March 2016
Rye College Drama Festival 2016 Students put on stunning performances last week, when Rye College presented an evening of short plays. During the evening, the audience was hugely entertained by the Year 9 melodrama ‘The Perils of Pauline’ and the Year 10 original comic ensemble pieces ‘Welcome to Whitewall’ and ‘The Cocktail Bar’. In the second half of the evening, the atmosphere changed with the arrival of the GCSE Exam Moderator, who was there to grade the students’ performances in two more serious plays ‘Too much Punch for Judy’ by Mark Wheeler and ‘Shut Up’ by Andrew Payne. These plays were performed with skills and polish, earning eight of the students A* grades for their GCSE. Drama teacher, Mrs Wall, would like to thank her colleagues for their support and congratulate her students on their fantastic energy, focus and commitment to Drama rehearsals and performance.