Drama

Head of Department: Philippa Gibson -

Drama is an important activity at Saint Ronan’s and adds to the personal development of the children, as well as enriching their approach to collaboration, performance skills and literacy. With an emphasis on fun, we aim to foster an enthusiasm for Drama and public performance and to that end we offer a number of opportunities for pupils to perform throughout the year, as well as weekly Drama lessons for Years 3, 4 and 5.

In Drama lessons, pupils gain in confidence and develop listening, speaking and improvisation skills. Their awareness of others and ability to co-operate is enhance, and they are able to carry their creative ideas through into action in a process of co-operation, performance and review. Amongst other things, pupils learn techniques such as still-imaging, thought-tracking, improvisation, and devise their own work using these skills.

This year our senior production Great Expectations was performed in December and we will perform the year 5 / 6 musical 'Aladdin' in the Spring term. Performance date is Wednesday 19th March. In the summer term year 4 will work on a promenade performance outside shortly before Founders Day.

Productions

Great Expectations (December 2024)
Matilda (Spring 2024) Cops and Robbers (Summer 2023) Moana (Spring 2023) Squids will be Squids (June 2022)
Beauty and the Beast (Spring 2022)
Twelfth Night (Coram Shakespeare Film Festival) (November 2021)
March 2021 Year 3 performed excerpts from Roald Dahl stories
The Jungle Book (Spring 2020)
The Tempest (Summer 2019)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Spring 2019)
The Lion King (Spring 2018)
The Lorax (Summer 2018)
Hansel and Gretel (Summer 2017)
Mulan (Spring 2017)
Macbeth (Summer 2016)
Into the Woods (Spring 2016)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Summer 2015)
Wizard of Oz (Spring 2015)
Two Gentlemen of Verona (Summer 2014)
Bugsy Malone (Spring 2014)
Cinders (Autumn 2013)
Much Ado About Nothing (Summer 2013)
Oliver (Spring 2013)
Hood (Autumn 2012)
Aladdin (Spring 2012)
Romeo and Juliet (Autumn 2011)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Summer 2011)
Joseph (Spring 2011)

Watch our Drama video below