NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE

Throughout this term, students enjoyed an array of live screenings of the National Theatre at Stockport’s The Light Cinema with the English Department: in January whilst they were studying the play in English lessons, Year 9 attended Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, a partially fictionalised story of the infamous Salem Witch Trials during 1692-93; in February Year 12 and 13 English Literature students saw a new production of William Shakespeare’s enduring tragedy Othello, a set text for A Level; and in March Year 8 watched the Olivier Award-winning stage adaptation of Yann Martel’s best-selling novel Life of Pi about a 16-year-old boy stranded on a lifeboat with a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan and a Royal Bengal tiger. In addition to the live screenings, the Year 8s and Year 9s also had a fantastic time bonding over a fun-filled evening of bowling and pizza before the show. These trips were all highly successful and provided valuable opportunities for students to engage with the arts, broaden their cultural experiences and strengthen their relationships with classmates.