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Arts News Year 12 and 13 Trip to Wicked at Apollo Victoria Theatre On 4th March 2020, the Year 12 and 13 A-Level Drama and Theatre students, and a group of the BTEC Performing Arts students went to watch Wicked in London. This is a well-established show that has been running in the West End since 2006. Most of the students have been lucky enough to see this show before but like most productions it can never get old. Students had to make sure they wrote notes throughout the show as they are then going to be studying it during lessons to use within their final exam. All students enjoyed this production and were amazed by the quality of the show and the vocals from the cast.
Year 10 GCSE and A-Level Drama Students Trip to Dr. Faustus performed by Splendid Productions
Bedford School were again lucky enough to be hosting Splendid Productions this year, and this time round they were performing Dr. Faustus. For the past four years we have taken the Year 10 GCSE Drama students and A-Level Drama students to watch a Splendid Productions performance as they are a fantastic example of a the Brechtian theatre style. Splendid Theatre never disappoint and they certainly didn’t with this either. Through their use of storytelling, multi-rolling and audience participation, they allowed us to be actively involved in the story of Dr. Faustus and really understand the themes within the play and its relevance to a modern audience. Students will write about the performance in their exams, and use ideas in their practical work. Another fantastic piece of theatre enjoyed by all! Year 11 Trip to The Woman in Black at The Fortune Theatre
On Tuesday 4th February 2020 the Year 11 Drama GCSE Students went to the Fortune Theatre in London to watch the Woman in Black. Student taking Drama GCSE are required to watch a piece of live theatre to write about in there exam and to evaluate in lessons. This year the focus was the Woman in Black.
Year 8 Trip to Harry Potter Studios Students in year 8 had the opportunity to further their studies on Harry Potter with a visit to Harry Potter Studios at Leavesden after studying it in Drama. Along with coming face to face with a ginormous dragon, students had a fantastic workshop on pitching a film idea in less than 25 words which is a lot harder than it sounds. Everyone then got to discover how the magic was made visiting the various sets including the great hall, forbidden forest, Gringotts and platform 9 ¾, and even got to try some butterbeer and ride a broomstick.
Year 7 Trip to Aladdin at Milton Keynes Theatre
On Wednesday 18th December 2019, 49 Year 7 students went to watch Aladdin at Milton Keynes Theatre staring Joe Pasquale and Lee Mead. The students had the joy of following Aladdin, Wishee Washee and his mother Widow Twankey on an adventure they would never forget. This included spectacular special effects, a huge amount of laughs and a real-life flying carpet. The students left full of excitement and loved the entire show, with only positive feedback to be given. A very successful trip lead by The Performing Arts Department.
Mark Rutherford School Does Legally Blonde Omigod! Mark Rutherford School doing Legally Blonde! What a challenge! A challenge it certainly was.
GCSE Drama Exams On Wednesday 16th October our Year 11 Drama students and design candidates took to the stage to perform their devised theatre pieces for their first stage of their Drama Exam. Students were given 4 original stimuli, whether it was a song, a picture, a quote, where they then had to create a performance based on these. Each performance was different in many ways and each story was different, something very interesting to watch as some groups picked the same stimulus. Every student performed to the highest of their abilities and all performances were a joy to watch throughout the day. Well done Year 11!
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Mark Rutherford School Wentworth Drive, Bedford, Bedfordshire Mk41 8PX Telephone 01234 290200 : Fax 01234 290236 : Email: mark.rutherford@mrus.co.uk
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