Drama

Aims

  • To provide opportunities for students to develop vocal, visual, and technical skills associated with performance situations and with the realisation of dramatic texts
  • To deliver curricular courses at 3rd Form level, and at AS/A2 levels which offer substantial practical and academic opportunities for students to engage with Drama and Theatre Arts activities
  • To encourage students to devise and perform their own pieces of drama
  • To offer a programme of extra curricular Drama activities available to as many students as possible
  • To present a range of drama productions over any two year period which includes a diversity of genres and styles


The Department believes that students benefit from engaging with dramatic principles established by Aristotle through to models provided by practitioners such as Stanislavski, Brecht, and Artaud. By gaining awareness of a wide range of dramatic genres and styles students learn to develop their own approach to the art of performance.

This is the age of directors’ and designers’ theatre – it is no surprise that during the last decade we have exploited a wide range of technical resources in the staging of our productions. We have built our own revolving stages, acquired state of the art lighting, sound and video systems, and amassed a valuable collection of specially made props. These facilities have enhanced the work undertaken and opened up a wide range of possible interpretations.

We are proud of the excellent academic achievements of our students in Drama and Theatre Studies at AS/A2  Level and of the high standards they reach in performance work throughout the school. During the last ten years alone a significant number of students from the RGS have gone on to provide leadership in Drama at university level, in such companies as OUDs and the Cambridge Footlights, before pursuing careers in film, television or live theatre.