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ACADEMIC

enGLisH A Christmas Carol

In January, Exham students enjoyed a stunning
adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas
Carol at the RSC in Stratford-upon-Avon. The
production cleverly blended the drama of the
supernatural story and social commentary on the
reality of life in Victorian England into a lively and
thoroughly entertaining performance. CMS

Macbeth Castle for an RSC-led acting workshop, The workshop was a wonderful
focusing on warm up, voice and physical opportunity for our students to work with
theatre skills. This year’s workshop professional actors and left them inspired.
“Something wicked this way comes…” – focused on Julius Caesar; plenty of CJS
not necessarily the end of year exams, opportunity to explore characterisation,
but the dramatic and sinister production motivation and shifty facial expressions!
of Macbeth, enjoyed by our Fourth Form Deddington Literary
students on a visit to the RSC shortly Set in the historic and atmospheric Great
before the exam season began. This was Hall at Broughton Castle, the first part Festival
just one of the many extra-curricular of the workshop saw students direct
events undertaken by the English the actors on how the characters should For the third year running, Bloxham
Department during a very busy year.
respond to one another as they re-enacted students were shortlisted for the
part of the play. It was both instructive Deddington Literary Competition,
Christopher Eccleston and Niamh Cusack and engaging. Then, students broke into with three nominees in the short story
- RSC Macbeth
smaller groups, to work on the physical category, and ten in the poetry category –
skills of timing and focus. This was warm a Bloxham record! Holly Ding (First Form)
work and required both mental and came third in the KS3 poetry category
physical discipline. with Disguise, whilst Alex Myles (Third
Form) came first with his poem Lonely. CJS

Treading the Boards

at Broughton

For the second year running, we’ve taken
a group of Exham students to Broughton

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