We are passionate about ensuring boys have the opportunity to express themselves creatively through performing arts and develop lifelong skills which will benefit their professional and personal lives.

Music

Our vibrant music department teaches all boys the skills of listening, performing, composing and music theory. In our dedicated Music School, there is a suite of computers for use with music technology and research, as well as multiple practice rooms.

Around two thirds of boys will choose individual tuition on an instrument of their choice, and our team of visiting music teachers (VMTs) are carefully selected for their success in their chosen field and give pupils exposure to world class music making.

The school has a Steinway Concert Grand Piano, which comes into its own during our dynamic programme of termly recitals and performances, and a two manual Harrison and Harrison organ in our beautiful School Chapel where boys attend weekly services.

Drama

Drama is taught in an inclusive and inspirational way that enables every boy to participate fully and build on their creativity, as well as their skills of verbal analysis, evaluation and reflection.

We encourage pupils to be familiar with the principles, techniques and vocabulary related to Drama, to develop confidence with communicative and collaborative skills, to further develop skills of empathy and observation of the human experience and to gain a fuller understanding of a range of historical, political, social, and cultural contexts through dramatic exploration.

We offer every boy the opportunity to be involved in school productions and there are several large-scale productions as well as scripted and devised compositions over the course of the school year.

Extracurricular

Our musically-inclined boys can get involved with many different groups, for example percussion ensembles, Chapel Choir, Junior Choir and String Group.

Examinations are offered through the ABRSM and Trinity for pupils who may benefit from the system.

Drama is offered as an optional evening activity for Senior boys. Our Senior play is one of the highlights of the school year and in recent years we have staged Much Ado About Nothing, Around the World in 80 Days, My Fair Lady, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Beowulf, and Guys and Dolls. We form a backstage crew for each production to give opportunities to boys who are interested in the technical aspects of theatre.

Boys are offered the opportunity to sit exams with the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). They can sit graded examinations from Entry Level all the way through to Bronze Level, which earns them UCAS points.

We also offer Drama Club and Public Speaking and Communication Skills Club as part of our after-school activities programme.

Pupils talk with infectious enthusiasm about the many lively creative and musical activities in which they achieve so highly.

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