Category: Drama
Drama – Royal theme
Year 2 are working hard on their drama skills this half term, they have used newspaper and scarves turning them into different objects and explored how to use their bodies to show different characters. There are really no limits to their imaginations. This week, they acted out a story set in a royal castle. The King and Queen…
Drama – Magical Woodland
This week in drama Year 1 worked on an ensemble drama piece set in an enchanted forest. The children became giants, fairies and pixies, and all the characters worked together to have a magical woodland party.
Drama – Script work & Improvisation
Year 5 are working on collaboration in drama this half term. Using scripts and improvisations in small groups. This week they worked on stichomythic dialogue, a style of acting first used in ancient Greek theatre which flourished between 550 BC and 220 BC. Even though this form of dialogue is so old they have worked…
Drama – Read, rehearse, perform, repeat!
Year 6 have been studying the acting techniques developed by Constantine Stanislavski. Using his ‘magic if’ to bring realism into drama set in everyday situations. The actor must ask himself (or herself) ‘what would I do in this situation?’ thus giving a natural reaction to the drama based on a personal response. They are working…
Drama Duologues
Year 4 are working on duologues this half term. Working with different partners each week on a short script for two actors. They have enjoyed performing ‘Mrs Smith goes to the Doctors’ and ‘The Burglar’ over the past two weeks.
Fantastic LAMDA Results!
We are very pleased to announce that all the 22 children who took their LAMDA acting exams in February have passed. Cadence, Buck, Lily and Krit all gained a distinction and everyone else passed with merit. This is a fantastic achievement, congratulations to all the LAMDA actors, we are very proud of all of you.
Shakespeare Week and Dress Up @ Lyndhurst
Isn’t it wonderful how the whole school comes together to celebrate the work of one of the biggest British writer? In our Shakespeare’s Week, we introduced the children to some of the greatest stories that have ever been told. The children were exposed not only to the plays but also history, culture, drama and the…
All the World’s a Stage…..
As part of our Shakespeare Week, Lyndhurst School children took part in a very exciting Shakespeare Workshop lead by Francesca from West End In Schools Company. Reception to Year 6 worked class-by-class, each focusing on a different section of the famous Shakespearean play, A Midsummer Night’s Dream which had been adapted for their age. Each class attended…
LAMDA Demo to Parents
Lyndhurst drama students who are working towards their London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts drama exams, gave performances of their poems and monologues to their parents in a demonstration LAMDA lesson on Tuesday. The students, many of whom are taking their exams next week showed off their amazing acting; using vocal skills, emotion and…
Lower School ‘Perform’ Drama Workshops
Lower school enjoyed their ‘Perform’ drama workshop on Monday. It was based on the topic ‘Around the World’. They made a hot air balloon that flew round the world in eighty days and discovered how to say hello in different languages. They made freeze frames and became camouflaged trees to trick the crocodile. The children…
