Drama BTEC’s Performance at Highcliffe Castle

On 11thMay, Year 12s and 13s showcased their final performance for this academic year at Highcliffe Castle.

This is the second year Highcliffe Sixth Form has had the opportunity to perform at the imposing castle venue in the Grand Hall. Last year the performed pieces were based on the history of Highcliffe Castle, this year however they took a very different approach.

The Year 12s based their piece on the story of Anne Frank. They used her diary as a stimulus to develop their own script. The group focused on the key points in her life and all members of the group played the character of ‘Anne’. They decided to approach the performance in a choral style incorporating physical theatre to bring the story to life. Through the use of voiceovers there were extracts of the diary performed within the piece to bring Anne Frank’s diary to life.

For the Year 13s this was a sad occasion as it was to be their last performance as a group. However the storyline was far from sad as they did their piece based on the storyline of Alice in Wonderland. This entailed all the cast’s makeup and costumes to be BONKERS! And it really was. The class would like to thank Hannah Gilbert for helping with the creation of the headpieces.

Both pieces focused on Children’s Theatre and were devised by the group themselves.

The drama students in both years would like to thank Mrs Smith for making this opportunity possible and giving them the guidance to put on these superb performances.

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