DRAMA ‘Fifteens’ – The House Drama Competition
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his year saw the inaugural House Drama Competition, Fifteens. In December we published this year’s title: ‘Nothing Changes if Nothing Changes’.
Each House had half a term to create a piece of Drama up to fifteen minutes in length. Directors could choose a relevant extract from a play, adapt a published work, or write something original. The results were highly creative and ranged from Jean-Paul Satre’s No Exit to Edward II, An Inspector Calls, The Iceman Cometh and a stage version of the disaster movie Don’t Look Up. Twelve houses were whittled down to a shortlist of four over two heats.
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The final was judged by ex-Tonbridgian and professional actor, Seb Fear who assessed each one on their response to the stimulus; creativity in adapting the script or original writing; direction, realising the piece on stage, creating meaning and impact; design and use of staging, lighting, sound, costumes and props; and acting through creating character, using voice and movement. The winning House was Whitworth with a violent, bloody and powerful version of Oedipus Rex.
