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THE GANGSTER PLAY THAT Pupils learnt new techniques such
WE PRESENT – IS KNOWN as multi-role, breaking the fourth
wall, song, gestus, puppetry and
TO OUR WHOLE
verfrumsdungseffekt (the
CONTINENT!
distancing effect) to make the
AS Drama piece ‘The Resistible audience think about how

Rise of Arturo Ui’ treads the
boards.

confidence they had developed

during their tenure in the
Performing Arts Department.

Melissa Bell, Amy
Wilson,
corruptive the lust for power can
be and its manipulation of the
common man.

Pupils Leah Armstrong, Chloe

McKeown, Aimee Chapman, Abby
McCambridge, Emma Heaney,
Rachel Owens, Georgina Bayliss
Courtney Gribben and
and Holly Lecky, pictured below,
Rebecca Jones performed a
performed their play to friends
state-of-the-nation, episodic piece
and family in May.
called ‘NHS Diagnosis Critical’
which provoked thought on

THE FINAL CURTAIN nursing shortages, waiting hours
and the current views of the
The finale for the current Year 13 National Health Service.
At AS level this year, pupils
Performing Arts pupils
studied the dramatic practitioner The second piece, devised by
In May, the A Level Class took to
Bertolt Brecht and performed an Stephanie Kilpatrick, Nena Rea
the stage to make their final bow
abridged version of his play ‘The and Rebecca Harris explored the
Resistible Rise of Artutro Ui’, a as Dunclug College Performing issue of depression in their piece
Arts Students in a truly successful
story which parallels and makes entitled “Knotted”. They used
comment on Hitler’s rise to power fashion. choral speaking, physical theatre
during pre-World War 2 Germany. Working in two ensembles, the and farce to present a rounded
pupils displayed pure view on their chosen issue to their
professionalism and exuded the target audience. 69