Drama &
Theatre Studies
“I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.” – Oscar Wilde
The Drama Department offers an exciting performance space, where students can come and develop their creative skills. They can use Drama to build confidence or simply come and develop their acting talent thorough lessons or across a range of exciting co-curricular opportunities.
Drama allows young people to express themselves, be creative, critical, analytical and evaluative. It provides a safe environment in which young people can challenge perceptions and voice their opinions about the world around them whilst uniting and collaborating with others.
Our exciting new multi-purpose studio theatre and performance space, provides the perfect venue for lessons, productions and a vast range co-curricular activities which include:
- Youth Theatre
- Junior Drama
- LAMDA
- Coram Shakespear Festival
- Main School Productions
- Musical Theatre
The ‘Nadine Uppal Theatre’ boasts a sprung Dance floor, professional lighting rig and sound system.
We want our students to really value the performance space that they work in and flourish in the range of Drama opportunities that we can provide here at LWC. We support students to thrive on stage and become confident performers.
Drama is a popular creative subject, which is offered all the way through to A Level studies. In KS3- lessons explore a range of performance skills allow students to develop their acting. In KS4 & 5, we follow Edexcel exam board who offer a range of creative pathways for exploring Drama in more depth.