Drama D R A M A I S A C E N T R A L PA R T O F S T U D E N T L I F E AT H E R E F O R D S I X T H F O R M CO L L E G E , W I T H AT L E A S T 2 5 0 S T U D E N T S I N V O LV E D I N S O M E F O R M O F P E R F O R M I N G A R T S AC R O S S T H E CO L L E G E . All students have the opportunity to get involved in a constant programme of Drama and Musical Theatre performances. Whether it is acting, directing, singing, dancing, lighting, sound, set design or costume and make-up, there are opportunities for everyone.
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Upstage Productions is a highly acclaimed, studentrun, theatre company. Students plan and run all of the College Drama and Musical Theatre productions. In addition to performers, Upstage is constantly looking to train new stage managers, publicity teams, finance officers, ticket and poster designers, front of house teams, costume, set and make-up teams and technical crew. All students are welcome to join.
For those interested in the technical side of theatre, there is the opportunity to join the Upstage Tech Crew, which will provide training on our professional standard intelligent lighting, sound equipment, ladder and tower training. Many of the Tech Crew have gone on to technical theatre degrees at the most prestigious drama schools and work in the West End.
There are several productions each year. During the Autumn Term the College musical or one of Shakespeare’s plays will take place with a cast, orchestra and crew of up to 100 students. Upstage also produce smaller scale productions throughout the year.
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PA S T P R O D U C T I O N S Recent productions include: Macbeth, Avenue Q, The Void, Guys and Dolls, Much Ado About Nothing, Skirrid Hill, Antony & Cleopatra, Upstage Connections (available on Youtube), and Prometheus Bound (pictured below).
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