.
Year 11 students Jack O’C and Saffron W, aka Romeo and Juliet in our forthcoming production, standing beneath a famous painting of the star-crossed lovers at The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane